phony in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for phony in the English»French Dictionary

phony [Brit ˈfəʊni, Am ˈfoʊni] ADJ inf

phony → phoney inf

See also phoney

I.phoney [Brit ˈfəʊni, Am ˈfoʊni] inf, pej N

phoney (affected person)

poseur/-euse m/f

phoney (impostor)

charlatan m

phoney (forgery, fake)

faux m

he's not a real scientist, he's a phoney

ce n'est pas un vrai scientifique, c'est un charlatan

II.phoney [Brit ˈfəʊni, Am ˈfoʊni] inf, pej ADJ

phoney name, address, accent

faux/fausse

phoney attr company, firm

bidon inf

phoney story, excuse

inventé, bidon inf

phoney emotion

faux/fausse

phoney attr

simulé

phoney jewel

faux/fausse

phoney attr

en toc inf

phoney Old Master

faux/fausse

phoney attr person

poseur/-euse

there's something phoney about her

il y a quelque chose de pas franc chez elle

phony baloney [ˌfəʊnɪ bəˈləʊnɪ] N U Am inf

phony baloney

conneries fpl sl

phony baloney

idioties fpl

Translations for phony in the French»English Dictionary

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charlatan (prêcheur, politicien)

phon(e)y inf

phony in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for phony in the English»French Dictionary

phony [ˈfəʊni, Am ˈfoʊ-] ADJ Am

phony → phoney

See also phoney

I.phoney <-ier, -iest> [ˈfəʊni, Am ˈfoʊ-] ADJ inf

1. phoney (fake):

phoney

faux(fausse)

2. phoney (bogus):

phoney story

bidon inv

Phrases:

to be as phoney as a two-dollar bill Am person

être un faux jeton

to be as phoney as a two-dollar bill story, tears

être du bidon

II.phoney [ˈfəʊni, Am ˈfoʊ-] N pej inf

1. phoney (impostor):

phoney

imposteur m

2. phoney (insincere person):

phoney

faux jeton m

3. phoney (fake):

phoney

faux m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For it seems fairly obvious that the authors have geared their intellects to the suppositional level of that phony lexicon.

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The methods used to dupe innocent consumers includes photocopying labels, creating different and phony chateaux names on the capsule and the label.

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Within the system, he s a pitiful nothing, unable to speak without a teleprompter, an affirmative-action phony doomed to inevitable defeat.

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Gold found it endemic of endless phony dully event stunts that he had been criticizing for over a decade.

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They must decide which is the real reality and die in the phony one, to wake up in reality and escape the trap.

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In the light of the world as we know it in the seventies, it all sounded so follow, so phony, so naive, he wrote.

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Despite his attempt, the customer's see through the phony disguise and throw fruits and vegetables at him.

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Two others followed focusing on phony prize offers and double scamming frauds.

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I also believe that kids can spot a phony a mile away.

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I still talk to the guys all the time, hockey players know a phony when they see one.

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