Translations for „phoney“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . pho·ney [ˈfəʊni, Am ˈfoʊ-] pej ADJ

phoney inf:

phoney accent, smile

aufgesetzt

phoney accent, smile

künstlich

phoney address

falsch

phoney documents

gefälscht

phoney documents

faul inf

phoney business people

zweifelhafte Geschäftsleute

phoney market researchers

angebliche Marktforscher

Phrases:

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

ein falscher Fuffziger sein

to be as phoney as a two-dollar bill inf qualifications

fauler Zauber sein

II . pho·ney [ˈfəʊni, Am ˈfoʊ-] pej N

phoney (impostor)

Hochstapler(in) m (f)

phoney (pretender)

Schwindler(in) m (f)

phoney (fake)

Fälschung f

the doctor was a phoney

der Doktor war ein Scharlatan

ˈpho·ney war N esp Brit hist

phoney war

ruhiger Zeitabschnitt im Zweiten Weltkrieg

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

phoney market researchers

angebliche Marktforscher

phoney business people

zweifelhafte Geschäftsleute

the doctor was a phoney

der Doktor war ein Scharlatan

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

ein falscher Fuffziger sein

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Who got me to sell phoney stock to my friends?

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The dormant conflict of the phoney war is reflected in the activity of the novel's main characters.

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Dialog is terse and topical, avoiding the sentimental, phoney touch.

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It gives it all a very phoney light.

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They are chased by the police, and the phoney scheme is repeated.

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The same phoney data might be packaged and sold to different intelligence services.

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