counterfeit

faux, contrefait

Fabriqué pour paraître authentique et tromper les personnes qui l'achètent ou l'acceptent.

En anglais simple : Made to look genuine so that people will be tricked into buying or accepting it.

• The shop sold counterfeit watches.
• Police found counterfeit banknotes in his bag.
• How can you spot counterfeit goods online?

Synonymes : fake, forged

Contraires : genuine, authentic

Expressions courantes : counterfeit money, counterfeit goods, counterfeit banknotes

feint, faux

Qui paraît réel, mais manque de sentiment véritable ou de sincérité.

En anglais simple : Seeming real, but lacking true feeling or sincerity.

• She offered him counterfeit sympathy.
• His counterfeit affection fooled her for a while.
• I grew tired of their counterfeit enthusiasm.

Synonymes : false, insincere, feigned

Contraires : genuine, sincere

Expressions courantes : counterfeit sympathy, counterfeit affection, counterfeit smile

contrefaçon, faux

Copie fabriquée pour faire croire aux gens qu'elle est authentique.

En anglais simple : A copy of something made to trick people into believing it is genuine.

• This watch is a counterfeit.
• An expert identified the painting as a counterfeit.
• Several counterfeits were found among the banknotes.

Synonymes : fake, forgery

Contraires : original

Expressions courantes : a convincing counterfeit, detect a counterfeit, a cheap counterfeit

contrefaire, falsifier

Fabriquer une fausse copie d'argent, d'un document ou d'un produit et la présenter comme authentique.

En anglais simple : To make a false copy of money, a document, or goods and present it as genuine.

• They tried to counterfeit money.
• Someone counterfeited her signature on the contract.
• The gang was caught counterfeiting banknotes.

Synonymes : forge, fake

Expressions courantes : counterfeit money, counterfeit a signature, counterfeit banknotes