forgery

falsification, contrefaçon

Fabrication de faux documents, signatures ou objets pour tromper les gens ; cela peut constituer un délit.

En anglais simple : The act or crime of making a false document, signature, or object to deceive people.

• He was arrested for forgery.
• Copying her signature could amount to forgery.
• The police investigated a forgery involving valuable paintings.

Comment l'utiliser : forgery of something (The forgery of official documents is a serious crime.)

Synonymes : falsification, counterfeiting

Expressions courantes : document forgery, signature forgery, accused of forgery

forgeage

Travail qui consiste à façonner du métal en le chauffant puis en le frappant avec un outil lourd.

En anglais simple : The shaping of metal by heating it and hitting it with a heavy tool.

• The smith learned the forgery of iron.
• Forgery of horseshoes required heat and strong blows.
• The old manual describes the forgery of steel tools.

Synonymes : forging

Expressions courantes : forgery of iron, forgery of horseshoes