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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fo
"Ce sac à main est un faux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An imitation or counterfeit of something.
"The designer handbag was a faux, not the real thing." - 2
A false representation or appearance.
"The faux pas at the dinner party made everyone uncomfortable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'faux' originates from the French language, meaning 'false' or 'fake'. It is derived from the Latin word 'falsus', which also means 'false'. The term has been adopted into English to describe something that is not genuine or is a counterfeit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Faux" is said worldwide
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faux
Transliteration: fo
"Ce sac à main est un faux."
fälschung
Transliteration: fɛlʃʊŋ
Script: Fälschung
"Die Designer-Handtasche war eine Fälschung."
falso
Transliteration: fal-so
"La borsa era un falso."
falso
Transliteration: fal-so
"La bolsa era un falso."
falso
Transliteration: fal-so
"A bolsa era um falso."
नकली
Transliteration: nakli
"यह बैग नकली है।"
假货
Transliteration: jiǎ huò
"这个包是假的。"
가짜
Transliteration: gajja
"이 가방은 가짜입니다."
偽物
Transliteration: nise mono
"このバッグは偽物です。"
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