Fälschen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
- fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
- forge noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
- forgery noun The crime of faking a document, signature, or artwork to deceive people.
- spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
- tamper verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
Senses
Fälschen is used for these senses in English:
- counterfeit (transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
- fake (transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
- forge To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
- forgery The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
- spoof (transitive, computing) To falsify.
- tamper (intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
counterfeit — full definition
- adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
- noun A fake version of something, made to pass as genuine.
- verb To make an illegal imitation of something valuable, especially money.
fake — full definition
- adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
- noun An object, person, or claim that is not what it appears to be.
- verb To make something appear real or true when it isn't; to pretend.