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imitazione — 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.
  • imitation noun The act of copying someone or something.
  • impression noun A feeling or opinion formed about something, often quickly and without deep analysis.
  • knockoff noun A cheap imitation of a well-known, usually branded, product.
  • mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  • plagiarism noun Taking someone else's work or ideas and presenting them as your own.

Senses

imitazione is used for these senses in English:

  • impression An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
  • mock An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
  • plagiarism (uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

counterfeit — full definition

  1. adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  2. noun A fake version of something, made to pass as genuine.
  3. verb To make an illegal imitation of something valuable, especially money.

fake — full definition

  1. adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  2. noun An object, person, or claim that is not what it appears to be.
  3. verb To make something appear real or true when it isn't; to pretend.

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