phoney

[US]/'fəʊnɪ/
[UK]/'foni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. svindel; falsk
adj. falsk; forfalsket
Word Forms
Pluralphoneys

Example Sentences

a phoney Welsh accent

en falsk walisisk accent

The kids all put on a phoney American accent.

Børnene lavede alle sammen en falsk amerikansk accent.

She could tell that the painting was a phoney.

Hun kunne se, at maleriet var falsk.

He tried to pass off the phoney Rolex as real.

Han forsøgte at sælge den falske Rolex som ægte.

The phoney psychic claimed to predict the future.

Den falske spiritist hævdede at kunne forudsige fremtiden.

The phoney doctor was arrested for malpractice.

Den falske læge blev arresteret for skødesløshed.

She put on a phoney smile to hide her true feelings.

Hun satte et falsk smil på for at skjule sine sande følelser.

He made phoney excuses for being late.

Han fandt på falske undskyldninger for at være forsinket.

The phoney website was shut down for selling counterfeit goods.

Den falske hjemmeside blev lukket for at sælge falske varer.

The phoney salesman tried to scam unsuspecting customers.

Den falske sælgere forsøgte at snyde uvidende kunder.

She received a phoney email claiming she had won a prize.

Hun modtog en falsk e-mail, der hævdede, at hun havde vundet en præmie.

The phoney charity organization was exposed as a scam.

Den falske velgørenhedsorganisation blev afsløret som et svindelnummer.

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