artificial

not real or natural; made to look like something that exists in nature but produced by people

falso, artificial, sintético

• be/feel + adj

Collocations artificial flower · artificial intelligence

• The flowers are artificial.

  Las flores son artificiales.

made by people, not occurring naturally in the world

artificial, hecho por el hombre

• be/feel + adj

Collocations artificial reef · artificial satellite

• The island is an artificial one.

  La isla es artificial.

not sincere or genuine; pretending to be something that you are not

falso, fingido, disimulado

• be/feel + adj

Collocations artificial smile · artificial friendliness

• Her happiness was artificial.

  Su felicidad era falsa.

made or produced by chemical processes, not found in nature

químico, sintético

• be/feel + adj

Collocations artificial flavoring · artificial sweetener

• The drink contains artificial flavors.

  La bebida contiene sabores artificiales.

relating to or using things that are not natural but made by people, especially in order to improve something

artificial, de ayuda mecánica

• be/feel + adj

Collocations artificial leg · artificial heart valve

• She uses an artificial limb.

  Ella usa una prótesis.