phony

BrE /ˈfəʊni/ AmE /ˈfoʊni/

adjective en → es

1 FAKE [attributive, predicative] B1

not genuine or real; pretending to be something that it is not

falso, fingido, fachento

  • a phony object/person

Collocations phony emotions · phony friendship

  • The watch was a phony Rolex.

    El reloj era un Rolex falso.

2 ARTIFICIAL [attributive, predicative] B2

not natural or sincere; pretending to be something that it is not

falso, fingido, artificial

  • phony laughter

Collocations phony laughter · phony tears

  • Her phony smile didn't fool anyone.

    Su sonrisa falsa no engañó a nadie.