pseudo

BrE /ˈsjuː.dəʊ/ AmE /ˈsuː.doʊ/

adjective en → es

1 FAKE/ARTIFICIAL B2

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

falso, fachada, apócrifo

  • pseudo + noun

Collocations pseudo-intellectual · pseudo-scientific

  • The article was full of pseudo-science.

    El artículo estaba lleno de pseudociencia.

2 FAKE/ARTIFICIAL B1

describing something that is not genuine or real but tries to appear as if it were

falso, apócrifo, fingido

  • pseudo + noun

Collocations pseudo-friendship · pseudo-relationship

  • She has a pseudo-friendship with someone she barely knows.

    Ella tiene una amistad falsa con alguien que apenas conoce.