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1 impostor
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2 impostor im·pos·tor n
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3 phoney
['fəʊnɪ] 1.1) colloq. spreg. (affected person) persona f. falsa, chi si atteggia a ciò che non è; (impostor) impostore m. (-a), ciarlatano m. (-a)2) (forgery, fake) falso m.2.aggettivo colloq. spreg. [address, jewel] falso; [ accent] contraffatto; [ company] fasullo; [ excuse] inventato; [ emotion] simulato, falso; [ person] falso, finto* * *phoney /ˈfəʊnɪ/A a.B n.1 oggetto falso; prodotto adulterato2 ciarlatano; impostore● phoney war, guerra dichiarata ma non combattuta.* * *['fəʊnɪ] 1.1) colloq. spreg. (affected person) persona f. falsa, chi si atteggia a ciò che non è; (impostor) impostore m. (-a), ciarlatano m. (-a)2) (forgery, fake) falso m.2. -
4 quack
I [kwæk]1) (impostor) ciarlatano m. (-a)2) BE colloq. (doctor) dottore m. (-essa)II [kwæk]nome (cry of duck) qua qua m.III [kwæk]verbo intransitivo [ duck] fare qua qua, schiamazzare* * *I 1. noun(the cry of a duck.)2. verb(to make such a sound: The ducks quacked noisily as they swam across the pond.)II noun((used as an adjective) a person who dishonestly claims to have medical qualifications: a quack doctor/psychologist; quack medicine/cures.)* * *I [kwæk]1. n(of duck) qua qua m inv2. viII [kwæk] n(pej: bogus doctor) ciarlatano (-a), (hum: doctor) dottore (-essa)* * *quack (1) /kwæk/n.● (infant.) quack-quack, anatroccolo.quack (2) /kwæk/A n.1 (fam., antiq.) ciarlatano; gabbamondo; impostoreB a. attr.fasullo; finto; da ciarlatano● quack medicines, rimedi empirici; panaceequackeryn. [u]ciarlataneria; empirismo; pratiche di mediconzoloquackisha.ciarlatanesco; da ciarlatano; empirico.(to) quack (1) /kwæk/v. i.( dell'anatra) fare qua qua; schiamazzare.(to) quack (2) /kwæk/v. i.● to quack a cure, vantare una cura come miracolosa.* * *I [kwæk]1) (impostor) ciarlatano m. (-a)2) BE colloq. (doctor) dottore m. (-essa)II [kwæk]nome (cry of duck) qua qua m.III [kwæk]verbo intransitivo [ duck] fare qua qua, schiamazzare -
5 show up
1) (be visible) [ mark] vedersi; [details, colour] notarsi, risaltare3) (let down) fare fare una brutta figura a, fare vergognare [ person]* * *1) (to make obvious: This light shows up the places where I've mended this coat.) mettere in luce, rivelare2) (to reveal the faults of: Mary was so neat that she really showed me up.) smascherare, mettere in imbarazzo3) (to stand out clearly: The scratches showed up on the photograph.) vedersi4) (to appear or arrive: I waited for her, but she never showed up.) arrivare, presentarsi* * *1. vi + adv1) (be visible: gen) risaltare, (mistake) saltare all'occhio2) (fam: arrive) farsi vivo (-a), farsi vederehe showed up late as usual — si è presentato in ritardo, come al solito
2. vt + adv1) (reveal: thief, fraud) smascherare, (deception) mettere a nudo2) (embarrass) far fare una figuraccia a* * *1) (be visible) [ mark] vedersi; [details, colour] notarsi, risaltare3) (let down) fare fare una brutta figura a, fare vergognare [ person]
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