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1 imitate
['ɪmɪteɪt]vt* * *['imiteit] 1. verb(to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc): Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.) naśladować2. adjective(made to look like something else: imitation wood.) podrobiony, sztuczny- imitativeness
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2 fake
[feɪk] 1. nfalsyfikat m, podróbka f (inf)2. adj 3. vtpainting, document, signature podrabiać (podrobić perf); accounts, results fałszować (sfałszować perf); illness, emotion udawać (udać perf)he's a fake — nie jest tym, za kogo się podaje
* * *[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) fałszerstwo, imitacja2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) oszust2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) fałszywy2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) fałszywy3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) fałszować -
3 mimic
['mɪmɪk] 1. nimitator m2. vtimitować, naśladować* * *['mimik] 1. past tense, past participle - mimicked; verb(to imitate (someone or something), especially with the intention of making him or it appear ridiculous or funny: The comedian mimicked the Prime Minister's way of speaking.) naśladować2. noun(a person who mimics: Children are often good mimics.) imitator, naśladowca- mimicry -
4 talk
[tɔːk] 1. n( prepared speech) wykład m; ( non-academic) pogadanka f; ( conversation) rozmowa f; ( gossip) plotki plto give a talk — wygłaszać (wygłosić perf) wykład or pogadankę
- talks2. vitalking of films, have you seen …? — à propos filmów, czy widziałaś +acc ?
to talk sb into doing sth — namówić ( perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś
to talk sb out of doing sth — wyperswadować ( perf) komuś zrobienie czegoś
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) rozmawiać, mówić2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) gadać, plotkować3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) rozmawiać o2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) rozmowa2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) wykład3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) gadanina, plotki4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) gadanina•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop
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imitate — ► VERB 1) follow as a model. 2) copy (a person s speech or mannerisms), especially for comic effect. 3) reproduce; simulate: synthetic fabrics that imitate silk. DERIVATIVES imitable adjective imitator noun. ORIGIN Latin imitari, related to … English terms dictionary
imitate — verb 1) other artists have imitated her style Syn: emulate, copy, model oneself on, follow, echo, parrot; informal rip off, knock off, pirate 2) he imitated Richard Nixon Syn: mimic, do an impression of, impe … Thesaurus of popular words
imitate — I verb adopt, caricature, copy, counterfeit, duplicate, echo, emulate, fabricate, fake, follow suit, forge, impersonate, match, mimic, mirror, parallel, parody, parrot, plagiarize, portray, pose, pretend, reflect, repeat, represent, reproduce,… … Law dictionary
imitate — verb Imitate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accent, ↑idol, ↑movement, ↑voice … Collocations dictionary
imitate — verb follow as a model. ↘copy (a person s speech or mannerisms), especially for comic effect. ↘copy or simulate: concrete can be textured to imitate wood or brick. Derivatives imitable adjective imitator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as… … English new terms dictionary
imitate — verb (T) 1 to copy something because you think it is good: Do kids really imitate the violence they see on TV? | Our methods have been imitated all over the world. 2 to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc, especially in order to make… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
imitate — verb 1) other artists have imitated his style Syn: copy, emulate, follow, echo, ape, parrot; informal rip off 2) he could imitate Winston Churchill Syn: mimic, do an impression of, impersonate; informal take someone off … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
imitate — verb a) To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. b) To copy. See Also: imitation, imitative … Wiktionary
imitate — [[t]ɪ̱mɪteɪt[/t]] imitates, imitating, imitated 1) VERB If you imitate someone, you copy what they do or produce. [V n] ...a genuine German musical which does not try to imitate the American model. [V n] ...a precedent which may be imitated by… … English dictionary
imitate */ — UK [ˈɪmɪteɪt] / US [ˈɪmɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms imitate : present tense I/you/we/they imitate he/she/it imitates present participle imitating past tense imitated past participle imitated 1) to copy something Italian ice cream is… … English dictionary
imitate — transitive verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin imitatus, past participle of imitari more at image Date: 1534 1. to follow as a pattern, model, or example 2. to be or appear like ; resemble 3. to produce a copy of ; reproduce … New Collegiate Dictionary
