Phonies Meaning in English
word · lemma: phony
التعريف
People who are not genuine or fake; they pretend to be something they are not, especially to deceive others.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Informal, negative—used to criticize people for being fake or insincere. Common with 'total phonies,' 'bunch of phonies.' Avoid using it in formal writing. Different from 'fake' objects; refers to people.
Spanish: farsantes - impostores - falsos (personas)Portuguese (BR): falsos - impostores - farsantesPortuguese (PT): falsos - impostores - farsantesChinese (Simplified): 骗子（假装的人）- 虚伪的人Chinese (Traditional): 騙子（假裝的人）- 虛偽的人Hindi: नकली लोग - झूठे लोगArabic: المزيفون - المنافقون - المدعونBengali: নকল লোক - ভণ্ড ব্যক্তিRussian: фальшивки - притворщикиJapanese: 偽物（人） - うわべだけの人Vietnamese: người giả tạo - kẻ giả dốiKorean: 가짜 사람 - 위선자Turkish: sahtekarlar - yapmacık insanlarUrdu: دوغلے لوگ - مکار لوگIndonesian: orang palsu - orang munafik
جمل نموذجية
I can’t stand phonies who lie to get attention.
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The club was full of phonies pretending to be rich.
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Don’t waste your time with those phonies; they’re not real friends anyway.
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You can spot the phonies at a party by how much they brag.
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After a while, you realize the media industry is full of phonies.
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She thinks her classmates are phonies who only care about money.
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