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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesusurper l'identité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: y-zyr-pe l‿i-dɑ̃-ti-te
"Il a essayé d'usurper l'identité d'un autre agent."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To fraudulently pretend to be another person in order to deceive others or gain an advantage.
"The scammer attempted to personate a bank official over the phone to extract sensitive financial information." - 2
To play the part of or portray a character in a dramatic performance or artistic representation.
"The talented actor was hired to personate the historical monarch during the town's anniversary pageant."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'personatus', the past participle of 'personare' meaning 'to mask' or 'to play a part' (from 'persona', meaning actor's mask or character). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term initially meant to act a part or represent a character, later evolving primarily into the legal and fraudulent sense of assuming another person's identity.
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usurper l'identité
Transliteration: y-zyr-pe l‿i-dɑ̃-ti-te
"Il a essayé d'usurper l'identité d'un autre agent."
sich ausgeben als
Transliteration: zɪç ˈaʊsˌɡeːbn̩ als
"Er versuchte, sich als ein Regierungsbeamter auszugeben."
fingersi
Transliteration: ˈfin-dʒer-si
"Ha cercato di fingersi un dipendente della banca."
suplantar
Transliteration: suplanˈtaɾ
"Intentó suplantar la identidad de su hermano para votar."
falsificar identidade
Transliteration: faw.si.fiˈkaɾ i.dẽ.tiˈda.dʒi
"O criminoso tentou falsificar a identidade da vítima."
रूप बदलना
Transliteration: roop badalna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने बैंक अधिकारी का रूप बदलने की कोशिश की।"
冒充
Transliteration: mào chǒng
Script: 中文汉字
"他试图冒充银行官员。"
사칭하다
Transliteration: sachinghada
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 은행 직원 행세를 하려고 시도했다."
なりすます
Transliteration: narisumasu
Script: 日本語
"彼は銀行員なりすまして金をだまし取ろうとした。"
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