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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfarsa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfaɾ.sa
"Su acento falso era una completa farsa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act of deception, hoax, or playful fraud intended to fool or mislead someone.
"He pretended to be a famous artist, but it was all just a clever put-on."
- 1
Not genuine; affected, feigned, or artificially assumed.
"Her British accent sounded entirely put-on and unnatural."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'put on', which dates back to Middle English meaning to clothe or to impose something. By the mid-20th century, the hyphenated noun and adjective evolved in American English to denote a deception, hoax, or an affected manner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Put-on" is said worldwide
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canular
Transliteration: ka.ny.laʁ
"Cette histoire d'extraterrestres n'était qu'un canular."
Schwindel
Transliteration: ˈʃvɪndəl
"Seine ganze Geschichte war nur ein Schwindel."
presa in giro
Transliteration: ˈpre.za in ˈdʒi.ro
"Quella storia era solo una grande presa in giro."
farsa
Transliteration: ˈfaɾ.sa
"Su acento falso era una completa farsa."
farsa
Transliteration: ˈfaɾ.sɐ
"Aquela atitude dele não passa de uma farsa."
ढोंग
Transliteration: dhong
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी सारी बातें केवल एक ढोंग थीं।"
假装
Transliteration: jiǎzhuāng
Script: 中文汉字
"他的冷漠全都是装出来的。"
가짜
Transliteration: gat-jja
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 친절한 태도는 전부 가짜였다."
茶番
Transliteration: chaban
Script: 日本語
"彼の態度のすべてが茶番にすぎなかった。"
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