Detailed translations for "phony"

phony

1. general

der Heuchler{masculine}
This phony honky ain't no college instructor.
die Heuchlerin{feminine}
phony(also: artificial, fake, factitious)
I'm spouting off again, but to put it in your language, the theater becomes as phony as a
Ich schwing mal wieder Reden, aber um es in Ihre Worte zu fassen, das Theater ist so unecht wie ein
- Her hair's as phony as she is.
phony(also: recreant, dud, bogus, hollow)
falsch{adjectiv}
This idea of mine may prove to be as phony as a $3 bill, - but I still think it's worth a listen.
Meine Idee mag so falsch sein wie ein Drei-Dollar-Schein aber ich denke trotzdem, Sie sollten es
I don't know. It sounds phony because... you're all grilling me.
Ich weiß nicht, es klingt falsch weil ihr mich attackiert.

2. colloquial

unecht{adjectiv}
phony(also: recreant, dud, bogus, hollow)
falsch{adjectiv}
He said he could prove the gold is phony if he could find the right papers in his cabin.
Er sagte, er könnte beweisen, dass das Gold falsch ist, wenn er die richtigen Papiere in seiner
They're as phony as three-dollar bills.
Die sind so falsch wie Zwei-Dollar-Scheine.
phony(also: counterfeit, doctored)
gefälscht{adjectiv}
phony(also: dummy, bogus, sham, pseudo)

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