phony

ˈfoʊni
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Translation of phony into Hebrew,

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Adjective

fake thing

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not real, made to trick or mislead people
US
  • That was a phony excuse for being late.זה היה תירוץ מזויף לאיחור.

Noun

1.

false identity

US
someone who pretends to be what they are not
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  • He was exposed as a phony who lied about his credentials..הוא נחשף כ-מתחזה ששיקר לגבי ההסמכות שלו.
2.

counterfeit item

US
object that is not genuine
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זִיּוּף mziyyufחֵפֶץ מְזֻיָּף
  • The watch turned out to be a phony.השעון התגלה כ-זיוף.
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Expressions with phony: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

יֵשׁ בְּזֶה מַשֶּׁהוּ מְזוּיָּף
I think there's something phony about that expensive watch.
מְזוּיָף
מְזֻיָּף
He gave a phony as a three-dollar bill excuse for being late.
מָלֵא שְׁטוּיוֹת
The politician's speech was full of phony baloney.

Synonyms and analogies of phony in English

Examples of phony in a sentence

  • They received a phony warning email about their account.
  • The politician was revealed to be a phony.
  • She called him a phony after discovering his lies.
  • The painting was revealed to be a phony.
  • Collectors must be cautious of buying a phony.

Translations of "phony" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
מְזֻיָּףadj. - mezuyaf

They managed to utter a stack of phony money before anyone noticed.

הם הצליחו להעביר ערימה של כסף מזויף לפני שמישהו שם לב.

מזוּיֶפתadj. - mzuyeft

She showed you that phony photo of her own death.

היא הראתה לך את תמונה מזויפת המוות שלה.

מְדֻמֶּהadj. - m'dume

As in the treatment group, patients received phony acupuncture treatment for 30 minutes.

כמו בקבוצת הטיפול, המטופלות קיבלו טיפול דיקור מדומה ל -30 דקות.

בָּדוּיadj. - badui

Take her straight over to a hotel under a phony name, right?

קח אותה היישר למלון, בשם בדוי, בסדר?

רַמַּאיadj. - ramai

I feel like I'm being a phony, and I can't take it anymore.

אני מרגיש כמו רמאי ואני לא יכול לסבול את זה.

Noun
מִתְחַזֶּהnm. - mitkhaze

He was just a phony pretending to know everything about fashion.

הוא רק היה מתחזה שהעמיד פנים שהוא יודע הכל על אופנה.

זִיּוּףnm. - ziyuf

A phony wouldn't stage plays in seven big theaters.

זיוף לא היה גורם להצגות לעלות בשבע תיאטראות גדולים.

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phony: Examples and translations in context

She quickly realized his phony smile was hiding his true intentions.

היא מהר הבינה שהחיוך המזויף שלו מסתיר את כוונותיו האמיתיות.

She recognized his phony charm as soon as he started talking.

היא זיהתה את הקסם המזויף שלו מיד כשהוא התחיל לדבר.

They created a phony social media account to gather personal information.

הם יצרו חשבון מזויף ברשתות חברתיות כדי לאסוף מידע אישי.

He thought he could gull the coach with a phony excuse for being late.

הוא חשב שהוא יכול להוליך את המאמן שולל בתירוץ מזויף על האיחור שלו.

His phony charm only worked on people who didn't know him well.

הקסם המזויף שלו עבד רק על אנשים שלא הכירו אותו היטב.

Everything on this table is as phony as the town.

כל מה שיש על השולחן הזה מזויף כמו העיר הזאת.

The celebrity's phony excuse for missing the event seemed unbelievable to everyone.

התירוץ המזויף של הסלבריטאי להיעדר מהאירוע נראה בלתי אמין לכולם.

So maybe another contestant left a phony memo for me to find.

אז אולי מתמודדת אחרת השאירה את מזכר מזויף כדי שאמצא אותו.

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