counterfeit

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaʊntərfɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkaʊntɚˌfɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(koun′tər fit′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
counterfeit (fake)falso/a adj
 They use a special light to identify counterfeit money.
 Se usa una luz especial para identificar el dinero falso.
counterfeit n (fake)falsificación nf
 The diamond looked real but it was a counterfeit.
 El diamante parecía real, pero era una falsificación.
counterfeit [sth]⇒ vtr (produce illegal copies)falsificar⇒ vtr
 Mary saved their lives by counterfeiting passports so they could escape.
 It is difficult to design an identity card that can't be counterfeited.
 Mary les salvó la vida falsificando pasaportes para que pudiesen escapar.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
counterfeit adj figurative (insincere, fake)falso/a adj
  fingido/a adj
 I wasn't fooled by her counterfeit smile.
 No me engañó con su falsa sonrisa.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
counterfeit money n (fake money)dinero falsificado loc nom m
 The cashier wouldn't accept the payment because it was made with counterfeit money.
 El cajero no quiso aceptar el pago porque se había hecho con dinero falsificado.
  dinero falso loc nom m
 El cajero no quiso aceptar el pago porque se había hecho con dinero falso.
  (AR, coloquial)plata trucha loc nom f
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'counterfeit' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bad - fake - forge - forged - funny money - imitation - knockoff - mock - mock currency - pinchbeck
Spanish:
contrahacer - falsificación - falso - falsificar - dinero falso - falsedad documental - moneda falsa

Collocations: an [obvious, evident, elaborate] counterfeit, a [convincing, clear, blatant] counterfeit, [detect, seize, find] counterfeits, more...

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