contrefaçon

/kɔ̃.tʁə.fa.sɔ̃/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les contrefaçons

Meaning

  1. forgery, counterfeit

    • Le tableau s'avère être une contrefaçon.

      The painting turns out to be a forgery.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

counterfeit

counterfeit is the English word for the same thing — both mean "forgery."

Practice

1 What does contrefaçon mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le tableau s'avère être une ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contrefaçon?

noun

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