Definition
Fake or fraudulent copies of something, especially documents, signatures, or artworks made to deceive.
Etymology
From Old French 'forgerie,' derived from 'forger' (to forge/make), from Latin 'fabricare' (to construct). Originally meant legitimate metalworking but shifted to mean deceptive imitation.
Kelly Says
Art forgeries have sometimes fooled experts for decades—like the 'Hitler Diaries' that convinced major historians before being exposed as fakes, showing how even experts can be deceived by well-crafted lies.
Translations
ARالعربية
وهميات
wa-he-mi-yat
CACatalà
falsificacions
fal-si-fi-ka-tsi-ons
CSČeština
falšování
fal-sho-va-ni
DADansk
forfalskninger
for-fal-sker-ninger
DEDeutsch
Fälschungen
fal-shun-gen
ELΕλληνικά
ψευδοποιήσεις
psef-do-poi-e-seis
ESEspañol
falsificaciones
fal-si-fi-ka-syon-es
FAفارسی
جعلکردن
ja-khl-kur-den
FISuomi
väärennöksiä
väh-ren-nö-ksi-ä
HEעברית
מזיופים
me-zi-fo-m
HUMagyar
hamisítások
ha-mis-i-ta-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
barang palsu
ba-rang pal-su
ITItaliano
falsificazioni
fal-si-fi-ka-tsi-o-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
barang palsu
ba-rang pal-su
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံပြု
pon-san-pyu
NLNederlands
verfalsingen
ver-fal-sin-gen
NONorsk
forfalskninger
for-fal-sker-ninger
PLPolski
fałszerstwa
fal-shern-st-wa
PTPortuguês
falsificações
fal-si-fi-ka-soes
RORomână
falsificări
fal-si-fi-ka-ri
RUРусский
фальсификации
fal-si-fi-ka-tsi-i
SVSvenska
förfalskningar
for-fal-skan-ningar
SWKiswahili
bidhaa bandia
bi-dhaa ban-dia
TAதமிழ்
மருத்துவர்
mar-uthu-var
TLTL
mga pekeng
mga pe-keng
TRTürkçe
sahtekarlıklar
sah-teh-kar-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
фальсифікації
fal-si-fi-ka-tsi-i
VITiếng Việt
hàng giả
hang-gia
ZUZU
umshilanga
oom-shee-lan-ga