
n.
The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity.
[French, from Old French, from Late Latin impostūra, from Latin impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impōnere, to place upon. See impose.]
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[French, from Old French, from Late Latin impostūra, from Latin impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impōnere, to place upon. See impose.]
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - svindel, bedrageri, falskneri
Français (French)
n. - imposture
Deutsch (German)
n. - Betrug, Hochstapelei
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απάτη, μπαγαποντιά, τσαρλατανιά
Português (Portuguese)
n. - embuste (m), fingimento (m)
Русский (Russian)
мошенничество
Español (Spanish)
n. - impostura, engaño, fraude
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bedrägeri, skoj
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
欺诈, 冒牌
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 欺詐, 冒牌
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) دجل, خداع
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - התחזות, רמאות
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