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Pucca Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Insincere

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I have been wondering if there is any other way to say "insincere". In Spanish an insincere person would be called "falso", would "fake" work in English?
An insincere person is a person that is very kind to you but critisizes you when you are not with her, right?

Thanks in advance!
  

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Hi, You might be interested in these idioms. Mary is always friendly to my face ( or when she is talking to me face to face ) but she says unkind things about me behind my back . Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, You might be interested in these idioms.
  • Mary is always friendly to my face ( or when she is talking to me face to face ) but she says unkind things about me behind my back .
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

You might be interested in these idioms.

Mary is always friendly to my face (or when she is talking to me face to face) but she says unkind things about me behind my back.

Best wishes, Clive
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Aww - Thanks for the fast reply, Clive!:)

Can you say "talk rubbish when I turn my back"? I think I've heard something similar somewhere..

(Thanks for the idioms!)
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Hi,

Can you say "talk rubbish when I turn my back"? I think I've heard something similar somewhere..


'Talk rubbish' usually just means 'talk nonsense'.

'Talk trash' is a relatively new expression that means ''Say crude things to people in an attempt to annoy them'. It's often used to describe the way, for example, pro bas
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Okies, thanks for your answer! Emotion: smile
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Thank you, Marius! Emotion: smile
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"Phoney" is a slang word for hypocrite, although a phoney need not be false in precisely the way you described. Such a person might pretend to have money, a particular type of artistic preference, etc. that he does not really possess.
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'two-faced' fits the context you have described.
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Sorry, I think it should be spelled "phony." It was late. Emotion: sad
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Delmobile, it wasn't late, I have just read the replies! Emotion: smile

Thank you both!
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