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forgery / foird33ri C] an illegal copy of something such as a bank note or official document: The passports were forgeries. I
Further investigation showed that the so called 'Hitler Diaries' were a forgery.
piumi forgeries
countei/eit 'kaunt^fit, [adj] counterfeit money looks exactly like real money but has been produced illegally: Police have warned stores to look out for coun
terfeit $50 bills.
pirate /pai^rst/ [adj only before nounj pirate copies/videos/CDs copies of books, records, films etc that have been made illegally and are sold without the permission of the people who originally produced them: They were selling pirate copies of 'Windows 95'.
В to do the same as someone else
copy /kopifkaipi/ [v Tj to do the same things that someone else does: Many women copied the way Princess Diana dressed. I Billy started making rude noises, and of course the other kids copied him.
copying - copied - have copied
imitate /im^teii/ [и T) to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, writes, or moves, especially because you admire them or want to be like them: When chil dren play, they frequently imitate adu/ts. I A lot of turiters have tried to imitate Lawrence's style.
do wKat sb does /,dU: wm (sb) ёлг/ to
do the same things as someone else, especially in order to learn from them: Just watch the others and do what they do. You'll soon learn the job.
follow sb's example /,гыэо (sbs)
ig'za:mp^l||,fci:]3o (sbs) igzaem-/ to do the same as someone else, especially because you admire them or because they have got good results by doing it Perhaps Britain should follow America's example and keep religion and education separate.
to copy someone's behaviour or voice in order
to make people laugh
imitate /'im^teit/ [и T] to copy what someone says or does, in order to make people laugh: She's really good at imitating our
teacher's Scottish accent.
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prepn ov (sb), ,du' эп imp3:rs3'neipn dv (sb); to copy the way a famous person speaks, walks, or behaves in order to make people laugh: He did a pretty stupid impression of Charlie Chaplin.
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cost /kDstJkosst/ [n C] the amount of money you must pay for services, activities, or things you need all the time like food and electricity
+ of The cost of bread went up by 200%. I Many old people cannot afford the cost of heating their homes. Higk/low cost the high cost of building land in Tokyo
Keating/transport at ion/ legal etc costs
Delaney still owes his lawyer over £20,000 in legal costs. the cost of living (=the amount of money you need for things such as food, clothes.
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Don't say 'the cost is expensive'. Say it is expensive.
price /prais/ [n C] the amount of money you must pay to buy something that is for sale, especially in a shop: There's a great new clothes store on Main Street, and the prices seem very reasonable. + of What's the price of a pack of cigarettes nowadays? Kal/ price (=half the usual price) / bought these jeans half price in the sale. reduce/cut prices Comet has reduced the prices of most electrical goods by 25%.
fare /Теэг/ (n C] the cost of a journey on a bus, train, plane etc: Fd like to visit my cousin in Canada, but I can't afford the fare.
taxi/bus/plane etc fare How much is the taxi fare home?
rent /rent/ [n C/U] the amount of money
that you must pay to live in or use a place that you do not own
pay rent She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bed roomed apartment. High/low rent Office rents are highest in the centre of town.
put up the rent/raise the rent (^increase it) Our landlord has just raised the rent again.
charge /tja:rd3, [n C/Uj the amount of
money that you must pay for a service or for being allowed to use something banJc/delivery/electricity etc charges
How much do you pay in bank charges a month?
+ for Is there an extra charge for using the su>imming pool?
fee № Q the amount of money that you must pay to someone such as a doctor, lawyer, or teacher for a professional service: My lawyer has increased his fee to $200 an hour.
school/legal/medical etc fees An acci dent on vacation can cost you a lot in medical fees.
ways of saying or asking how much something costs
COSt /kostflkxst/ [v] if something costs £10. $100 etc, that is what you have to pay in order to buy it: How much did that coat cost? I It only costs 50 cents.
cost £10/$20/a lot etc The holiday costs £600 per person.