contraffare

Italian

Etymology

From contra- + fare.

Verb

contraffàre (first-person singular present contraffàccio, first-person singular past historic contrafféci, past participle contraffàtto, first-person singular imperfect contraffacévo, second-person singular imperative contraffài or contraffà', auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to forge, to counterfeit
  2. (transitive) to imitate
  3. (transitive) to disguise (one's appearance or voice)
  4. (transitive) to adulterate (wine, etc.)
  5. (intransitive, archaic or literary) to contravene [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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