fictitious

fictitious
adjective
1) (counterfeit) fingiert; unwahr [Behauptung, Darstellung]
2) (assumed) falsch [Name, Identität]
3) (imaginary) [frei] erfunden [Person, Figur, Geschichte]
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[fik'tiʃəs]
adjective
1) (not true: a fictitious account.) erfunden
2) (not real or based on fact: All the characters in the book are fictitious.) erfunden
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fic·ti·tious
[fɪkˈtɪʃəs]
adj
1. (false) falsch
2. (imaginary) [frei] erfunden, fiktiv geh
\fictitious character fiktive [o erfundene] Person
some of the characters in the book are \fictitious einige der Figuren im Buch sind frei erfunden
\fictitious profit FIN Scheingewinn m
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[fIk'tɪʃəs]
adj
1) (= false, nonexistent) name, address falsch; loan, case fingiert

the job in the advertisement turned out to be fictitious — es stellte sich heraus, dass es die ausgeschriebene Stelle gar nicht gab

2) (LITER: imaginary) character, setting, story, event erfunden

all characters in this film are (entirely) fictitious — alle Gestalten in diesem Film sind (frei) erfunden

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fictitious [fıkˈtıʃəs] adj (adv fictitiously)
1. (frei) erfunden, fiktiv
2. unwirklich, Fantasie…
3. romanhaft, Roman…
4. JUR etc fiktiv:
a) auch PHIL (bloß) angenommen
b) oft pej fingiert, falsch, unecht:
fictitious bill WIRTSCH Kellerwechsel m;
fictitious contract Scheinvertrag m;
fictitious name angenommener Name, Deckname m
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adjective
1) (counterfeit) fingiert; unwahr [Behauptung, Darstellung]
2) (assumed) falsch [Name, Identität]
3) (imaginary) [frei] erfunden [Person, Figur, Geschichte]
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adj.
fiktiv adj.

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