genuine

genuine
adjective
1) (real) echt; authentisch [Text]

the genuine article — die echte Ausgabe (fig.)

2) (true) aufrichtig; wahr [Grund, Not]; echt [Tränen]; ernsthaft, ernst gemeint [Angebot]
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['‹enjuin]
adjective
1) (real; not fake or artificial: a genuine pearl; a genuine antique.) echt
2) (honest; sincere: He shows a genuine desire to improve.) aufrichtig
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genu·ine
[ˈʤenjuɪn]
adj
1. (not fake) echt
the \genuine article (fam) das Original
2. (sincere) ehrlich
\genuine laughter natürliches Lachen
\genuine pleasure/repentance echte Freude/Reue
in \genuine surprise ehrlich überrascht
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['dZenjʊɪn]
adj
1) (= authentic, not fake) picture, antique, coin, leather, refugee, democracy echt

the picture is genuine or the genuine article — das Bild ist echt or ein Original

this is the genuine article! ( inf : beer, food etc )

she's the genuine article, a cook who loves cooking (inf) — sie ist eine richtige Köchin, die das Kochen wirklich liebt

2) (= sincere) person, commitment, disbelief, astonishment, feeling aufrichtig; concern, interest, buyer ernsthaft; offer, friendship, relationship ernst gemeint, ernsthaft; Christian, Communist etc überzeugt; love, enthusiasm, difficulty echt; mistake wirklich

she looked at me in genuine astonishment — sie sah mich aufrichtig erstaunt an

3) (= natural, not affected) person natürlich, ungekünstelt
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genuine [ˈdʒenjʊın; US -jəwən] adj (adv genuinely)
1. echt:
a) authentisch (Unterschrift etc):
“only genuine with the green dot” „nur echt mit dem grünen Punkt“
b) ernsthaft (Angebot etc):
this was their only genuine chance SPORT das war ihre einzige echte Chance
c) aufrichtig (Mitgefühl etc)
2. natürlich, ungekünstelt (Lachen, Person)
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adjective
1) (real) echt; authentisch [Text]

the genuine article — die echte Ausgabe (fig.)

2) (true) aufrichtig; wahr [Grund, Not]; echt [Tränen]; ernsthaft, ernst gemeint [Angebot]
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adj.
echt adj.
wirklich adj.

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