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les imitations

imitations, knockoffs, impressions

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imit imitate, mimic + ation action or result of + s Plural
noun · plural feminine Rare #50,074
imitations, knockoffs Often refers to fake or inferior copies of genuine products.
FR: Ces imitations sont moins chères.
EN: These knockoffs are cheaper.
impressions In this sense, imitations of a person's voice, manner, or performance.
FR: Elle fait des imitations de ses professeurs.
EN: She does impressions of her teachers.
Declension of imitation
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Attention aux imitations.

Beware of imitations.

Méfiez-vous des imitations.

Beware of imitations.

Il te fait des imitations, tu jurerais que c'est les vrais.

He does impressions of them for you—you’d swear they were the real thing.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

IL ne veut plus d'imitations bon marché.

He doesn't want any more cheap imitations.

— Yi Yi (2000)