contraffare
to counterfeit, to forge
verb kon-traf-FAH-reh Rare
Origin: Latin contra + facere (to make against)
Also means
to disguise, to mimic
Usage Note
Contraffare takes avere as its auxiliary and means both to forge documents/goods and to disguise one's voice or appearance. The noun contraffazione (counterfeiting, forgery) is widely used in legal and commercial contexts. Be careful: contraffare is irregular — its conjugation follows fare (e.g. contraffà, contraffece).
Examples
"Hanno tentato di contraffare i documenti."
Natural Translation
They tried to forge the documents.

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