faux Who acts: Faux, winter coat, pillars, Wearing, Faux fur, shop · What happens: mean, make, look, use, borrow, have · To what, where: real thing, It, French, faux fur hood, sofa, faux marble
«faux» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: faux in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Faux means fake or made to look like the real thing, used mostly for materials such as fur, leather or marble.
The tree, 21 words nsubj xcomp cc conj mark xcomp case det amod obl punct acl advmod case obl case fixed nmod punct conj cc conj punct root Faux NOUN means VERB fake ADJ or CCONJ made VERB to PART look VERB like ADP the DET real ADJ thing NOUN , PUNCT used VERB mostly ADV for ADP materials NOUN such ADJ as ADP fur NOUN , PUNCT leather NOUN or CCONJ marble NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Faux faux NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 made cc 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 fake conj 6 to to PART _ 7 look mark 7 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 made xcomp 8 like like ADP _ 11 thing case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 thing det 10 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 11 thing amod 11 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 7 look obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 used punct 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 thing acl 14 mostly mostly ADV _ 13 used advmod 15 for for ADP _ 16 materials case 16 materials material NOUN Number=Plur 13 used obl 17 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 19 fur case 18 as as ADP _ 17 such fixed 19 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 16 materials nmod 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 leather punct 21 leather leather NOUN Number=Sing 19 fur conj 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 marble cc 23 marble marble NOUN Number=Sing 19 fur conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Faux fake property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 make participle Faux not said here tree rules 3 look to-infinitive Faux not said here like the real thing vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 4 use participle the real thing not said here for materials such fur and leather or marble; mostly property vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 It is borrowed from French, where «faux» means «false».
The tree, 9 words nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct advmod punct nsubj punct acl:relcl punct ccomp punct punct root It PRON is AUX borrowed VERB from ADP French PROPN , PUNCT where ADV « PUNCT faux NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT false ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 borrowed nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 borrowed aux:pass 3 borrowed borrow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 from from ADP _ 5 French case 5 French French PROPN Number=Sing 3 borrowed obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 means punct 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 means advmod 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 faux punct 9 faux faux NOUN Number=Sing 11 means nsubj 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 faux punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 French acl:relcl 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 false punct 13 false false ADJ Degree=Pos 11 means ccomp 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 false punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 borrowed punct
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1 borrow present · passive It French vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from french=Source 2 mean present faux vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 My winter coat has a faux fur hood.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det amod compound obj punct root My PRON winter NOUN coat NOUN has VERB a DET faux ADJ fur NOUN hood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 coat nmod:poss 2 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 3 coat compound 3 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hood det 6 faux faux ADJ Degree=Pos 8 hood amod 7 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 8 hood compound 8 hood hood NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present My winter coat a faux fur hood vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hood=Patient
Example 2 The sofa is covered in faux leather.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET sofa NOUN is AUX covered VERB in ADP faux ADJ leather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sofa det 2 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 covered aux:pass 4 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 leather case 6 faux faux ADJ Degree=Pos 7 leather amod 7 leather leather NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 covered punct
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1 cover present · passive the sofa in faux leather vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in leather=Theme
Example 3 The pillars look like stone, but they are faux marble.
det nsubj case obl punct cc nsubj cop amod obl punct root The DET pillars NOUN look VERB like ADP stone NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ they PRON are AUX faux ADJ marble NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pillars det 2 pillars pillar NOUN Number=Plur 3 look nsubj 3 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 5 stone case 5 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 3 look obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 marble punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 11 marble cc 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 marble nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 marble cop 10 faux faux ADJ Degree=Pos 11 marble amod 11 marble marble NOUN Number=Sing 3 look obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 look present the pillars like stone vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a present pillars = pillar faux marble tree rules
Example 4 Wearing a hat at the dinner table was a faux pas in Grandpa's house.
The tree, 15 words csubj det obj case det compound obl cop det amod case nmod:poss case nmod punct root Wearing VERB a DET hat NOUN at ADP the DET dinner NOUN table NOUN was AUX a DET faux ADJ pas NOUN in ADP Grandpa PROPN 's PART house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wearing wear VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 pas csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 hat det 3 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wearing obj 4 at at ADP _ 7 table case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 table det 6 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 7 table compound 7 table table NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wearing obl 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 pas cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 pas det 10 faux faux ADJ Degree=Pos 11 pas amod 11 pas pas NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 in in ADP _ 15 house case 13 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 15 house nmod:poss 14 's 's PART _ 13 Grandpa case 15 house house NOUN Number=Sing 11 pas nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 11 pas punct
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1 wear gerund a hat the dinner table vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme 2 is a past Wearing a faux pas Grandpa's house tree rules
Example 5 Faux fur is kinder to animals than real fur.
amod nsubj cop case obl case amod obl punct root Faux ADJ fur NOUN is AUX kinder ADJ to ADP animals NOUN than ADP real ADJ fur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Faux faux ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fur amod 2 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 4 kinder nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kinder cop 4 kinder kind ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 animals case 6 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 4 kinder obl 7 than than ADP _ 9 fur case 8 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fur amod 9 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 4 kinder obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 kinder punct
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1 is present Faux fur to animals; than real fur; kind property tree rules
Example 6 The shop sells faux flowers that never die.
det nsubj amod obj nsubj advmod acl:relcl punct root The DET shop NOUN sells VERB faux ADJ flowers NOUN that PRON never ADV die VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells nsubj 3 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 faux faux ADJ Degree=Pos 5 flowers amod 5 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 sells obj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 die nsubj 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 die advmod 8 die die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 flowers acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 sells punct
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1 sell present the shop faux flowers vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Theme 2 not die present faux flowers vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 7 Her bag is faux snakeskin.
nmod:poss nsubj cop amod punct root Her PRON bag NOUN is AUX faux ADJ snakeskin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 bag nmod:poss 2 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 5 snakeskin nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 snakeskin cop 4 faux faux ADJ Degree=Pos 5 snakeskin amod 5 snakeskin snakeskin NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 snakeskin punct
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1 is a present Her bag faux snakeskin tree rules
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