No. 12,949 in Russian
липовым
"Липовым" means "fake" or "false."
In a sentence
Этот документ оказался липовым.
This document turned out to be forged.
The word 'липовым' is used here figuratively to describe a document as fake or forged, implying it is not genuine.
У нас в саду растет липовый куст.
We have a linden bush growing in our garden.
The term 'липовым' refers to something related to the linden tree, indicating its botanical association.
Он набрал липовых показателей для отчета.
He collected inflated figures for the report.
Here, 'липовым' metaphorically refers to fabricated statistics, emphasizing their spurious nature.
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