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dar el pego

to pass off as real

Idioms & Sayings

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El bolso falso daba el pego bastante bien.

The fake bag passed off as real quite well.

—¿Se dio cuenta de que era imitación? —No, dio el pego perfectamente.

—Did he notice it was an imitation? —No, it passed off as real perfectly.

Su acento británico daba el pego, pero era de otro país.

His British accent was convincing, but he was from another country.