false

false
fo:ls
adjective
1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) falso
2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) falso
3) (artificial: false teeth.) postizo
4) (not loyal: false friends.) falso, desleal
- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false start

false adj
1. falso
spiders are insects, true or false? las arañas son insectos, ¿verdadero o falso?
2. postizo
where are my false teeth? ¿dónde está mi dentadura postiza?
false
tr[fɔːls]
adjective
1 (untrue) falso,-a
2 (artificial) postizo,-a
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to play somebody false traicionar a alguien, engañar a alguien
under false pretences por medio de engaños
false alarm falsa alarma
false bottom doble fondo
false friend SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL falso amigo
false move / false step paso en falso
false start salida nula
false teeth dentadura postiza
false ['fɔls] adj, falser ; falsest
1) untrue: falso
2) erroneous: erróneo, equivocado
3) fake: falso, postizo
4) unfaithful: infiel
5) fraudulent: fraudulento
under false pretenses: por fraude
false
adj.
desleal adj.
engañoso, -a adj.
erróneo, -a adj.
falso, -a adj.
fingido, -a adj.
postizo, -a adj.
seudo, -a adj.
zaino, -a adj.
fɔːls
adjective
1)
a) (untrue) <statement/rumor> falso
b) (incorrect) <belief> erróneo

true or false? — ¿verdadero o falso?, ¿verdad o mentira?

one false move and you're dead! — un movimento en falso y te mato!

c) (misplaced) <modesty/pride> falso
2) (not genuine) <eyelashes/fingernails> postizo; <name/passport> falso

the case had a false bottom — la maleta era de doble fondo

3) (disloyal) (arch or liter) <friend/spouse> infiel
[fɔːls]
1. ADJ
1) (=untruthful) [statement, accusation] falso; (=mistaken) [idea, assumption, accusation] equivocado

to give a false impression — dar una impresión falsa

false move — movimiento m en falso

one false move and you're dead — un movimiento en falso y te mato

false note — nota f falsa

a false sense of security — una falsa sensación de seguridad

false step — paso m en falso

lull, true 1., 1)
2) (=deceitful)

under false pretences — con engaños, con insidias

to extort money under false pretences — obtener dinero con engaños or insidias

you came here under false pretences — viniste aquí con engaños

to bear false witness — (esp Bible) levantar falso testimonio

3) (=inappropriate, insincere)

that was false economy — fue un mal ahorro

to give sb false hope(s) — dar falsas esperanzas a algn

to raise false hopes — crear falsas esperanzas

false modesty — falsa modestia f

false pride — falso orgullo m

his words rang false — sus palabras sonaban a falso

false smile — sonrisa f forzada

4) (=artificial) [hair, eyelashes] postizo

a suitcase with a false bottom — una maleta con doble fondo

he registered in or under a false name — se registró bajo un nombre falso

5) (=disloyal) [friend] desleal, pérfido; (=unfaithful) [lover] infiel
2.
CPD

false alarm N — falsa alarma f

false arrest N — detención f ilegal

false ceiling N — cielo m raso, falso techo m

false dawn N — (fig) espejismo m

false friend N — (Ling) falso amigo m

false imprisonment N(by police) detención f ilegal; (by criminal) retención f ilegal

false memory syndrome N — síndrome m de (la) falsa memoria

false negative N(=result) falso negativo m

false positive N(=result) falso positivo m

false start N — (Sport) salida f nula; (fig) comienzo m fallido

false teeth NPL — dentadura fsing postiza, dientes mpl postizos

false tooth N — diente m postizo

* * *
[fɔːls]
adjective
1)
a) (untrue) <statement/rumor> falso
b) (incorrect) <belief> erróneo

true or false? — ¿verdadero o falso?, ¿verdad o mentira?

one false move and you're dead! — un movimento en falso y te mato!

c) (misplaced) <modesty/pride> falso
2) (not genuine) <eyelashes/fingernails> postizo; <name/passport> falso

the case had a false bottom — la maleta era de doble fondo

3) (disloyal) (arch or liter) <friend/spouse> infiel

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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