argument of FALSE

à la base de quelque chose — at the root ou heart of something

repartir sur de nouvelles bases — fig to make a fresh start

de base (aliments) — basic

sur la base de fig — on the basis of

à la base de fig — at the root of

sonner faux — [rire, parole] to have a hollow ring; [discours] to sound false

faux et usage de faux — Droit forgery and use of false documents

faire fausse route — to go the wrong way, fig (= se méprendre) to be on the wrong track

nunca nos dio un disgusto — he never caused us any worry o trouble

vas a matar a tu madre a disgustos * — you'll be the death of your mother *, you'll send your mother to an early grave *

-la han despedido -¡qué disgusto! — "they've fired her" - "that's terrible o awful!"

estar o sentirse a disgusto — to be o feel ill at ease

Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.

à double effet — dual ou double action (épith)

mouchoirs double épaisseur — two-ply tissues GB ou Kleenex®

c'est le double de ce que j'ai payé! — that's double ou twice what I paid!

leur piscine fait le double de la nôtre — their swimming-pool is twice as big as ours ou is twice the size of ours

le double (en quantité) — twice as much, double the amount, (en nombre) twice as many, double the number

le double de (en quantité) — twice as much as, double the amount of, (en nombre) twice as many as, double the number of

double messieurs — men's doubles sg

double mixte — mixed doubles sg

auf spanischem Bóden — on Spanish soil

zu Bóden fallen — to fall to the ground

jdn zu Bóden schlagen or strecken — to knock sb down, to floor sb

festen Bóden unter den Füßen haben, auf festem Bóden sein — to be or stand on firm ground, to be on terra firma

den Bóden unter den Füßen verlieren (lit) — to lose one's footing

keinen Fuß auf den Bóden bekommen (fig) — to be unable to find one's feet; (fig: in Diskussion) to get out of one's depth

ihm wurde der Bóden (unter den Füßen) zu heiß (fig) — things were getting too hot for him

jdm den Bóden unter den Füßen wegziehen (fig) — to cut the ground from under sb's feet (Brit), to pull the carpet out from under sb's feet

ich hätte ( vor Scham) im Bóden versinken können (fig) — I was so ashamed that I wished the ground would (open and) swallow me up

am Bóden zerstört sein (inf) — to be shattered (Brit fig inf) or devastated

(an) Bóden gewinnen/verlieren (fig) — to gain/lose ground

Bóden gutmachen or wettmachen (fig) — to make up ground, to catch up

etw aus dem Bóden stampfen (fig) — to conjure sth up out of nothing; Häuser auch to build overnight

er stand wie aus dem Bóden gewachsen vor mir — he appeared in front of me as if by magic

auf fruchtbaren Bóden fallen (fig) — to fall on fertile ground

jdm/einer Sache den Bóden bereiten (fig) — to prepare the ground for sb/sth

auf dem Bóden der Wissenschaft/Tatsachen/Wirklichkeit stehen — to base oneself on scientific fact/on fact/on reality; (Behauptung) to be based or founded on scientific fact/on fact/on reality

den Bóden der Tatsachen verlassen — to go into the realm of fantasy

er steht auf dem Bóden des Gesetzes (= nicht ungesetzlich) (= hat Gesetz hinter sich) — he is within the law he has the backing of the law

einem Gerücht den Bóden entziehen — to show a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) to be unfounded

der Boxer ging zu Boden — the boxer went down

jemanden zu Boden schlagen od. (geh.) strecken — knock somebody down; floor somebody; (fig.)

sich auf unsicherem Boden bewegen — be on shaky ground (fig.)

am Boden zerstört [sein] — (ugs.) [be] shattered (coll.)

jemanden zu Boden schlagen od. (geh.) strecken — knock somebody down; floor somebody; (fig.)

sich auf unsicherem Boden bewegen — be on shaky ground (fig.)

am Boden zerstört [sein] — (ugs.) [be] shattered (coll.)

declaración de derechos — (Pol) bill of rights

declaraciones conjuntas — joint statement sing

• prestar declaración — [ante la policía] to make a statement; [en un juicio] to give evidence, testify

• tomar la declaración a algn — to take a statement from sb

declaración inmediata — Méx verbal statement

tuvo que prestar declaración como testigo — he was called to give evidence o to testify

tuvo que prestar declaración como testigo — he was called to give evidence o to testify

Ex: The argument in support of this proposal rests on the following assertions: The main entry is a relic of the early days of the printed book catalog when, for reasons of space and cost of printing, a book was to be represented by one entry only.