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1 ♦ false
♦ false /fɔ:ls/A a.1 falso; non vero; sbagliato; errato: to give a false impression, creare un'impressione sbagliata; ( caccia e fig.) a false scent, una pista sbagliata2 illusorio; falso; infondato: false hopes, speranze illusorie; a false sense of security, un falso senso di sicurezza; false economy, falso risparmio3 infedele; infido: a false lover, un amante infedele; ( anche ling.) false friends, falsi amici; false-hearted, falso; traditore5 artificiale; posticcio; finto; false teeth, denti finti; dentiera; a false drawer, un finto cassetto; false beard, barba finta (o posticcia); false smiles, sorrisi finti6 (leg.) illegale; abusivo; illegittimo: false arrest, arresto illegale; false imprisonment, incarcerazione illegale; detenzione abusiva8 (mus.) falso; stonatoB avv.● (bot.) false acacia ( Robinia pseudoacacia), robinia □ false alarm, falso allarme □ false bottom, doppiofondo □ (edil.) false ceiling, controsoffitto; soffittatura □ false dawn, alba falsa; (fig.) speranza fallace, falsa schiarita □ (leg.) false entry, falso in scritture contabili □ false-faced, ipocrita □ (bot.) false fruit, falso frutto; pseudofrutto □ (naut. stor.) false-flag, falsa bandiera ( detto di naviglio che batte la bandiera del nemico); (mil.) falsa bandiera (detto di azioni militari o terroristiche compiute da forze amichevoli per giustificare una reazione contro il nemico) □ (naut.) false keel, falsachiglia □ false move, mossa falsa □ a false position, una posizione falsa □ (leg.) false pretences, millantato credito □ under false pretences, con l'inganno; con la frode □ (anat.) false rib, falsa costola □ ( sport e fig.) false start, falsa partenza □ false step, passo falso □ to be false to one's promises, non tener fede alle promesse □ (leg.) false witness, falsa testimonianza; to give false witness, deporre (o testimoniare) il falso □ to sail under false colours, (naut.) battere falsa bandiera; (fig.) spacciarsi per quello che non si è, agire sotto mentite spoglie □ to strike a false note, (mus.) fare una stecca; (fig.) toccare un tasto falso. -
2 false
[fɔːls]1) (mistaken, proved wrong) [idea, information, move, step] falso; [ belief] erroneo2) (fraudulent) [banknotes, passport] falso; dir. [evidence, witness] falso3) (artificial) [beard, nose] fintofalse bottom — (in bag) doppiofondo
4) (disloyal) [ person] falso* * *[fo:ls]1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) falso2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) falso3) (artificial: false teeth.) artificiale, finto4) (not loyal: false friends.) falso•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false start* * *[fɔːls]1) (mistaken, proved wrong) [idea, information, move, step] falso; [ belief] erroneo2) (fraudulent) [banknotes, passport] falso; dir. [evidence, witness] falso3) (artificial) [beard, nose] fintofalse bottom — (in bag) doppiofondo
4) (disloyal) [ person] falso -
3 disguise
I [dɪs'gaɪz]nome travestimento m.in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie
••II [dɪs'gaɪz]verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [ person]; camuffare, contraffare [ voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion]* * *1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) travestire, travestirsi, contraffare2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) nascondere, mascherare2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) travestimento, mascheramento2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) travestimento* * *disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/n. [uc]1 travestimento: to wear a disguise, indossare un travestimento; a cunning disguise, un astuto travestimento2 finzione; inganno● in disguise, travestito; (fig.) camuffato; sotto mentite spoglie: He fled the country in disguise, è fuggito dal paese travestito; colonialism in disguise, colonialismo camuffato.(to) disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/v. t.1 travestire; camuffare: She was disguised as a boy, era travestita da ragazzo; He disguised himself as a Roman emperor, si era travestito da imperatore romano; The soldiers were disguised in civilian clothes, i soldati erano travestiti da civili; to disguise oneself, travestirsi2 camuffare, dissimulare: to disguise one's intentions, camuffare le proprie intenzioni; to disguise a taste [a smell], camuffare un gusto [un odore]; to disguise one's disappointment [one's sorrow], dissimulare la propria delusione [il proprio dolore]; a thinly disguised attempt to topple the government, un tentativo mal dissimulato di rovesciare il governo* * *I [dɪs'gaɪz]nome travestimento m.in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie
••II [dɪs'gaɪz]verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [ person]; camuffare, contraffare [ voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion]
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