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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
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3 false *** adj
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4 cane
I 1. [keɪn]1) (material) canna f., giunco m.2) (of sugar, bamboo) canna f.3) (for walking) bastone m. da passeggio; (plant support) tutore m.; (officer's) bastone m.; BE scol. (for punishment) canna f., verga f.2.modificatore [basket, furniture] di bambù, di giuncoII [keɪn]1) fabbricare con, rivestire di bambù [ chair]2) BE battere con la verga [ pupil]* * *[kein] 1. noun1) (the stem of certain types of plant (eg sugar plant, bamboo etc).) canna2) (a stick used as an aid to walking or as an instrument of punishment: He beat the child with a cane.) bastone2. verb(to beat with a cane: The schoolmaster caned the boy.) bacchettare* * *[keɪn]1. nBot canna, (for baskets, chairs) bambù m, (wicker) vimini m, (stick: for walking) bastone m (da passeggio), (for punishment) bacchetta2. vt Brit(Scol: pupil) picchiare con la bacchettaFALSE FRIEND: cane is not translated by the Italian word cane* * *cane /keɪn/n.5 canna; bastone da passeggio8 – the cane, la verga; vergate (pl.); punizione corporale: to give sb. the cane, assestare vergate a q.; punire qc. con la verga; fustigare● (bot.) cane apple ( Arbutus unedo), corbezzolo □ (edil.) cane-mesh ceiling, soffitto a cannicci □ cane sugar, zucchero di canna.(to) cane /keɪn/v. t.2 punire con la verga; prendere a vergate; fustigare.* * *I 1. [keɪn]1) (material) canna f., giunco m.2) (of sugar, bamboo) canna f.3) (for walking) bastone m. da passeggio; (plant support) tutore m.; (officer's) bastone m.; BE scol. (for punishment) canna f., verga f.2.modificatore [basket, furniture] di bambù, di giuncoII [keɪn]1) fabbricare con, rivestire di bambù [ chair]2) BE battere con la verga [ pupil] -
5 cave in
1) [roof, building] crollare2) fig. [ person] cedere, crollare* * *((of walls etc) to collapse.) crollare, franare* * *vi + adv(ceiling, roof) sfondarsi, crollare, (ground) franare, cedereFALSE FRIEND: cave is not translated by the Italian word cava* * *1) [roof, building] crollare2) fig. [ person] cedere, crollare
См. также в других словарях:
false ceiling — /fɔls ˈsiling/ (say fawls seeleeng) noun a ceiling constructed at a level below general ceiling height, sometimes suspended from the original ceiling …
false ceiling — noun : a ceiling that is hung some distance below the ceiling joists … Useful english dictionary
false — I. adjective (falser; falsest) Etymology: Middle English fals, faus, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin falsus, from past participle of fallere to deceive Date: 12th century 1. not genuine < false documents > < false teeth > 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
False — False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False arch — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False attic — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False bearing — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False cadence — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False conception — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False croup — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False door — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
