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fo:ls1) (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.) postizo4) (not loyal: false friends.) falso, desleal•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false start
false adj1. falsospiders are insects, true or false? las arañas son insectos, ¿verdadero o falso?2. postizowhere are my false teeth? ¿dónde está mi dentadura postiza?tr[fɔːls]1 (untrue) falso,-a2 (artificial) postizo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto play somebody false traicionar a alguien, engañar a alguienunder false pretences por medio de engañosfalse alarm falsa alarmafalse bottom doble fondofalse friend SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL falso amigofalse move / false step paso en falsofalse start salida nulafalse teeth dentadura postiza1) untrue: falso2) erroneous: erróneo, equivocado3) fake: falso, postizo4) unfaithful: infiel5) fraudulent: fraudulentounder false pretenses: por fraudeadj.• desleal adj.• engañoso, -a adj.• erróneo, -a adj.• falso, -a adj.• fingido, -a adj.• postizo, -a adj.• seudo, -a adj.• zaino, -a adj.fɔːls1)a) ( untrue) <statement/rumor> falsotrue or false? — ¿verdadero o falso?, ¿verdad o mentira?
c) ( misplaced) <modesty/pride> falso2) ( not genuine) <eyelashes/fingernails> postizo; <name/passport> falso3) ( disloyal) (arch or liter) <friend/spouse> infiel[fɔːls]1. ADJ1) (=untruthful) [statement, accusation] falso; (=mistaken) [idea, assumption, accusation] equivocadolull, true 1., 1)•
a false sense of security — una falsa sensación de seguridad2) (=deceitful)•
under false pretences — con engaños, con insidias•
to bear false witness — (esp Bible) levantar falso testimonio3) (=inappropriate, insincere)•
his words rang false — sus palabras sonaban a falso4) (=artificial) [hair, eyelashes] postizo5) † (=disloyal) [friend] desleal, pérfido; (=unfaithful) [lover] infiel2.CPDfalse 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]1)a) ( untrue) <statement/rumor> falsotrue or false? — ¿verdadero o falso?, ¿verdad o mentira?
c) ( misplaced) <modesty/pride> falso2) ( not genuine) <eyelashes/fingernails> postizo; <name/passport> falso3) ( disloyal) (arch or liter) <friend/spouse> infiel
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