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2 false
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 -
3 hope
həup
1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) esperar
2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperanza2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperanza3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperanza, sueño•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
hope1 n esperanzanever lose hope! ¡nunca pierdas la esperanza!to give up hope / to lose hope perder las esperanzashope2 vb esperarhere's a present for you, I hope you like it aquí tienes un regalo, espero que te gusteis Emma coming? I hope so ¿viene Emma? Espero que sítr[həʊp]1 esperar1 esperar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI hope not espero que noI hope so espero que sínot a hope! familiar ¡ni hablar!some hope! familiar ¡qué va!to have little hope of doing something tener pocas posibilidades de hacer algo: esperarhope vt: esperar quewe hope she comes: esperamos que vengaI hope not: espero que nohope n: esperanza fn.• esperanza s.f.• expectativa s.f.• ilusión (Esperanza) s.f.v.• esperar v.həʊp
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mass & count noun esperanza fto give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)
we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro
to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones
to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien
we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad
not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!
some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)
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intransitive verb esperarI hope so/not — espero que sí/que no
to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...
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vtto hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)
[hǝʊp]to hope to + INF — esperar + inf
1. N1) (=expectation) esperanza fwhere there's life there's hope — mientras hay vida, hay esperanza
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to be beyond (all) hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio•
to build one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)•
to be full of hope — estar lleno de esperanzas or ilusión•
to get one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)•
to give up hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)•
to have hopes of doing sth — tener esperanzas de hacer algoI had great hopes of or for him — tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en él
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he set out with high hopes — empezó lleno de esperanzas or ilusión, empezó con muchas esperanzas•
I ignored him in the hope that he would go away — no le hice caso con la esperanza de que se fuera•
I don't think there's much chance but we live in hope — no creo que haya muchas posibilidades pero la esperanza es lo último que se pierde•
to lose hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)•
to place one's hope(s) in/on sth — depositar las esperanzas en algofalse 1., 3), forlorn, pin 2., 3)•
to raise sb's hopes — dar esperanzas a algn2) (=chance) posibilidad fthere is little hope of reaching an agreement — hay pocas posibilidades or esperanzas de llegar a un acuerdo
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there's no hope of that — no hay posibilidad de eso•
not a hope! * — ¡ni en sueños!•
your only hope is to... — tu única esperanza es...•
some hope(s)! * —"have you got the day off tomorrow?" - "some hope(s)!" — -¿libras mañana? -¡qué va! or ¡ya quisiera yo!
"maybe she'll change her mind" - "some hope(s)!" — -tal vez cambie de idea -¡no caerá esa breva!
3) (=person) esperanza fyou are my last/only hope — tú eres mi última/única esperanza
2.VT esperaryour mother is well, I hope? — espero que su madre esté bien
to hope that... — esperar que... + subjun
I hope he comes soon — espero que venga pronto, ojalá venga pronto
I hope you don't think I'm going to do it! — ¡no pensarás que lo voy a hacer yo!
I hope to God or hell she remembers * — quiera el cielo que se acuerde
what do you hope to gain from that? — ¿qué esperas ganar or conseguir con eso?
hoping to hear from you — en espera or a la espera de recibir noticias tuyas
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let's hope it doesn't rain — esperemos que no llueva•
I hope so — espero que síI should hope so (too)! — ¡eso espero!
"I washed my hands first" - "I should hope so too!" — -me he lavado las manos antes -¡eso espero!
"but I apologized" - "I should hope so too!" — -pero me disculpé -¡faltaría más!
3.VI esperar•
to hope against hope — esperar en vano•
to hope for sth — esperar algoI'm just going to enter the competition and hope for the best — voy a presentarme al concurso y que sea lo que Dios quiera
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to hope in God — confiar en Dios4.CPDhope chest N — (US) ajuar m (de novia)
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mass & count noun esperanza fto give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)
we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro
to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones
to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien
we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad
not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!
some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)
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intransitive verb esperarI hope so/not — espero que sí/que no
to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...
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vtto hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)
to hope to + INF — esperar + inf
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4 lead on
1) (to deceive with false expectations.) engañar, tomar el pelo2) (to go first; to show the way: Lead on!) ir adelante1) v + adv2) v + o + adv ( raise false hopes) engañarshe's been leading him on for years — hace años que lo tiene agarrado de las narices dándole esperanzas (fam)
1. VT + ADV1) (=tease) engañar, engatusar; (amorously) ir dando esperanzas a2) (=incite)2.VI + ADV ir primero, ir a la cabezalead on! — ¡vamos!, ¡adelante!
* * *1) v + adv2) v + o + adv ( raise false hopes) engañar -
5 crear
crear ( conjugate crear) verbo transitivo to create; ‹ producto› to develop; ‹institución/comisión/fondo› to set up; ‹fama/prestigio› to bring; ‹ reputación› to earn;◊ crea muchos problemas it causes o creates a lot of problems;no quiero crear falsas expectativas I don't want to raise false hopes crearse verbo pronominal ‹ problema› to create … for oneself; ‹ enemigos› to make
crear verbo transitivo to create ' crear' also found in these entries: Spanish: falsificar - hacer - ilusionar - infundio - rompecabezas - constituir - formar - meter English: boat - bonding - create - fashion - never-never land - rapport - stage - afoot - develop - devise - disrupt - establish - illusion - set - you -
6 belie
present participle - belying; verb(to give a false idea or impression of (something): His innocent face belies his cunning.) esconder; desmentirtr[bɪ'laɪ]1 (contradict) mostrar como falso2 (misrepresent) no reflejar, ocultar3 (fail to justify) defraudar1) misrepresent: falsear, ocultar2) contradict: contradecir, desmentirv.• desmentir v.bɪ'laɪtransitive verb belies, belying, belieda) ( disguise) no dejar traslucir, ocultarb) ( show to be false)this belies the notion that... — esto demuestra que no es cierto que...
[bɪ'laɪ]VT (=fail to justify) [+ hopes etc] defraudar; (=prove false) [+ words] contradecir, desmentir* * *[bɪ'laɪ]transitive verb belies, belying, belieda) ( disguise) no dejar traslucir, ocultarb) ( show to be false)this belies the notion that... — esto demuestra que no es cierto que...
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7 pretendido
Del verbo pretender: ( conjugate pretender) \ \
pretendido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: pretender pretendido
pretender ( conjugate pretender) verbo transitivo:◊ ¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? what do you hope to gain with that attitude?;pretendía entrar sin pagar he was trying to get in without paying; no pretendo saberlo todo I don't claim to know everything; lo único que pretendía era ayudar I was only trying to help; ¿pretendes que te crea? do you expect me to believe you?
pretendido -da adjetivo ( delante del n) ‹interés/amabilidad› feigned; el pretendido duque the so-called duke; con pretendido interés with false interest
pretender verbo transitivo
1 (aspirar, intentar) to expect, try to: pretendía que le diera la razón, he was trying to make me agree with him
pretende ser actriz, she hopes to become an actress
2 (simular) to try: pretendió no habernos visto, he pretended he hadn't seen us
3 frml (cortejar) to woo, court ' pretendido' also found in these entries: English: apparent - intended
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