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1 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 -
2 ♦ statement
♦ statement /ˈsteɪtmənt/n.1 dichiarazione; affermazione; asserzione: The statement is unfounded, l'asserzione è infondata; to retract a statement, ritrattare una dichiarazione4 ( banca, comm.) rendiconto; estratto conto: quarterly statements, rendiconti trimestrali; annual statement, rendiconto di gestione6 (comput.) istruzione7 (leg.) dichiarazione; relazione; rapporto; verbale ( fatto alla polizia): sworn statement, dichiarazione giurata (o sotto giuramento) NOTA D'USO: - verbal, minutes o statement?-8 (org. az.) rapporto; resoconto● ( banca, rag.) statement of account, estratto conto □ (rag.) statement of accumulated profits, conto economico □ (leg.) statement of the accused, dichiarazioni dell'imputato □ statement of affairs, (rag.) rendiconto dell'attivo e del passivo; (leg.) bilancio del fallimento □ (rag.) statement of assets and liabilities, stato patrimoniale ( di un'azienda) □ (leg.) statement of claim, dichiarazione dell'attore, denuncia ( nel processo civile) □ (leg.) statement of defence, replica del convenuto, difesa ( nel processo civile) □ statement of expenses, conto spese, nota spese □ (ass.) statement of loss, dichiarazione del danno, denuncia di sinistro □ (rag.) statement of net proceeds, conto del ricavo netto □ (rag.) statement of operations, conto economico □ (rag.) statement of profit and loss, conto profitti e perdite; conto economico □ (leg.) statement of reasons, motivazione ( di una sentenza) □ (leg.) statement made by a witness, deposizione testimoniale □ (leg.) to make false statements, dichiarare il falso. -
3 ■ take in
■ take inv. t. + avv.1 portare (o mettere) dentro; accompagnare dentro; fare entrare in casa; arrestare: We'd better take the hay in, sarebbe bene portare dentro il fieno; Take the lady in, accompagna la signora dentro!2 accogliere; prendere in casa; ospitare; prendere (q.) a pensione: to take in an orphan, prendere in casa un orfano; to take in travellers, ospitare viandanti5 comprendere; includere; ricoprire (fig.): The Roman Empire once took in most of the known world, un tempo l'impero romano comprendeva la maggior parte del mondo allora conosciuto; This tour takes in a visit to the Vatican Museums, questo tour include una visita ai Musei Vaticani6 osservare; esaminare; guardare con attenzione; studiare (fig.): The boy took in the scene with great interest, il ragazzo ha osservato la scena con grande interesse7 assimilare; assorbire (fig.); bere (fam.): to take in new ideas, assimilare idee nuove; to take in sb. 's lies, bere le fandonie dette da q.8 comprendere; intendere; capire; afferrare: I cannot take in what he is saying, non afferro (o non riesco a capire) quello che sta dicendo9 stringere; restringere ( un indumento): This skirt needs taking in at the waist, questa gonna va ristretta in vita10 ricevere regolarmente ( una pubblicazione); essere abbonato a: We take in «The Times», siamo abbonati al «Times»11 imbrogliare; ingannare; fregare (fam.): The old man was taken in by the two conmen, l'anziano è stato ingannato dai due imbroglioni13 (fam. USA) visitare, vedere ( una mostra e sim.) □ (naut.) to take in ballast, imbarcare zavorra; zavorrare □ to take in a breath of fresh air, respirare un po' d'aria fresca □ to take in a false statement, prestar fede a una dichiarazione falsa □ to take in a play, vedere una commedia; andare a teatro □ (naut.) to take in a reef, prendere un terzarolo □ (naut.) to take in stores, rifornirsi di provviste; imbarcare viveri □ (naut.) to take in water, imbarcare acqua. -
4 untruth
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5 lie
I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie off- lie up••* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.)2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.)2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.)3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.)4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.)•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [laɪ]1. nbugia, menzognato tell lies — raccontare or dir bugie
2. vi, lying prpII [laɪ]1) (also: lie down) sdraiarsi, distendersi, (be lying) essere sdraiato (-a) or disteso (-a), giacere, (dead body) giacereto lie low fig — tenersi nell'ombra, (hide) nascondersi
2) (be situated) trovarsi, essere, (remain) rimanerethe town lies in a valley — la città è situata or si trova in una valle
where does the difficulty/difference lie? — dov'è or qual è la difficoltà/differenza?
the challenge lies in... — la difficoltà sta nel...
the best remedy lies in... — il miglior rimedio consiste nel...
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie up* * *I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
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6 untrue
[ʌn'truː]1) (false) falso2) (inaccurate) inesatto3) ant. [ sweetheart] infedele* * *(not true; false: The statement is untrue.) falso- untruth* * *untrue /ʌnˈtru:/a.3 (mecc.) non centrato.* * *[ʌn'truː]1) (false) falso2) (inaccurate) inesatto3) ant. [ sweetheart] infedele -
7 testimony
['testɪmənɪ] [AE -məʊnɪ]1) (true statement) testimonianza f.; dir. deposizione f.to give testimony — fare una deposizione, deporre
2) (evidence) prova f., dimostrazione f. (to di)* * *['testiməni]plural - testimonies; noun(the statement(s) made by a person or people who testify in a law-court; evidence: The jury listened to his testimony.) testimonianza* * *testimony /ˈtɛstɪmənɪ/n. [uc]1 testimonianza; deposizione (leg.); attestazione; dichiarazione; prova: to give testimony, fare una deposizione (rendere una testimonianza); to bear testimony to, attestare, fare testimonianza di; essere la prova di; (leg.) deporre, testimoniare ( un fatto, ecc.); His works are (a) testimony to his learning, le sue opere testimoniano la sua erudizione2 (relig.) professione di fede● (leg.) to give false testimony, deporre il falso □ (leg.) in testimony whereof, in fede di ciòFALSI AMICI: testimony non significa testimone.* * *['testɪmənɪ] [AE -məʊnɪ]1) (true statement) testimonianza f.; dir. deposizione f.to give testimony — fare una deposizione, deporre
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8 inconsistency in·con·sist·en·cy n
[ˌɪnkən'sɪst(ə)nsɪ]1) (of actions) contraddizione f, incoerenza, (of work) irregolarità2) (of statement) incongruenzaFALSE FRIEND: inconsistency is not translated by the Italian word inconsistenzaEnglish-Italian dictionary > inconsistency in·con·sist·en·cy n
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