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обманывать кого-л., поступать нечестно, жульничать; покинуть кого-л. в беде, предать кого-л.; вести двойную игру; подвести кого-л.Was he the sort of man to be allowed to play her false with impunity? (W. Howells, ‘The Rise of Silas Lapham’, ch. XXVI) — Допустит ли она, чтобы он безнаказанно обманывал ее?
Paolo Vitelli gave the order to retreat. Though he said he had done this to save further loss of life since he was sure of the city's surrender on conditions, the Signory was convinced that he was playing them false... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. V) — Паоло Вителли отдал приказ об отступлении. Хотя он утверждал, что поступил так, чтобы избежать дальнейшего кровопролития, поскольку был уверен, что город примет условия капитуляции, Синьория была убеждена, что это предательство...
And don't trust your instincts, Madeline. They'll play you false. (J. O'Hara, ‘The Horse Knows the Way’) — Не доверяй своим инстинктам, Маделин. Они могут сыграть с тобой плохую шутку.
‘The weather is going to play us false,’ he said. (D. du Maurter, ‘Frenchman's Creek’, ch. XII) — - Погода может нас подвести, - сказал француз.
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15 if my memory does not play me false
Общая лексика: если мне не изменяет памятьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > if my memory does not play me false
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♦ 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. -
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false [fɔ:ls]∎ a false idea une idée fausse ou erronée;∎ a false statement une fausse déclaration;∎ to give sb a false impression of sth donner à qn une fausse impression sur qch;∎ she put a false interpretation on his invitation elle a mal interprété son invitation;∎ in a false position dans une position fausse;∎ don't make any false moves ne faites pas de faux pas;∎ false pride vanité f∎ false identity fausse identité f;∎ false name faux nom m(c) (deceptive) faux (fausse), mensonger;∎ false promises promesses fpl mensongères, fausses promesses fpl;∎ a false report or rumour une fausse rumeur;∎ Law under false pretences par des moyens frauduleux;∎ figurative you've got me here under false pretences tu m'as bien piégé;∎ Law to bear false witness porter un faux témoignage∎ false modesty fausse modestie f2 adverbfaux;∎ her story rings false son histoire sonne faux;∎ to play sb false trahir qn►► false alarm fausse alerte f;American false arrest arrestation f illégale;Finance false bill fausse facture f;false bottom (of box etc) double fond m;∎ a suitcase with a false bottom une valise à double fond;false dawn lueurs fpl annonciatrices de l'aube;∎ figurative it was a false dawn ce n'était qu'un faux espoir;Accountancy false entry fausse écriture f;false eyelashes faux cils mpl;Psychology false memory syndrome syndrome m des faux souvenirs;Music false note fausse note f;∎ figurative to strike a false note ne pas être crédible;false pregnancy grossesse f nerveuse;false ribs fausses côtes fpl;Sport false start faux départ m;false teeth dentier m -
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♦ play (1) /pleɪ/n.1 [u] gioco; modo di giocare: The children are at play, i bambini stanno giocando; the game and play of chess, il gioco degli scacchi e come giocarlo; the play of sunlight upon leaves, il gioco della luce del sole sulle foglie3 (teatr.) lavoro teatrale; dramma; commedia: the plays of John Webster, i drammi di John Webster; to direct a play, dirigere un dramma; to perform a play, rappresentare un dramma; to produce (o to put on) a play, mettere in scena un dramma (o una commedia); The play fell flat, la commedia è stata un fiasco; We went to the play, siamo andati a teatro4 [u] (mus.) esecuzione● (fig.) play-acting, commedia; finzione; melodramma (fig.) □ play-box, scatola per giocattoli □ ( radio, TV, USA) play-by-play commentary, radiocronaca; telecronaca; commento minuto per minuto □ play-day, giorno di vacanza ( da scuola) □ play-debt, debito di gioco □ ( USA) play dough, plastilina □ ( sport) play-off ► play-off □ a play on words, un gioco di parole □ play pool, piscina per giochi; piscinetta ( per bambini) □ play street, strada ( di città) chiusa al traffico per i giochi dei bambini □ (psic.) play therapy, terapia del gioco; ludoterapia □ to allow full play to one's restlessness, dare pieno sfogo alla propria irrequietezza □ as good as a play, divertentissimo □ to bring (o to call) into play, mettere in gioco; fare intervenire; mettere in azione □ to come into play, entrare in gioco (fig.); entrare in azione □ to give free play to one's imagination, dare (libero) sfogo alla propria fantasia □ in play, per gioco; per scherzo; per celia; ( sport: del pallone, della palla) in gioco □ ( sport) to make play, dar filo da torcere agli avversari □ (fam.) to make a play for, darsi da fare per, cercare di ottenere (qc.); manovrare per ( una nomina, ecc.); fare il filo a, stare dietro a (q.) □ ( sport: del pallone, della palla) out of play, non in gioco.NOTA D'USO: - play, game o toy?- play (2) /pleɪ/vc. verb.(comput.) esegui!; riproduci! ( istruzione).♦ (to) play /pleɪ/v. t. e i.1 giocare ( anche sport); giocare a (o con); gareggiare; giocherellare; baloccarsi; gingillarsi; divertirsi; scherzare; trastullarsi: to play tennis, giocare a tennis; to play with a ball, giocare con una palla; ( sport) to play a beautiful game, giocare bene; fare un bel gioco; ( anche) fare dell'accademia; to play sb. at cards, giocare a carte con q.; Let's play cowboys, giochiamo ai cowboy!; Let's play at (being) redskins, giochiamo agli indiani!; to play a pawn, giocare (o muovere) un pedone (a scacchi); to play one's cards well [badly], giocare bene [male] le proprie carte ( anche fig.); to play with a bunch of keys, baloccarsi (o gingillarsi) con un mazzo di chiavi; (fig.) to play with fire, scherzare col fuoco2 (fam.) giocare a essere; fare la parte di; far mostra; far finta: Jim played ski instructor, Jim faceva la parte del maestro di sci; to play innocent, recitare la parte dell'innocente3 ( sport) effettuare, fare ( un tiro, ecc.): He wasn't sure which shot to play, era incerto su quale colpo effettuare4 ( sport) far giocare; mettere in campo: The coach played Jones as goalkeeper, l'allenatore ha schierato Jones come portiere5 ( sport: del terreno) essere adatto al gioco: This cricket pitch plays well, questo campo di cricket è adatto al gioco ( ci si gioca bene)6 ( sport) giocare contro (q.); ospitare; battersi contro: Scotland were playing Wales, la Scozia ospitava il Galles; Will you play the challenger?, ti batterai contro lo sfidante?7 (teatr.) recitare; rappresentare; interpretare, sostenere ( un ruolo); fare la parte di; fare ( una parte); ( di una commedia, ecc.) essere recitato; tenere il cartellone; ( di film) essere proiettato: to play King Lear, rappresentare il Re Lear; Mel Gibson plays Hamlet, Mel Gibson interpreta la parte di Amleto; to play one's part well, fare bene la propria parte ( anche fig.); A new movie is playing tonight, questa sera danno un film nuovo; to play opposite, recitare a fianco di ( una persona dell'altro sesso); avere (q.) come partner8 (mus.) suonare; eseguire: to play the national anthem, suonare l'inno nazionale; to play by ear, suonare a orecchio; to play the violin, suonare il violino; DIALOGO → - Discussing music- They're playing the Forum on the 16th of December, suonano al Forum il 16 dicembre10 scherzare (poet.); muoversi qua e là; errare; ( del vento) soffiare: The moonlight was playing on the still waters of the lake, il chiaro di luna scherzava sulle acque tranquille del lago; A faint smile played on her lips, un lieve sorriso le errava sulle labbra (o le sfiorava le labbra)11 (mecc.: di un pezzo) avere gioco: Pistons must play inside cylinders, i pistoni devono aver gioco dentro ai cilindri13 dirigere, orientare ( un getto d'acqua, ecc.): We played a searchlight on the building, abbiamo illuminato l'edificio con una fotoelettrica16 (fam.) stare al gioco● ( sport) to play at home [away], giocare in casa [in trasferta] □ ( calcio, ecc.) to play a ball, calciare una palla □ to play ball, ( sport) dare il calcio d'inizio (o di ripresa); (fig.) fare la propria parte; non tirarsi indietro (fig.): (fam.) to play ball with sb., collaborare con q.; dare una mano a q. □ to play one's cards close to one's chest, tenersi le carte strette al petto ( giocando); (fig.) tenere nascoste le proprie mosse □ to play dead, fare finta d'essere morto, fare il morto; (fig.) restare indifferente, fare finta di niente □ to play the devil, fare il diavolo a quattro □ ( slang) to play dirty, fare il gioco sporco □ to play fair, giocare lealmente; (fig.) giocare a carte scoperte, comportarsi in modo leale □ to play sb. false, tradire q.; ingannare q. □ (fig.) to play first fiddle, avere una parte di primo piano; avere molta voce in capitolo □ to play a fish, stancare un pesce dandogli corda e poi tirando la lenza □ to play sb. like a fish, giocare con q. come il gatto con il topo □ to play the fool, fare lo stupido □ (teatr., mus., sport) to play for the first time, esordire; giocare (o recitare, suonare) per la prima volta □ to play for heavy stakes, giocare forte, d'azzardo □ to play for safety, stare sul sicuro; ( sport) tirare a «fare risultato» ( accontentandosi di un pareggio) □ to play for sympathy, cercare di accattivarsi la simpatia □ to play for time, cercare di guadagnare tempo, temporeggiare; ( sport) fare melina □ to play foul, ( sport) fare falli, essere falloso; (fig.) barare; essere sleale □ to play the game, stare alle regole del gioco; (fig.) esser leale, onesto □ (fig.) to play sb. 's game, stare al gioco di q. □ (fam.) to play games with sb. [st.], farsi gioco di q. [giocare (o giocherellare) con qc.] □ to play God, fare il padreterno □ to play high, giocar forte; fare forti puntate □ (fam.) to play the horses, giocare alle corse ( di cavalli) □ (fig.) to play into sb. 's hands, fare il gioco di q. □ to play oneself into a new job, fare l'abitudine (fam.: l'osso) a un lavoro nuovo □ (fam.) to play it cool, mantenere la calma □ to play it for real, fare sul serio □ ( calcio) to play the long ball, verticalizzare; dare profondità al gioco □ to play low, giocare in modo prudente; fare puntate basse □ ( Borsa, fin.) to play the market, speculare (o giocare) in Borsa □ ( sport) to play out of one's skin, giocare da dio □ to play safe, tenersi dalla parte del sicuro; non voler correre rischi □ (fig.) to play second fiddle (o second lead), fare il comprimario; avere una parte secondaria (o di secondo piano) □ ( sport) to play a team at home, ospitare una squadra □ (teatr.) to play to a full house, recitare a teatro esaurito □ to play to the gallery, (teatr.) recitare per il loggione; (fig.) cercare una popolarità a buon mercato □ to play truant, marinare la scuola □ to play a waiting game, ( sport) fare melina; (fig.) tirarla per le lunghe; stare a vedere come si mettono le cose □ (equit.) to play with horses ( on the ground), far lavorare (o esercitare) i cavalli (a terra) □ (eufem.) to play with oneself, masturbarsi. -
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A n1 Theat pièce f (about sur) ; the characters in a play les personnages d'une pièce ; a radio play, a play for radio une pièce radiophonique ; a one-/five-act play une pièce en un acte/en cinq actes ;2 (amusement, recreation) the sound of children at play le bruit d'enfants en train de jouer ; the rich at play les riches dans leurs moments de loisir ; to learn through play apprendre par le jeu ;3 Sport, Games play starts at 11 la partie commence à 11 heures ; there was no play today il n'y a pas eu de partie aujourd'hui ; rain stopped play la partie a dû être arrêtée à cause de la pluie ; one evening's play ( in cards) une soirée de jeu ; the ball is out of play/in play la balle est hors jeu/en jeu ; there was some good defensive play la défense a été bonne ; there was some fine play from the Danish team l'équipe danoise a bien joué ;4 (movement, interaction) jeu m ; to come into play entrer en jeu ; it has brought new factors into play cela a introduit de nouveaux éléments ; the play of light on the water/of shadows against the wall le jeu de la lumière sur la surface de l'eau/des ombres contre le mur ; the play of forces beyond our comprehension le jeu de forces qui dépassent notre compréhension ; the free play of the imagination le libre jeu de l'imagination ;5 ( manipulation) jeu m ; a play on words un jeu de mots ; a play on the idea of reincarnation un jeu sur la notion de la réincarnation ;7 Mech ( scope for movement) jeu m (between entre ; in dans) ; there's some play in the lock il y a du jeu dans la serrure ;8 Fishg to give a line more/less play donner du mou à/tendre une ligne.B vtr1 ( for amusement) to play football/bridge jouer au football/au bridge ; to play cards/a computer game jouer aux cartes/à un jeu électronique ; to play sb at chess/at tennis, to play chess/tennis with sb jouer aux échecs/au tennis avec qn ; to play a game of chess/of tennis with sb jouer une partie d'échecs/de tennis avec qn ; I'll play you a game of chess on peut faire une partie d'échecs si tu veux ; she plays basketball for her country elle est dans l'équipe nationale de basketball ; to play shop/hide and seek jouer à la marchande/ à cache-cache ; to play a joke on sb jouer un tour à qn ;2 Mus jouer [symphony, chord] ; to play the guitar/the piano jouer de la guitare/du piano ; to play a tune on a clarinet jouer un air à la clarinette ; to play a piece to ou for sb jouer un morceau à qn ; play them a tune joue-leur un air ; they will play a nationwide tour ils vont en tournée dans tout le pays ; they're playing the jazz club on Saturday ils jouent au club de jazz samedi ;3 ( act out) Theat interpréter, jouer [role] ; to play (the part of) Cleopatra interpréter or jouer (le rôle de) Cléopâtre ; Cleopatra, played by Elizabeth Taylor Cléopâtre, interprétée or jouée par Elizabeth Taylor ; he plays a young officer il joue un jeune officier ; to play the diplomat/the sympathetic friend fig jouer au diplomate/à l'ami compatissant ; to play a leading role in public affairs jouer un rôle déterminant dans les affaires publiques ; to play a significant part in the creation of a clean environment jouer un rôle important dans la création d'un environnement propre ; I'm not sure how to play things je ne sais pas trop comment procéder ; that's the way I play things ○ c'est ma façon de faire ; to play a line for laughs dire une réplique de façon à faire rire tout le monde ;4 Audio mettre [tape, video, CD] ; play me the record mets-moi le disque ; to play music écouter de la musique ; the tape was played to the court on a fait entendre la bande au tribunal ; let me play the jazz tape for you je vais vous faire entendre la cassette de jazz ;5 Sport ( in a position) [coach, manager] faire jouer [player] ; to play goal/wing être gardien de but/ailier ; he plays goal for Fulchester il est gardien de but dans l'équipe de Fulchester ;6 Sport (hit, kick) [golfer, tennis player] envoyer [ball] ; [basketball player] lancer [ball] ; to play the ball over the goal tirer le ballon par-dessus la cage ; to play the ball to sb passer la balle à qn ; to play a forehand délivrer un coup droit ;7 Games (in chess, draughts) déplacer [piece] ; ( in cards) jouer [card] ; to play a club jouer du trèfle ; to play the tables ( in roulette) miser ;8 Fin to play the stock market boursicoter ○ ;9 Fishg épuiser [fish].C vi1 [children] jouer (with avec) ; to play together jouer ensemble ; can Rosie come out to play? est-ce que Rosie peut venir jouer? ; to play at soldiers/at keeping shop jouer aux soldats/à la marchande ; to play at hide and seek jouer à cache-cache ;2 fig she's only playing at her job elle ne travaille pas vraiment ; to play at being a manager/an artist jouer au directeur/à l'artiste ; what does he think he's playing at ○ ? GB qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique ○ ? ;3 Sport, Games jouer ; do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer? ; have you played yet? avez-vous joué? ; to play out of turn jouer avant son tour ; I've seen them play ( team) je les ai vus jouer ; England is playing against Ireland l'Angleterre joue contre l'Irlande ; he plays for Liverpool il joue dans l'équipe de Liverpool ; she played for her club in the semifinal elle a joué dans l'équipe de son club en demi-finale ; to play in goal être dans les buts ; to play for money [cardplayer] jouer pour de l'argent ; to play fair jouer franc jeu ;4 Sport (hit, shoot) to play into a bunker/the net envoyer la balle dans un bunker/le filet ; to play to sb's backhand jouer sur le revers de qn ;5 Mus [musician, band, orchestra] jouer (for pour) ; to play on the flute/on the xylophone jouer de la flûte/du xylophone ; to play to large audiences/to small groups jouer devant un grand public/pour de petits groupes ;6 Cin, Theat [play] se jouer ; [film] passer ; [actor] jouer ; ‘Macbeth’ is playing at the Gate ‘Macbeth’ se joue au Gate ; she's playing opposite him in ‘Macbeth’ elle joue avec lui dans ‘Macbeth’ ; he's playing to packed houses il joue devant des salles combles ;7 ( make noise) [fountain, water] couler, jaser littér ; a record played softly in the background un disque jouait doucement en arrière-fond ; I could hear music/the tape playing in the next room j'entendais de la musique/la bande dans la pièce à côté ;8 ( move lightly) sunlight played over the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau ; a breeze played across the lake une brise effleurait la surface du lac ; a smile played around ou on her lips un sourire flottait sur ses lèvres.to play for time essayer de gagner du temps ; we have everything to play for rien n'est encore gagné ; to play sb false ne pas jouer franc jeu avec qn ; they played to her strengths ( in interview) il ne lui ont rien demandé de difficile ; he doesn't play to his own strengths il n'utilise pas ses capacités ; all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) Prov il n'y a pas que le travail dans la vie ; to make a play for sb ○ draguer qn ○ ; to make great play of sth/of the fact that accorder beaucoup d'importance à qch/au fait que.1 ( acquiesce) entrer dans le jeu ; to play along with sb entrer dans le jeu de qn ;2 ( accompany) I'll sing, you play along on the piano je chante et tu m'accompagnes au piano ; to play along with sb/with a song accompagner qn/une chanson.■ play around ○1 ( be promiscuous) coucher à droite et à gauche ○ ;2 ( act the fool) faire l'imbécile ; to play around with (rearrange, juggle) changer [qch] de place [chairs, ornaments] ; jongler avec [dates, figures] ; ( fiddle) jouer avec [paperclips, pens] ; to play around with the idea of doing caresser vaguement l'idée de faire ; how much time/money do we have to play around with? combien de temps/d'argent avons-nous à notre disposition?■ play back:▶ play [sth] back, play back [sth] rejouer [qch] du début [song] ; repasser [film, video] ; to play sth back to sb faire réentendre qch à qn [record, music] ; repasser qch à qn [video, film].■ play down:▶ play down [sth] minimiser [defeat, disaster, effects].■ play off: to play sb off against sb monter qn contre qn (pour en tirer avantage) ; they can play the companies/buyers off against each other ils peuvent créer une concurrence entre les sociétés/acheteurs.■ play on:▶ play on1 [musicians, footballers] continuer à jouer ;2 ( in cricket) envoyer la balle sur son propre guichet ;▶ play on [sth] exploiter [fears, prejudices] ; jouer avec [idea].■ play out:▶ play out [sth] vivre [fantasy] ; their love affair was played out against a background of war leur histoire d'amour s'est déroulée sur un fond de guerre ; the drama which is being played out in India le drame qui se joue aux Indes.■ play up:▶ play up ○ [computer, person] commencer à faire des siennes ○ ; the children are playing up again les enfants recommencent à en faire des leurs ○ ; my rheumatism is playing up mes rhumatismes me taquinent ;▶ play up [sth] mettre l'accent sur [dangers, advantages, benefits] ; to play up a story Journ monter une histoire en épingle.■ play with:▶ play with [sth]1 ( fiddle) jouer avec [pen, food, paperclip] ; to play with oneself ○ euph ( masturbate) se tripoter ○ ;2 ( toy) to play with words jouer avec les mots ; to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn ;3 ( be insincere) to play with sb jouer avec qn.
См. также в других словарях:
play someone false — To act falsely or treacherously towards a person • • • Main Entry: ↑false * * * I deceive or cheat someone II prove treacherous or deceitful toward someone … Useful english dictionary
play one false — index ensnare Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
play one false — {v. phr.}, {literary} To act disloyally toward (a person); betray; cheat; deceive. * /Good faith was not in him: he played anyone false who trusted him./ * /His hopes had played him false./ … Dictionary of American idioms
play one false — {v. phr.}, {literary} To act disloyally toward (a person); betray; cheat; deceive. * /Good faith was not in him: he played anyone false who trusted him./ * /His hopes had played him false./ … Dictionary of American idioms
play\ one\ false — v. phr. literary To act disloyally toward (a person); betray; cheat; deceive. Good faith was not in him: he played anyone false who trusted him. His hopes had played him false … Словарь американских идиом
play someone false — deceive or cheat someone. → false … English new terms dictionary
play someone false — idi to betray or mislead someone … From formal English to slang
false — [fôls] adj. falser, falsest [ME < OFr < fals < L falsus, pp. of fallere, to deceive: see FAIL] 1. not true; in error; incorrect; mistaken [a false argument] 2. untruthful; lying; dishonest [a false witness] 3. disloyal; unfaithful [a… … English World dictionary
False — False, adv. Not truly; not honestly; falsely. You play me false. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
false card — Chiefly Bridge. a card played to give an opponent a mistaken idea of the quality or length of one s holding in the suit led. [1875 80] * * * false card noun A card played to deceive • • • Main Entry: ↑false * * * false card, a card played to… … Useful english dictionary
false — falsely, adv. falseness, n. /fawls/, adj., falser, falsest, adv. adj. 1. not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement. 2. uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness. 3. not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend. 4.… … Universalium
