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1 false
[fo:ls]1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) ósannur, rangur2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) falskur3) (artificial: false teeth.) falskur, gervi-4) (not loyal: false friends.) falskur, svikull•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
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2 false pretences
(acts or behaviour intended to deceive: He got the money under false pretences.) svik, falskar forsendur -
3 false alarm
(a warning of something which in fact does not happen.) gabb, tilefnislaus aðvörun -
4 false start
(in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated.) þjófstart -
5 a put-up job
(something done to give a false appearance, in order to cheat or trick someone.) sÿndaraðgerð -
6 alias
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7 belie
present participle - belying; verb(to give a false idea or impression of (something): His innocent face belies his cunning.) gefa ranga hugmynd -
8 bogus
['bəuɡəs](false; not genuine: She was fooled by his bogus identity card.) óekta, falskur -
9 cloak
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10 cook up
(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) sjóða saman, skálda upp -
11 deceive
[di'si:v](to mislead or cause to make mistakes, usually by giving or suggesting false information: He was deceived by her innocent appearance.) svíkja -
12 delusion
[-ʒən]noun (a false belief, especially as a symptom of mental illness: The young man was suffering from delusions.) hugarórar; ranghugmynd -
13 discredit
[dis'kredit] 1. noun((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) vansæmd, smán2. verb1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) draga í efa2) (to disgrace.) koma óorði á•- discreditably -
14 disguise
1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) dulbúast2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) dylja2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) dulargervi2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) dulargervi, gríma -
15 disillusion
[disi'lu:ʒən](to destroy the false but pleasant beliefs (held by a person): I hate to disillusion you, but your boss isn't the perfect person you think she is.) svipta (e-n) tálvonum -
16 disprove
[dis'pru:v](to prove to be false or wrong: His theories have been disproved by modern scientific research.) hrekja, afsanna -
17 ensue
[in'sju:](to come after; to result (from): the panic that ensued from the false news report.) fylgja í kjölfarið- ensuing -
18 fallacious
[fə'leiʃəs]adjective (wrong, mistaken or showing false reasoning: a fallacious argument.) villandi; rangur, órökréttur -
19 fallacy
['fæləsi]plural - fallacies; noun(a wrong idea or belief, usually one that is generally believed to be true; false reasoning: That belief is just a fallacy.) röng hugmynd, villa -
20 falsify
[-fæi]verb (to make false: He falsified the accounts.) falsa
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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
False fire — 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 galena — 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 imprisonment — 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