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tr[ʌn'trʊːɵfʊl]1 (person) mentiroso,-a; (statement) falso,-auntruthful [.ʌn'tru:ɵfəl] adj: mentiroso, falsoadj.• falso, -a adj.• mentiroso, -a adj.'ʌn'truːθfəl['ʌn'truːθfʊl]ADJ [person] mentiroso, falso; [account] falso* * *['ʌn'truːθfəl] -
2 untruthful
adj.embustero(a), mentiroso(a) (persona); falso(a) (story, reply) -
3 untruthful means
s.medio falso. -
4 be untruthful
v.ser mentiroso, faltar a la verdad. -
5 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 -
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1) ((of a person) telling the truth: She's a truthful child.) sincero, franco, que dice la verdad2) (true: a truthful account of what happened.) verídico, veraztruthful adj1. verídico2. sincero / que dice la verdad / veraztr['trʊːɵfʊl]1 (account etc) verídico,-a, veraz2 (person) sincero,-a, veraztruthful ['tru:ɵfəl] adj: sincero, veraz♦ truthfully advadj.• veraz adj.• verdadero, -a adj.• verídico, -a adj.'truːθfəladjective < person> que dice la verdad, veraz, sincero; < testimony> veraz, verídico; < answer> veraz; < depiction> fiel['truːθfʊl]ADJ [account] verídico, veraz; [person] verazare you being truthful? — ¿es esto la verdad?
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falso
◊ -sa adjetivo‹ cuadro› forged; ‹ documento› false, forged; ‹diamante/joya› fake; ‹cajón/techo› false ‹sonrisa/promesa› false◊ eso es falso that is not true o is untrue;falsa alarma false alarm; falso testimonio sustantivo masculino (Der) false testimony, perjury
falso,-a
I adjetivo
1 false: eso que dices es falso, what you're saying is wrong
había un puerta falsa, there was a false door
nombre falso, assumed name
2 (persona) insincere: Juan me parece muy falso, I think Juan is insincere
3 (falsificado) forged
dinero falso, counterfeit o bogus money
II m (persona) insincere person, hypocrit Locuciones: en falso, false: jurar en falso, to commit perjury ' falso' also found in these entries: Spanish: cierta - cierto - falaz - falsa - fantasma - incierta - incierto - jurar - perjurar - testimonio - colar - supuesto English: absolutely - affected - bogus - counterfeit - deceitful - disingenuous - dud - fake - false - false move - faux pas - hollow - insincere - phoney - sham - slimy - spurious - two-faced - untrue - untruthful - smooth - spruce - sycamore - trumped-up - two -
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mentiroso
◊ -sa adjetivo: es muy mentiroso he's an awful o terrible liar;( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) he's a real fibber (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino liar; ( dicho sin ánimo de ofender) fibber (colloq)
mentiroso,-a
I adjetivo lying: es un chico muy mentiroso, he's a big liar
II sustantivo masculino y femenino liar ' mentiroso' also found in these entries: Spanish: engañosa - engañoso - mentirosa - chanta - cuentero - deshonesto - hablador - incorregible English: consummate - habitual - liar - lying - storyteller - untruthful
См. также в других словарях:
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