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false  (fôls)

adj. fals·er, fals·est

1. Contrary to fact or truth: false tales of bravery.

2. Deliberately untrue: delivered false testimony under oath.

3. Arising from mistaken ideas: false hopes of writing a successful novel.

4. Intentionally deceptive: a suitcase with a false bottom; false promises.

5. Not keeping faith; treacherous: a false friend. See Synonyms at faithless.

6. Not genuine or real: false teeth; false documents.

7. Erected temporarily, as for support during construction.

8. Resembling but not accurately or properly designated as such: a false thaw in January; the false dawn peculiar to the tropics.

9. Music Of incorrect pitch.

10. Unwise; imprudent: Don't make a false move or I'll shoot.

11. Computer Science Indicating one of two possible values taken by a variable in Boolean logic or a binary device.

adv.

In a treacherous or faithless manner: play a person false.

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[Middle English fals, from Old English, counterfeit, and from Old French, false, both from Latin falsus, from past participle of fallere, to deceive.]

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falsely adv.

falseness n.

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false [fɔːls]

adj

1. not in accordance with the truth or facts

2. irregular or invalid a false start

3. untruthful or lying a false account

4. not genuine, real, or natural; artificial; fake false eyelashes

5. being or intended to be misleading or deceptive a false rumour

6. disloyal or treacherous a false friend

7. based on mistaken or irrelevant ideas or facts false pride a false argument

8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (prenominal) (esp of plants) superficially resembling the species specified false hellebore

9. serving to supplement or replace, often temporarily a false keel

10. (Music, other) Music

a.  (of a note, interval, etc.) out of tune

b.  (of the interval of a perfect fourth or fifth) decreased by a semitone

c.  (of a cadence) interrupted or imperfect

adv

in a false or dishonest manner (esp in the phrase play (someone) false)

[Old English fals, from Latin falsus, from fallere to deceive]

falsely  adv

falseness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" incorrect, wrong - not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
	2.	false - arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" mistaken incorrect, wrong - not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
	3.	false - erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm" invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"
	4.	false - deliberately deceptive; "false pretenses" insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
	5.	false - inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" delusive unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"
	6.	false - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" faux, imitation, simulated, fake artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
	7.	false - designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom" dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
	8.	false - inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" off-key, sour inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony
	9.	false - adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" fictive, pretended, put on, sham, assumed, fictitious counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
	10.	false - (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" untrue inconstant - likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare
Adv.	1.	false - in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably

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false

adjective

1. incorrect, wrong, mistaken, misleading, faulty, inaccurate, invalid, improper, unfounded, erroneous, inexact This resulted in false information being entered.
incorrect right, sound, correct, exact, valid

2. untrue, fraudulent, unreal, concocted, fictitious, trumped up, fallacious, untruthful, truthless You do not know whether what you are told is true or false.
untrue true, reliable

3. artificial, forged, fake, mock, reproduction, synthetic, replica, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, pretended He paid for a false passport.
artificial real, genuine, authentic, sincere, honest, bona fide, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)

4. treacherous, lying, deceiving, unreliable, two-timing (informal), dishonest, deceptive, hypocritical, unfaithful, two-faced, disloyal, unsound, deceitful, faithless, untrustworthy, insincere, double-dealing, dishonourable, duplicitous, mendacious, perfidious, treasonable, traitorous, inconstant, delusive, false-hearted She was a false friend, envious of her lifestyle and her life with her husband.
treacherous loyal, faithful, trustworthy

play someone false cheat, betray, deceive, double-cross, stab in the back, sell down the river (informal), give the Judas kiss to

Translations

false [fɔːls]

A. ADJ

1. (= untruthful) [statement, accusation] → falso; (= mistaken) [idea, assumption, accusation] → equivocado
to give a false impression → dar una impresión falsa
false move → movimiento m en falso
one false move and you're dead → un movimiento en falso y te mato
false note → nota f falsa
a false sense of security → una falsa sensación de seguridad
false step → paso m en falso
see also lull, true A1

2. (= deceitful)
under false pretences → con engaños, con insidias
to extort money under false pretences → obtener dinero con engaños or insidias
you came here under false pretences → viniste aquí con engaños
to bear false witness (esp Bible) → levantar falso testimonio

3. (= inappropriate, insincere)
that was false economy → fue un mal ahorro
to give sb false hope(s) → dar falsas esperanzas a algn
to raise false hopes → crear falsas esperanzas
false modesty → falsa modestia f
false pride → falso orgullo m
his words rang false → sus palabras sonaban a falso
false smile → sonrisa f forzada

4. (= artificial) [hair, eyelashes] → postizo
a suitcase with a false bottom → una maleta con doble fondo
he registered in or under a false name → se registró bajo un nombre falso

5. (o.f.) (= disloyal) [friend] → desleal, pérfido; (= unfaithful) [lover] → infiel

B. CPD false 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 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

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false [ˈfɔːls] adj

(= incorrect, untrue) [information, impression, belief] → faux*(fausse); [allegation] → mensonger/ère; [name, alibi, statement] → faux*(fausse)
under false pretences → sous un faux prétexte
a false sense of security → une illusion de sécurité
to give sb false hope → donner de faux espoirs à qn

(= artificial, imitation) [eyelashes, nails] → faux*(fausse); [ID papers, documents, passport] → faux*(fausse)
false bottom [suitcase] → double fond m

(= feigned) [modesty] → faux*(fausse); [enthusiasm] → forcé(e)
false alarm n → fausse alerte f
false economy n → fausse économie f
false friend n (LINGUISTICS) → faux ami m

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false

adj (+er)

(= wrong) → falsch; to put a false interpretation on something → etw falsch auslegen or deuten; to prove false → sich als falsch erweisen; a false sense of security → ein falsches Gefühl der Sicherheit; false accounting (Jur) → Bücherfälschung f; that’s a false economy → das ist am falschen Ort gespart; false imprisonment/arrest → willkürliche Inhaftierung/Festnahme; false judgement → Fehlurteil nt; false statement → Falschaussage f; under or by false pretences (Brit) or pretenses (US) → unter Vorspiegelung falscher Tatsachen; false god/prophet → falscher Gott/Prophet; to bear false witness (old) → falsches Zeugnis ablegen (Bibl, old), → eine falsche Aussage machen

(= artificial, fake) nose, beard → falsch; blood, eyelashes → künstlich; papers → gefälscht; false bottom (of suitcase) → doppelter Boden; false ceiling → Zwischendecke f

(pej: = insincere) laughter, enthusiasm → gekünstelt; false modesty → falsche Bescheidenheit; to ring false → nicht echt klingen

(= disloyal) friend, lover, wife, husband, servant → treulos; to be false to somebody → jdm untreu sein; (= deceive) → jdn hintergehen

adv to play somebody false → mit jdm ein falsches Spiel treiben

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false:

false alarm

n → falscher or blinder Alarm

false beginner

n Lernende(r) mit Vorkenntnissen, der/die noch einmal von vorne anfängt

false ceiling

n (Archit) → Zwischen- or Unterdecke f

false dawn

n

(Astron) → Zodiakal- or Tierkreislicht nt

(fig) the boom was a false → der Aufschwung erweckte falsche Hoffnungen

false friend

n (Ling) → falscher Freund

false front

n

(Archit, also fig) → falsche Fassade

(fig) → bloße Fassade, Mache f (inf, pej)

false-hearted

adj → falsch, treulos

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false:

False Memory Syndrome

n (Psych) → False-Memory-Syndrom nt

false move

n → falsche Bewegung; (fig: = mistake) → Fehler m; one false and you’re dead → eine falsche Bewegung und du bist tot; one false, and … (fig) → ein kleiner Fehler und …

false negative

n (Med) false (result) → falsch negative Diagnose

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false:

false positive

n (Med) false (result) → falsch positive Diagnose

false pregnancy

n (Med) → Scheinschwangerschaft f

false rib

n → falsche Rippe

false start

n → Fehlstart m

false teeth

pl → (künstliches) Gebiss, falsche Zähne pl

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false [fɔːls] adj (gen) → falso/a
false ceiling → controsoffitto
a false step → un passo falso
under false pretences → con l'inganno
with a false bottom → con doppio fondo

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false [fɔːls] adj (gen) → falso/a
false ceiling → controsoffitto
a false step → un passo falso
under false pretences → con l'inganno
with a false bottom → con doppio fondo

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false

adj false [foːls]

1 not true; not correct He made a false statement to the police. vals, verkeerd, onwaar كاذِب неверен klamný, špatný falsk; ukorrekt falsch ψεύτικος, αναληθής falso vale دروغ؛ اشتباه virheellinen faux כּוֹזֵב झूठा lažan, netočan valótlan tidak benar ósannur, rangur falso 間違った 옳지 않은 klaidingas, neteisingas nepareizs tidak benar vals falsk, feilaktig, usann fałszywy falso fals ложный falošný lažen lažan falsk, osann เท็จ yalan, yanlış 不真實的 хибний, помилковий غلط sai; nhầm 不真实的

2 not genuine; intended to deceive She has a false passport. vals زائِف، مُزَيَّف фалшив falešný falsk falsch ψεύτικος, πλαστός falso võltsitud گول زننده väärennetty faux מְזוּיָף नकली, जाली lažan, krivotvoren hamis palsu falskur falso 偽造の 허위의 netikras, suklastotas viltots palsu vals uekte, falsk podrobiony falso fals фальшивый falošný ponarejen lažan falsk, förfalskad ปลอม sahte 假的 фальшивий جعلی cố tình làm sai để đánh lừa 假的

3 artificial false teeth. vals, kunsagtig إصْطِناعي изкуствен umělý kunstig; forloren künstlich τεχνητός postizo vale- مصنوعی teko- faux מְלַאכוּתִי बनावटी umjetan nem valódi, mű- buatan falskur, gervi- artificiale, finto 人工の 인공의 netikras, dirbtinis mākslīgs tiruan vals kunstig, falsk sztuczny artificial/postiço fals, artificial искусственный umelý umeten veštački löständer ปลอม, ซึ่งผลิตขึ้นมา yapma, takma, protez 人造的 штучний مصنوعی không thật 人造的

4 not loyal false friends. oneg, ontrou, vals خائِن، غادِر، غَير مُخْلِص престорен falešný, zrádný falsk falsch ψεύτικος, ανειλικρινής falso, desleal truudusetu خائن؛ دو رو epäuskollinen faux חָבֵר כָּזַב बेईमान neiskren, dvoličan hűtlen tidak setia falskur, svikull falso 不実な 신의가 없는 netikras, veidmainis nepatiess; liekuļots tidak setia vals falsk, svikefull, bedragersk obłudny, fałszywy falso fals, ipocrit неверный falošný lažen, neiskren lažan falsk ซึ่งไม่ซื่อสัตย์; ซึ่งคบไม่ได้ sadık olmayan, vefasız 無信義的 віроломний غیر معتبر phản trắc 无信义的

n falsehood

(the telling of) a lie She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood. leuen, onwaarheid كَذِب лъжа podvod, klam, lež usandhed; løgn die Unwahrheit ψέμα falsedad, mentira vale, valetamine دروغ؛ دروغگویی vale mensonge שֶׁקֶר झूठा laž, neistina; laganje hazugság kebohongan ósannindi falsità, menzogna 偽り 거짓말 melas meli; nepatiesība kebohongan onwaarheid falskhet, usannhet, løgn kłamstwo falsidade/mentira min­ciună ложь lož laž neistina lögn, osanning ความเชื่อที่ไม่จริง yalan 說謊 брехня; віроломство جھوٹ sự nói dối 说谎

v falsify [-fӕi]

to make false He falsified the accounts. vervals, namaak يُزَيِّف фалшифицирам padělat forfalske fälschen παραποιώ falsificar võltsima دست بردن در väärentää falsifier לְזַייֵף गोलमाल करना krivotvoriti, falsificirati meghamisít memalsukan falsa falsificare 偽造する 속이다 (su)klastoti viltot memalsukan vervalsen forfalske fałszować falsificar a falsifica фальсифицировать sfalšovať ponarediti falsifikovati förfalska ทำให้ไม่ถูกต้อง; บิดเบือน çarpıtmak, değiştirmek 偽造 фальсифікувати, підробляти جھوٹا ثابت کرنا giả mạo 伪造

n falsifiˈcation [-fi-]

vervalsing تَزْييف، تَحْريف фалшификация padělek forfalskning die Fälschung παραποίηση falsificación võltsing دروغ پردازی؛ جعل väärennys falsification זִיוּף जालसाजी krivotvorenje; krivotvorina (meg)hamisítás pemalsuan fölsun falsificazione 偽造 위조, 변조 klastojimas falsifikācija; viltojums pemalsuan vervalsing forfalskning falsyfikat falsificação falsificare фальсификация falzifikát ponarejanje falsifikovanje förfalskning การทำให้ไม่ถูกต้อง; การบิดเบือน çarpıtma 偽造 фальсифікація; підроблення غلط ثابت کرنے کا عمل sự giả mạo 伪造

n falsity

valsheid, leuen, onwaarheid كَذِب، عَدَم صِحَّة، زَيْف лъжливост lež, nepravda, faleš falskhed die Falschheit ψεύδος falsedad vale, petlikkus دروغ؛ ریاکاری vääryys, petollisuus fausseté שקר बेईमानी lažnost, neistinita tvrdnja valótlanság, hamisság; megbízhatatlanság; hűtlenség kepalsuan fals, ósannindi falsità 虚偽 잘못, 허위 klastotė, melas negodīgums; melīgums kepalsuan valsheid usannhet, svik, falskhet fałszywość falsidade falsitate ложность faloš lažnivost netačnost oriktighet สิ่งที่ไม่ถูกต้อง değiştirme, bozma 慌言 помилковість; брехливість دھوکا sự dối trá 慌言

false alarm

a warning of something which in fact does not happen. vals alarm إنْذار كاذِب фалшива тревога planý poplach falsk alarm falscher Alarm άνευ λόγου κινητοποίηση, ψεύτικος συναγερμός falsa alarma valehäire هشدار در مورد چیزی دروغین väärä hälytys fausse alerte אַזעָקַת שָׁווא झूठी चेतावनी lažna uzbuna vaklárma peringatan palsu gabb, tilefnislaus aðvörun falso allarme 誤警報 허위 경보 netikras aliarmas viltus trauksme amaran palsu vals alarm falsk alarm fałszywy alarm falso alarme/rebate falso alarmă falsă ложная тревога planý poplach lažni preplah lažna uzbuna falskt alarm การเตือนหรือเอะอะโวยวายโดยไม่มีเหตุจริง sahte alârm 一場虛驚 фальшива тревога بے سبب خطرے کی گھنٹی báo động giả 一场虚惊

false start

in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated. verkeerde begin, ongelyke wegspring بِدايَة كاذِبَه أو غَير مَقْبولَه фал старт neplatný/špatný start tyvstart der Fehlstart άκυρη εκκίνηση (σε αγώνα στίβου) salida nula valelähe خطای شروع varaslähtö faux départ זִינוּק פָּסוּל झूठी चाल krivi start, ponovljeni start hibás rajt start gagal þjófstart partenza falsa フライング 부정 출발 pirmalaikis/netaisyklingas startas priekšlaicīgs starts salah mula valse start tyvstart falstart falsa partida start greşit фальстарт neplatný štart neveljaven start loš start felstart, tjuvstart การปล่อยตัวการแข่งขันที่ผิดพลาดและต้องปล่อยตัวใหม่ hatalı çıkış 錯誤的起步 фальстарт دوڑ میں خلاف قاعدہ چل پڑنا xuất phát trước khi có hiệu lệnh 错误的起步

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false → زائف křivý falsk falsch ψευδής falso väärä faux lažan falso 偽りの 그릇된 vals falsk fałszywy falso ошибочный falsk ปลอม sahte giả 假的