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untrue

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un·true  (n-tr)
adj. un·tru·er, un·tru·est
1. Contrary to fact; false.
2. Deviating from a standard; not straight, even, level, or exact.
3. Disloyal; unfaithful.

un·truly adv.

untrue [ʌnˈtruː]
adj
1. incorrect or false
2. disloyal
3. diverging from a rule, standard, or measure; inaccurate
untrueness  n
untruly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.untrue - not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"
false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
2.untrue - not true to an obligation or trust; "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty"-Bruno Laske
unfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover"
3.untrue - not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows"
uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"
4.untrue - (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove 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

untrue
Translations
untrue [ˈʌnˈtruː] ADJ
1. (= inaccurate) → falso
it is untrue thatno es cierto or verdad que, es falso que
that is wholly untrueeso es completamente falso
2. (liter) (= unfaithful) → infiel
to be untrue to sbser infiel a algn
to be untrue to one's principlesno ser fiel a sus principios

untrue [ʌnˈtruː] adj [statement,story, allegations] → faux*(fausse)
it is untrue that ... → il est faux que ..., il n'est pas vrai que ...
it would be untrue to say that ... → il serait faux de dire que ...

untrue
adj
(= false)unwahr, falsch; (Tech) reading, instrumentinkorrekt, ungenau
(= unfaithful) personuntreu; to be untrue to somebodyjdm untreu sein; to be untrue to one’s principles/wordseinen Prinzipien/seinem Wort untreu sein

untrue [ʌnˈtruː] adj (statement) → falso/a, non vero/a
untrue [ʌnˈtruː] adj (statement) → falso/a, non vero/a

untrue
adj untrue [anˈtruː]
not true; false The statement is untrue. onwaar غَيْر صَحيح، كاذِب неверен nepravdivý usand; falsk unwahr αναληθής falso vale غیر حقیقی valheellinen faux לא נָכוֹן असत्य neistinit nem igaz ósannur falso うその 허위의 neteisingas nepatiess tdk benar onwaar usann, uriktig nieprawdziwy falso fals ложный nepravdivý neresničen neistinit osann ไม่จริง yalan 不是真的,假的 нечесний; неправильний جھوٹا، غلط không đúng, sai
n unˈtruth [-θ]
a lie or false statement His autobiography contains many untruths. onwaarheid كَذِب، زَيْف неиситина nepravda usandhed die Unwahrheit αναλήθεια, ψέμα falsedad vale دروغ perättömyys fausseté שֶקֶר असत्यता neistina hazugság ósannindi falsità 虚偽 진실이 아님 netiesa nepatiesība yg tdk benar onwaarheid løgn, usannhet kłamstwo falsidade neadevăr неправда; ложь nepravda, lož neresnica neistina osanning การโกหก yalan 謊言 неправда, брехня غلط بياني lời nói giả dối


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The letter had about every demerit of party letters in general; it was expressed with the energy of a believer; it was personal; it was a little more than half unfair, and about a quarter untrue.
And they are not to found otherwise, because men will always prove untrue to you unless they are kept honest by constraint.
And then he began chirping his peculiar melancholy song, from which we have taken this history; and which may, very possibly, be all untrue, although it does stand here printed in black and white.
 
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