false

[fɔːls]

adjetivo

1. falso(a) (incorrect)

false alarm -> falsa alarma (f)
the ceasefire turned out to be a false dawn -> el alto el fuego se convirtió en una esperanza frustrada
it's a false economy -> es un falso ahorro
false friend -> falso amigo (m) (in foreign language)
false modesty -> falsa modestia (f)
false note (Mus) (& sentido figurado) -> nota (f) falsa
under false pretenses -> bajo falsas apariencias
false start -> salida (f) nula (in race)
to bear false witness -> presentar falso testimonio

2. infiel (unfaithful)

3. postizo(a) (not real) (beard, nose)

false teeth -> dentadura (f) postiza, caja (f) de dientes (español de Colombia, español de la República Dominicana)

false [fols]

adjetivo

1. Falso, contrario a la verdad o a los hechos.

2. Fingido, postizo, contrahecho, falseado.

3. No conforme a la regla, incorrecto, irregular, ilegal.

4. Mentiroso, falsificador.

5. Engañoso, falaz, pérfido, desleal, infiel, traidor, aleve.

6. Provisional, de sustitución, o imitado de; falso. (Mecánica)

7. (Bio.) Cuasi, seudo; impropiamente nombrado o titulado; incompleto en su disposición o en sus funciones.

8. (Mús.) Falso, discordante, que hace violencia a las reglas de la armonía.

adverbio

9. Falsamente, infustamente.

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