An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (untrue)
a. false (accusation or rumor) Yo estoy convencida de que sus acusaciones son totalmente falsas. I'm convinced her accusations are completely false.
2. (not real)
a. false (drawer, ceiling, name) Uno de los cajones del escritorio tiene un fondo falso. One of the desk drawers has a false bottom.
b. fake (jewel or painting) El anillo de diamantes que lleva es falso. The diamond ring that she's wearing is fake.
3. (falsified)
a. false (document) Su acta de nacimiento result贸 ser falsa. Her birth certificate turned out to be false.
b. fake (document) Entr贸 en el pa铆s con un pasaporte falso. He entered the country using a fake passport.
c. forged (document or money) Se ha demostrado que los documentos son falsos. The documents have been proven to be forged.
d. counterfeit (money) Voy a pagar y me dicen que mi billete es falso. I go to pay and I'm told that my bill is counterfeit.
4. (dishonest)
a. false (smile or person) Tiene una sonrisa muy falsa. She has a very false smile.
b. insincere (person) No me cae bien Francisco porque es muy falso. I don't like Francisco because he is very insincere.
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (afirmaci贸n, informaci贸n, rumor)
a. false, untrue dar falso testimonio to give false evidence
jurar en falso to commit perjury
falsa alarma false alarm
2. (linguistics)
a. falso amigo false friend
falsa modestia false modesty
falso techo false ceiling
3. (dinero, firma, cuadro)
4. (joyas)
a. fake un diamante falso an imitation diamond
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falso
adjective
1 [+acusación, creencia, rumor] false lo que dices es falso what you're saying is false o untrue; se inscribió con un nombre falso she registered under a false name; ha sido una falsa alarma it was a false alarm
peca de falsa modestia
falso testimonio perjury; false testimony
2 [+firma, pasaporte, joya] false; fake; [+techo] false; [+cuadro] fake; [+moneda] counterfeit 3 (insincero) [+persona] false; insincere; [+sonrisa] false 5 en falso: coger a algn en falso to catch sb in a lie; dar un paso en falso to trip; to take a false step; jurar en falso to commit perjury
(Centroamérica) (México) false evidence
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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