Слово англійською: false

Прикметник

Переклад false українською: фальшивий

Детальний опис

false

adjective

/fɔːls/

not true

wrong; not correct or true

A whale is a fish. True or false?
Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false.
She gave false information to the insurance company.
He used a false name to get the job.
His career was ruined by false accusations.
The allegations are completely false.
This claim is simply false.
The law can punish knowingly false statements.

not natural

not natural synonym artificial

false teeth/eyelashes
a false beard

not real

not real or what somebody claims it is, but made to look real to cheat people

He had been travelling with a false passport.
The case had a false bottom where documents or even a small radio could be hidden.

wrong/not accurate

[usually before noun] wrong or not accurate, because it is based on something that is not true or correct

a false argument/assumption/belief
to give a false impression of wealth
to lull somebody into a false sense of security (= make somebody feel safe when they are really in danger)
They didn't want to raise any false hopes, but they believed her husband had escaped capture.
Buying a cheap computer is a false economy (= will not actually save you money).
If you don't do the test right, it can lead to false positives.

not sincere

(of people’s behaviour) not real or sincere

false modesty
She flashed him a false smile of congratulation.

not faithful

(literary) (of people) not faithful

a false lover

Word OriginOld English fals ‘fraud, deceit’, from Latin falsum ‘fraud’, neuter past participle of fallere ‘deceive’; reinforced or re-formed in Middle English from Old French fals, faus ‘false’.

Idioms

by/under/on false pretences

by pretending to be something that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself
- She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences.

Synonyms artificialartificialsynthetic ▪ false ▪ man-made ▪ fake ▪ imitationThese words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown.artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:

artificial flowers
artificial light

synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:

synthetic drugs
shoes with synthetic soles

false not natural:

false teeth
a false beard

man-made made by people; not natural:

man-made fibres such as nylon

fake made to look like something else; not real:

a fake-fur jacket

imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:

She would never wear imitation pearls.

Patterns

artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls

ring true/hollow/false

to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true
- It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.
- His expressions of support rang rather hollow.
- His promise rang hollow.

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