FALSE

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false I. adjectiv

1. fals incorect, greşit, eronat; nefondat, neîntemeiat; injust, ilegal;

false pride falsă mândrie;

false pretences prefăcătorie, falsitate, amăgire, înşelăciune;

false imprisonment întemniţare ilegală;

to give / to put a false colour on a prezenta într-o lumină falsă, a denatura (fapte etc.).

2. fals, trădător, necredincios, neloial, sprinţar, nestatornic.

3. (despre bani) fals; (despre dinţi, păr) artificial, fals;

(mar.) false keel chilă falsă.

false II. adverb

fals;

to play smb. false a înşela pe cineva.

Besides, there was no false sentiment about her feeling.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

You will be in such a false position.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She did not look very happy, I thought; but it was a good face, or a very false one.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

‘How can you tell me what you know is false?’ I cried. ‘Your very voice changes as you speak.’

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But the false bride said to the prince, “Dear husband, pray do me one piece of kindness.” “That I will,” said the prince.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

As for the Ball of Fire, the false Wizard had hung that also from the ceiling.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

And since this sad affair has taken place, it is said that he left Meryton greatly in debt; but I hope this may be false.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

Could it be possible, or did not her senses play her false?

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

He had, then, several false keys.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"She knows her own worth too well for false shame," replied Edward.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)