falso

/ˈfalso/

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Translation

false, fake

Word origin

From Latin falsus ('deceptive, untrue'), past participle of fallere ('to deceive'). The same root gives English 'false' and 'fail'.

Origin
Latin
Root
falsus
English cognates
false, fail

Grammar

Femininefalsa
Masc pluralfalsos
Fem pluralfalsas

Examples

.

That information turned out to be completely false.

pillaron .

They caught him using a fake banknote.

, fié .

His smile seemed fake, I did not trust him.

alarma, .

It is a false alarm, nothing has happened.

.

I do not want to give a false impression of the company.

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This word is part of lesson 44.