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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