false

false
false [fɔ:ls]
1. adjective
   a. faux (fausse f)
• to give false evidence fournir un faux témoignage
• to make a false confession faire de faux aveux
• he gave the police a false name il a donné un faux nom à la police
• to ring false sonner faux
• a false sense of security une illusion de sécurité
• a box with a false bottom une boîte à double fond
   b. ( = wrongful) false imprisonment détention f arbitraire
2. compounds
► false alarm noun fausse alerte f
► false beginner noun faux débutant m, grand débutant m
► false economy noun fausse économie f
► false friend noun faux ami m
► false move noun faux pas m
• to make a false move faire un faux pas ► false negative noun résultat m faussement négatif
► false positive noun résultat m faussement positif
► false start noun faux départ m
► false teeth plural noun dentier m
* * *
[fɔːls]
adjective faux/fausse

to prove false — s'avérer sans fondement

a false sense of security — une fausse impression de sécurité

to give false evidence — Law faire un faux témoignage


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