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falso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • artificial adj Made by humans rather than occurring naturally.
  • counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  • fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  • false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  • forgery noun The crime of faking a document, signature, or artwork to deceive people.
  • phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
  • sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
  • slick adj Smooth and slippery, often because of a coating of liquid.
  • untrue adjective Not true; false.

Senses

falso is used for these senses in English:

  • artificial (bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
  • fake Not real; false, fraudulent.
  • false Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
  • false (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
  • made-up Invented or fabricated.
  • phony (informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
  • sham A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
  • slick Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

artificial — full definition

  1. adj Made by humans rather than occurring naturally.
  2. adj Insincere or put on; not genuine.

counterfeit — full definition

  1. adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  2. noun A fake version of something, made to pass as genuine.
  3. verb To make an illegal imitation of something valuable, especially money.

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