false

[US]/fɔːls/
[UK]/fɔːls/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ikke sandt, ukorrekt, forfalsket, utro, bedragerisk.

Phrases & Collocations

false alarm

falsk alarm

false hope

falskt håb

false accusation

falsk anklage

false information

falsk information

false pretenses

falske påstande

false positive

falsk positiv

false alarm rate

falsk alarmeringsrate

false statement

falsk udsagn

false impression

falsk indtryk

false friend

falsk ven

false negative

falsk negativ

false teeth

falske tænder

false start

falsk start

false image

falskt billede

false tooth

falsk tand

false belief

falsk overbevisning

false step

falsk skridt

false claim

falskt krav

false move

falsk træk

false acceptance

falsk accept

false bottom

falskt bund

false imprisonment

ulovligt frihedsberøvelse

false eyelashes

falske øjenvipper

Example Sentences

false sense of security

falsk tryghed

Real-world Examples

False advertising. - Enough of this nonsense!

Falsk reklame. - Nok af det slaveri!

Source: Kung Fu Panda 2

Spare me your false courtesies, Lord Stark.

Lad være med at komme med jeres falske høflighed, Lord Stark.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Every approach I made felt false, artificial.

Hver eneste tilgang jeg forsøgte føltes falsk og kunstig.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

Prizes serve as false idols everywhere, prestige, wealth, fame, power.

Priser tjener som falske idoler overalt, prestige, rigdom, berømmelse, magt.

Source: 2015 Natalie Harvard Graduation Speech

Those who circulate false news should be condemned.

De, der spreder falske nyheder, bør fordømmes.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

They will have a lot of false positives and false negatives.

De vil have mange falske positiver og falske negativer.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

What if monsters created horror movies to create a false reality?

Hvad nu, hvis monstre skabte gyserfilm for at skabe en falsk virkelighed?

Source: Creative broadcast by YouTube star Lilly.

There's a lot of false negatives and a lot of false positives.

Der er mange falske negativer og mange falske positiver.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

It is false the Ebola liquefies your organs and tissues.

Det er falsk, at Ebola får dine organer og væv til at flyde.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

The fixation on genes as destiny is surely false too.

Fixeringen på gener som skæbne er helt sikkert også falsk.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

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