insincere

[US]/ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. uten oppriktighet

Example Sentences

Insincere compliments fell from their lips.

Uekte komplimenter falt fra leppene deres.

mumbled an insincere apology.

murret en uekte unnskyldning.

she flashed him an insincere smile.

Hun sendte ham et uekte smil.

The characteristic is looked that resembles stockily but actually insincere, frequently quarrels with the same table of Pakistan.

Karakteristikken ser ut som om den ligner på en kraftig, men faktisk uekte person, som ofte krangler med samme bord i Pakistan.

Her mother, a pious woman, attends Mass every morning. When the term refers to insincere piety, however, it is derogatory:

Moren hennes, en from hjertelig kvinne, går i messen hver morgen. Når begrepet refererer til uekte fromhet, er det imidlertid nedsettende:

Real-world Examples

Periods in text can be rude or insincere.

Perioder i tekst kan virke uhøflige eller falske.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

What if I choose to live an insincere life?

Hva om jeg velger å leve et falskt liv?

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Too little eye contact and you'll appear nervous, insincere and disinterested.

For lite øyekontakt, og du vil virke nervøs, falsk og uinteressert.

Source: The secret to keeping conversations from falling flat.

" Fulsome" praise can be full-throated and genuine, or cloyingly insincere.

Overdreven ros kan være entusiastisk og ekte, eller klamt falsk.

Source: Selected English short passages

Being too diplomatic is safer, unless it devolves into insincere platitudes.

Å være for diplomatisk er tryggere, med mindre det utvikler seg til falske fraser.

Source: The Economist - Business

I'll 'butter her up'! But isn't it a bit insincere?

Jeg skal 'smøre henne'! Men er det ikke litt falskt?

Source: BBC Authentic English

The person who always comes late, providing an excuse and an insincere apology.

Personen som alltid kommer for sent, med en unnskyldning og en falsk beklagelse.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

" Theatre" used as an adjective can describe someone's exaggerated or insincere behaviour.

Source: BBC Authentic English

But however insincere you may choose to be, you shall not find me so.

Men uansett hvor falsk du velger å være, vil du ikke finne meg slik.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

And as long as he lives an insincere life, he will never truly stop procrastinating.

Og så lenge han lever et falskt liv, vil han aldri virkelig slutte å utsette ting.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

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