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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

falso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfalso

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Untrue/ʌnˈtruː/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Lo que dijiste es totalmente falso."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not in accordance with fact or reality; false or incorrect.

    "The rumor spreading about the company's closure is entirely untrue."
  2. 2

    Unfaithful or disloyal to a person, promise, or allegiance.

    "He proved untrue to his vows and betrayed his closest allies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'un-', meaning not, combined with 'trēow', meaning faithful, trustworthy, or true. The compound evolved through Middle English to denote statements, beliefs, or facts that do not conform to reality or accuracy.

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