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false meaning in Portuguese

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false (spurious, artificial)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɔːls]
[US: ˈfɔːls]

artificialadjective

false (untrue, not factual, wrong)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɔːls]
[US: ˈfɔːls]

erradoadjective

falsoadjective

false dichotomy (situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available)
noun

falsa dicotomianoun
{f}

false friend (type of word)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔːls ˈfrend]
[US: ˈfɔːls ˈfrend]

falso amigonoun
{m}

heterossemânticonoun
{m}

false modesty (behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔːls ˈmɒ.dɪ.sti]
[US: ˈfɔːls ˈmɑː.də.sti]

falsa modéstianoun
{f}

false negative (result of a test that shows as absent something that is present)
noun

falso negativonoun
{m}

false positive [false positives] (result of a test that shows as present something that is absent)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔːls ˈpɒ.zə.tɪv]
[US: ˈfɔːls ˈpɑː.zə.tɪv]

falso positivonoun
{m}

false teeth (a set of dentures)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔːls tiːθ]
[US: ˈfɔːls ˈtiːθ]

dentes postiçosnoun
{m-Pl}

falsely (in a false manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈfɔːl.sli]
[US: ˈfɒl.sli]

falsamenteadverb

falsetto [falsettos] ("false" (singing) voice in any human)
noun
[UK: fɔːl.ˈse.təʊ]
[US: fɒl.ˈseˌto.ʊ]

falsetenoun
{m}