falso

Meaning

Adj

1. false; untrue; not factual; wrong
2. false; artificial; fake
3. false
4. that which deceives or lies

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of falsar

falsar

1. (transitive) falsify
2. (transitive) cheat on the weight
3. (transitive) be fake with
4. (transitive) betray
5. (intransitive) break the promise; to lie
6. (intransitive) to fail
7. (intransitive) to crack

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Concepts

false

untrue

counterfeit

fake

spurious

insincere

dud

faux

mock

nonfactual

phoney

phony

spoofed

vain

wrong

apocryphal

ingenuine

artificial

bogus

delusive

dishonest

disingenuous

Synonyms

artificial

errado

falsa

adulterado

falsificado

de mentira

apócrifo

de araque

não autêntico

vil

Translations

falso

falso

faux

falsch

fals

vals

contrefait

sahte

unwahr

gefälscht

onwaar

ψευδής

contraffazione

unecht

onecht

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaw.su/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: falsus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese falso, from Latin falsus (“deceived”), from fallō (“to deceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwel- (“to lie, deceive”).

Sentences

Como ele poderia ser falso ?

How could it be fake?

Quatro crianças em um ovo falso se divertindo .

Four kids in a fake egg having fun.