의미: false

false〔fɔːls〕 a.

1 그릇된 《★ wrong과는 달리 남을 속이려는 의도가 있음을 암시함》, 잘못된, 틀린
▶ a false account 그릇된 계산[보고]
▶ give a false impression 그릇된 인상을 주다
▶ a false notion 잘못된 생각

2 거짓의, 허위의(opp. true), 가장된
▶ a false charge 【법】 무고(誣告)
▶ a false witness 허위의 진술을 하는 증인
▶ a false attack 양동(陽動)[위장] 공격

3 가짜의, 위조의; 인조의, 인공의, 모조의; 부정의, 사기의, 불법의
▶ a false balance 부정 저울
▶ a false coin 가짜 동전
▶ a false eye 의안(義眼)
▶ false hair 가발
▶ a false god 사신(邪神)

4 임시의, 일시적인; 보조의(subsidiary)
▶ a false deck 보조 갑판
▶ false supports for a bridge 임시 교각

5 【음악】 가락이 맞지 않는; 반음 감소한
▶ a false note 가락이 맞지 않는 음

6 불성실한, 부정(不貞)한
▶ a false friend 믿지 못할 친구
▶ a false wife 부정한 아내
▶ be false of heart 불성실하다
▶ be false to …을 배반하다, …에 대하여 불성실[부정(不貞)]하다

7 <행동 등이> 겉꾸민, 어색한; 부자연스런
▶ false modesty 짐짓 꾸민 겸손

8 【식물】 유사한, 의사(擬似)의

9 【의학】 가성(假性)[의사]의
▶ a false cholera 의사 콜레라

10 근거없는, 무분별한
▶ false pride 그릇된 긍지, 어리석은 자존심
bear false witness 위증하다
make a false move (중요한 때에) 서투른 짓을 하다, 작전[일]을 그르치다
━ ad. 거짓으로, 부실하게, 부정하게, 불성실하게
play a person false …을 속이다, 배반하다:Events played him false. 일의 추세는 그의 기대에 어긋났다.
ring false <이야기가> 참말 같지 않다, 거짓말로 들리다
▷ fálsehood, fálsity n.; fálsify v.

false 관용구

a false move

a wrong move, a threatening action "A man with a gun said, ""If you make a false move, you're dead."""

false move

(See a false move)

make a false move

reach for the phone or a gun, try to run away """Make a false move and I'll shoot your buttons off,"" the boy said."

one false move

one move to get away or call for help """One false move and you're dead,"" the gunman said to his hostage."

sail under false colors

pretend to be what one is not 冒充
I had so much wisdom as to sail un der false colors in this foolish jaunt of mine．我居然能在这次愚蠢的漫游中机智地更名改姓，真是聪明。
They are not real merchants．They are political spies sailing under false colors．他们不是真正的商人，他们是伪装的政治间谍。

lull sb into a false sense of security

Idiom(s): lull sb into a false sense of security

Theme: DECEPTION

to lead someone into believing that all is well before attacking or doing something bad to someone.
• We lulled the enemy into a false sense of security by pretending to retreat. Then we launched an attack.
• The boss lulled us into a false sense of security by saying that our jobs were safe and then let half the staff go.

Sail under false colours

Someone who sails under false colours (colors) is hypocritical or pretends to be something they aren't in order to deceive people.

Under false colours

If someone does something under false colours/colors, they pretend to be something they are not in order to deceive people so that they can succeed.

play one false|false|play

v. phr., literary To act disloyally toward (a person); betray; cheat; deceive. Good faith was not in him: he played anyone false who trusted him. His hopes had played him false.

sail under false colors|colors|false colors|sail

v. phr. 1. To sail a ship, often pirate, under the flag of another country. The pirate ship flew the American flag until it got near, then raised the black flag. 1. To pretend to be what you are not; masquerade. The garage hired Jones as a mechanic, but fired him when they found he was sailing under false colors. They found out that Smith was an escaped convict who had been sailing under false colors as a lawyer.

false

false
In addition to the idioms beginning with false, also see lull into; play false; ring false.
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- false alarm
- false colors
- false start
- false step

false alarm

false alarm
A warning signal that is groundless, made either by mistake or as a deliberate deception. For example, The rumor that we were all going to get fired was just a false alarm, or Setting off a false alarm is a criminal offense. This expression, first recorded in 1579, today is often used for a report of a nonexistent fire.

false colors

false colors
Pretense, misrepresentation, or hypocrisy; deceptive statements or actions. For example, She's sailing under false colors—she claims to be a Republican, but endorses Democratic legislation. This term alludes to the practice of pirate ships sailing under false colors—that is, running a particular flag specifically to lure another vessel close enough to be captured. [Late 1600s]

false start

false start
A wrong beginning, as in After several false starts she finally managed to write the first chapter. The term originated in racing, where it refers to beginning a race before the starting signal has been given. The expression was soon transferred to other kinds of failed beginning. [Early 1800s]

false step

false step
A stumble or blunder, as in Making a down payment without securing a mortgage was clearly a false step. This term transfers physical stumbling or tripping to other enterprises. [c. 1700]

play false

play false
Deceive or betray one, as in If my memory does not play false, I met them years ago in Italy. [Late 1500s]

ring false

ring false
Also, have a false or hollow ring; strike a false note. Seem wrong or deceitful, as in Her denial rings false—I'm sure she was there when it happened, or His good wishes always seem to have a hollow ring, or Carol's congratulatory phone call really struck a false note. Ring false and the antonym, ring true, which means “seem genuine,” allude to the old practice of judging a coin genuine or fake by the sound it gives out when tapped. This practice became obsolete when coins ceased to be made of precious metals, but by then the idioms were being used to refer to other matters. [Mid-1800s]

under false colors

under false colors
see false colors.