Смысл: false

false1. [fɔ:ls] n разг.
<Í> 1. лжец, обманщик
2. подделка; фальшивка

2. [fɔ:ls] a
<Í> 1. ложный, неверный; ошибочный
false accusation - ложное обвинение
false note - фальшивая нота
false shame - ложный стыд
false pride - ложная гордость; ложное самолюбие
false pains - мед. ложные /предварительные/ схватки (при родах)
to take a false step - сделать неверный шаг; совершить ошибку
to be in a false position - оказаться в ложном /неловком/ положении
to give /to put/ a false colour on smth. - искажать что-л., представлять что-л. в ложном свете
to give a false impression - создать неправильное впечатление
the news has proved false - сообщение оказалось неверным
2. фальшивый, неискренний, притворный; вероломный, лживый
false tears - притворные /≅ «крокодиловы»/ слёзы
false to the core - лживый /фальшивый/ насквозь
to be false to smb.'s trust - обмануть чьё-л. доверие
to be false to smb. - обманывать кого-л., быть неверным кому-л.
3. поддельный, фальшивый
false coin - фальшивая монета
false hair - фальшивые /накладные/ волосы, парик
false teeth - искусственные /вставные/ зубы
false jewelry - фальшивые драгоценности
false pillars - декоративные колонны
false window - глухое окно; декоративное окно
false prophet - лжепророк
4. тех. дополнительный, вспомогательный (об элементах конструкции); временный
false timbering - горн. временное крепление
false keel - мор. фальшкиль
5. юр. неправомерный, противозаконный
false imprisonment - незаконное лишение (кого-л.) свободы
♢ (to sail) under false colours - а) (плыть) под чужим флагом; б) выдавать себя за другого

3. [fɔ:ls] adv
<Í> обманным путём; коварно
to play smb. false - а) обмануть кого-л.; б) предать кого-л.
his memory played him false - память подвела его
his wife played him false - жена ему изменяла

play someone false Идиома

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.

play (one) false

old-fashioned To deceive one; to bluff or blackmail one. I insisted that they action article as a accessory afore we entered the deal, lest they comedy us apocryphal with their offer. The rogue had been arena the old adult apocryphal for about a year, bloodthirsty on her dupe attributes to bamboozle her out of her fortune.Learn more: false, play

play addition false

prove betraying or artful appear someone; let addition down.Learn more: false, play, someone

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