| English | German | |
| comp. falsy {adj} [also: falsey] [coerced to false in a Boolean context] | 5 falsy [auch: falsey] [implizit in falsch umgewandelt in einem booleschen Kontext] | |
Verbs |
| to belie sb./sth. [prove false] | 573 jdn./etw. widerlegen | |
| to frame sb. [coll.] [with false evidence] | 202 jdn. reinlegen [ugs.] [einem Unschuldigen etw. in die Schuhe schieben] | |
| acad. to falsify sth. [prove (a statement, theory, etc.) to be false] | 65 etw.Akk. falsifizieren | |
| to manufacture sth. [fig.] [esp. a false story or an explanation] | 33 etw.Akk. erfinden [fig.] [z. B. eine Geschichte oder Ausrede] | |
| [to live in hiding or with a false identity] [esp. of Jews in Nazi-Germany] | als U-Boot leben [fig.] | |
| [to survive by hiding or with a false identity] [esp. of Jews in Nazi-Germany] | als U-Boot überleben [fig.] | |
Nouns |
| fabrication [false statement] | 40 Lügengeschichte {f} | |
| forger [creator, esp. of false tales] | 27 Erfinder {m} [von falschen Geschichten etc.] | |
| gnashers {pl} [Br.] [coll.] [teeth esp. false teeth] | 22 Zähne {pl} | |
| fabrication [false statement] | 14 Lügenmärchen {n} | |
| cloth. dickey [false shirt-front] | 11 Hemdbrust {f} [falsche] | |
| fabrication [false statement] | 9 Erdichtung {f} | |
| cloth. dicky [false shirt-front] | 6 Hemdbrust {f} [falsche] | |
| journ. psych. sociol. bothsidesism [false balance] | falsche Ausgewogenheit {f} | |
| bot. T | | |
| comics falsies [coll.] [false eyelashes] | falsche Wimpern {pl} | |
| hoax [false alarm] | blinder Alarm {m} | |
| neol. humblebrag [false modesty] | falsche Bescheidenheit {f} | |
| mycol. T | | |
| law perjury [false testimony] | eidliche Falschaussage {f} | |
| med. pseudoaneurysm [Aneurysma falsum, Aneurysma spurium] [false aneurysm] | unechtes Aneurysma {n} [Pseudoaneurysma] | |
2 Words: Others |
| Unverified splendide mendax {adj} [Latin for: nobly false; untruthful for a good cause] | [auf vornehme Weise unehrlich; unaufrichtig für eine gute Sache] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to bang in [Am.] [sl.] [rare] [take a day off from work under false pretenses] | blaumachen [ugs.] | |
| to dish sth. up [coll.] [also fig., e.g. to dish up (false) facts] | etw.Akk. auftischen [ugs. auch fig., z. B.: (falsche) Fakten auftischen] | |
| to frame sb. for sth. [coll.] [incriminate through the use of false evidence, information, etc.] | jdm. etw. in die Schuhe schieben [Redewendung] [Verbrechen usw.] | |
| to trump up [a false accusation, excuse] | erfinden [falsche Anschuldigung, Ausrede] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| entom. anal proleg [either of the pair of false legs occurring on the 10th abdominal segment of caterpillars] | Nachschieber {m} [bei Raupen] | |
| bad rap [Am.] [coll.] [bum rap] [false criminal charge] | falsche Anschuldigung {f} | |
| dent. dental flipper [coll.] [a false tooth, or partial denture] | Zahnersatz {m} [künstlicher Zahn od. kleine Teilprothese] | |
| sports false 9 [false nine] | Falsche 9 {f} [falscher Neuner] | |
| ling. false cognate [less frequent for: false friend] | Fauxami {m} | |
| cosmet. false nails [false fingernails] | künstliche Nägel {pl} [künstliche Fingernägel] | |
| ling. faux ami [false friend] | Fauxami {m} [falscher Freund] | |
| ling. faux ami [false friend] | falscher Freund {m} | |
| archi. flying facade [false front] | Blendfassade {f} | |
| nuisance alert [false alarm] | Fehlalarm {m} | |
| aviat. tech. nuisance alerts [false alerts] | Fehlalarme {pl} | |
| constr. furn. robinia wood [type of wood] [also black locust wood, false acacia wood] | Robinienholz {n} | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| EU travel European image archiving system [false and authentic documents] <FADO> | europäisches Bildarchivierungssystem {n} <FADO> | |
| med. MedTech. sensitivity of protection procedures [true positives / (true positives + false negatives)] [EUR 17538] | Sensitivität {f} von Nachweisverfahren [richtig positive / (richtig positive + falsch negative)] [EUR 17538] | |
| med. MedTech. specificity of detection procedures [true negatives / (true negatives + false positives)] [EUR 17538] | Spezifizität {f} von Nachweisverfahren [richtig negative / (richtig negative + falsch positive)] [EUR 17538] | |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| zool. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| mycol. T | | |
| mycol. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| mycol. T | | |
| mycol. T | | |
| mycol. T | | |
| fish T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
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