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fals
false, fake /ˈfals/
adjective#966 most common
Also: forged, counterfeit, insincere
Example sentences
Acest bilet este fals.
This ticket is fake.
Ea a purtat un colier fals la petrecere.
She wore a fake necklace at the party.
Poliția a descoperit un pașaport fals la frontieră.
Police found a fake passport at the border.
Semnătura de pe contract s-a dovedit a fi falsă.
The signature on the contract turned out to be forged.
A fost condamnat pentru fals în acte publice.
He was convicted of forgery of public documents.
Discursul lui suna sincer, dar entuziasmul era complet fals.
His speech sounded sincere, but the enthusiasm was entirely fake.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fals | falși |
| Genitive | fals | falși |
| Accusative | fals | falși |
| Vocative | fals | falși |
Word family
falsificato falsify, to forge
falsificarethe act of falsifying, forgery
falsitatefalsity, falseness
falsificatorforger
falsforgery, fraud (legal term)Etymology
Romanian took "fals" in the 19th century as part of a large wave of Latin-Romance borrowings meant to replace older Slavic and Greek vocabulary. The word draws on French "faux/fausse" and Italian "falso", both descending from Latin "falsus", the past participle of "fallere" (to deceive, to trip up). Modern Romanian keeps the word close to its Romance neighbors in both form and meaning.
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