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un·true
(ŭn-tro͞o′)adj. un·tru·er, un·tru·est
1. Contrary to fact; false.
2. Deviating from a standard; not straight, even, level, or exact.
3. Disloyal; unfaithful.
un·tru′ly adv.
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untrue
(ʌnˈtruː)adj
1. incorrect or false
2. disloyal
3. diverging from a rule, standard, or measure; inaccurate
unˈtrueness n
unˈtruly adv
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un•true
(ʌnˈtru)adj. , -tru•er, -tru•est.
1. not true to fact; incorrect; false.
2. unfaithful; disloyal.
3. not true to a standard.
[before 1050]
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| Adj. | 1. | untrue - not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue" false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" |
| 2. | untrue - not true to an obligation or trust; "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty"-Bruno Laske unfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover" | |
| 3. | untrue - not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows" uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" | |
| 4. | untrue - (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" inconstant - likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare |
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untrue
adjective
1. false, lying, wrong, mistaken, misleading, incorrect, inaccurate, sham, dishonest, deceptive, spurious, erroneous, fallacious, untruthful The allegations were completely untrue.
false right, true, correct, accurate, factual
false right, true, correct, accurate, factual
2. unfaithful, disloyal, deceitful, treacherous, two-faced, faithless, false, untrustworthy, perfidious, forsworn, traitorous, inconstant untrue to the basic tenets of socialism
unfaithful constant, loyal, faithful, dependable
unfaithful constant, loyal, faithful, dependable
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untrue
adjective1. Devoid of truth:
2. Containing an error or errors:
3. Not true to duty or obligation:
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Translations
غَيْر صَحيح، كاذِب
nepravdivý
falskusand
nem igaz
ósannur
netiesa
nepatiess
nepravdivý
laženneresničen
untrue
[ˈʌnˈtruː] ADJ1. (= inaccurate) → falso
it is untrue that → no es cierto or verdad que, es falso que
that is wholly untrue → eso es completamente falso
it is untrue that → no es cierto or verdad que, es falso que
that is wholly untrue → eso es completamente falso
2. (liter) (= unfaithful) → infiel
to be untrue to sb → ser infiel a algn
to be untrue to one's principles → no ser fiel a sus principios
to be untrue to sb → ser infiel a algn
to be untrue to one's principles → no ser fiel a sus principios
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
untrue
[ʌnˈtruː] adj [statement,story, allegations] → faux(fausse)it is untrue that ... → il est faux que ..., il n'est pas vrai que ...
it would be untrue to say that ... → il serait faux de dire que ...
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untrue
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
untrue
(anˈtruː) adjective not true; false. The statement is untrue.
unˈtruth (-θ) noun a lie or false statement. His autobiography contains many untruths.
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