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falsify <-ied> [ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ] VB trans

false [fɔːls] ADJ

1. false (untrue):

falso(-a)

2. false (artificial):

postiço(-a)

3. false liter (disloyal):

a false friend LING
incorreto(-a)

fallacy <-ies> [ˈfæləsi] N

obesity [oʊˈbiːsət̬i, Brit əʊˈbiːsəti] N no pl

density [ˈdentsət̬i, Brit -sɪti] N

quality <-ies> [ˈkwɑːlət̬i, Brit ˈkwɒləti] N

1. quality no pl (excellence):

2. quality (characteristic):

reality [rɪˈælət̬i, Brit -ti] N no pl

parity <-ies> [ˈperət̬i, Brit ˈpærəti] N

sanity [ˈsænət̬i, Brit -ti] N no pl

vanity <-ies> [ˈvænət̬i, Brit -əti] N

cavity <-ies> [ˈkævɪt̬i, Brit -ti] N

I . fatty [ˈfæt̬i, Brit -ti] ADJ

1. fatty food:

gorduroso(-a)

2. fatty tissue:

adiposo(-a)

II . fatty <-ies> [ˈfæt̬i, Brit -ti] N inf

gorducho(-a) m (f)

faulty [ˈfɔːlt̬i, Brit -ti] ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Mill argued that truth drives out falsity, therefore the free expression of ideas, true or false, should not be feared.
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In esthetics, falsity is ugly, and truth is beautiful.
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This is part of a protracted debate about truth and falsity.
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This is called the principle of explosion or ex falso quodlibet (from falsity, whatever you like).
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A scientific theory would be stated with its method of verification, whereby a logical calculus or empirical operation could verify its falsity or truth.
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This is because the falsity amounts to the existence of a counter-example which can be verified by simple arithmetic.
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A simple but unlikely guess, if uncostly to test for falsity, may belong first in line for testing.
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Nouns and verbs on their own do not involve truth or falsity.
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Despite the falsity of these claims the news media promoted the story continuously throughout the 1980s, with local news stations featuring frequent coverage.
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They too observe a problem with respect to the notion of contradiction with its usual truth values of truth and falsity.
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