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False Impression — is a mystery novel by English author Jeffrey Archer, first published in February 2006 by Macmillan (ISBN 1405032553).The novel concerns an FBI agent, the protagonist, who attempts to keep a banker, the antagonist, from stealing valuables,… … Wikipedia
false impression — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A failure to understand correctly: misapprehension, misconception, misinterpretation, misunderstanding. See UNDERSTAND … English dictionary for students
false impression — misleading idea of something, misleading concept of someone … English contemporary dictionary
calculated to give a false impression — index deceptive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
create a false impression — index delude, dupe, misdirect, misguide, misinform, mislead, profess (pretend) Burton s Legal … Law dictionary
give a false impression — index delude, distort, misdirect, misinform, mislead, misstate, profess (pretend) Burton s Le … Law dictionary
receive a false impression — index err, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, mistake … Law dictionary
false — [ fɔls ] adjective ** 1. ) not true: The report was dismissed as totally false. a false statement/claim/accusation ─ opposite TRUE 2. ) made to look like something real: ARTIFICIAL: false eyelashes a ) not real and intended to trick people: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
false — W3S3 [fo:ls US fo:ls] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(untrue)¦ 2¦(wrong)¦ 3¦(not real)¦ 4¦(not sincere)¦ 5 false economy 6 under false pretences 7 false move/step 8 false imprisonment/arrest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; … Dictionary of contemporary English
false — [fɔːls ǁ fɒːls] adjective 1. not true or real, but intended to look real in order to deceive people: • false and misleading advertisements • Firms issuing false certificates might be subject to lawsuits. 2. a false economy something that you… … Financial and business terms
