ring false: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To seem untrue, unconvincing, or insincere; to fail to sound genuine.
- To be inconsistent with known facts or expectations, thereby undermining credibility.
Examples
BetaWhen he claimed he finished the project alone in one night, it really rang false to the rest of the team.
Cuando afirmó que terminó el proyecto solo en una noche, realmente sonó falso para el resto del equipo.
Her apology rang false because she seemed more concerned about getting caught than making amends.
Su disculpa sonó falsa porque parecía más preocupada por ser atrapada que por reparar el daño.
The politician's promises rang false to many voters who had seen similar claims in the past.
Las promesas del político sonaron falsas para muchos votantes que habían visto reclamos similares antes.
Examples:
- EN: It does not ring false alarms.ES: No se llama cuando es falsa alarma.
- EN: And by creating a fake environmental group, this man deliberately made our legitimate claims ring false.ES: Y al crear un grupo medioambiental falso, este hombre deliberadamente hizo que las legítimas demandas sean falsas.ID: Dengan menciptakan kelompok lingkungan palsu, pria ini sengaja membuat klaim sah kami terdengar palsu.
- EN: But they ring false.ES: Pero suena falso, a veces.
- EN: The phrase "rest of your life" makes it ring false to me.HI: "उन्हें बचाने" का उनका वचन मुझे जिज्ञासु बनाता है
- EN: Does that not ring false to you?ID: Apa itu tidak terdengar janggal bagimu?
- EN: This claim, however, should ring false in the ears of U.S. policymakers.TE: ఈ పేరు వింటేనే అమెరికా సామ్రాజ్య వాదుల గుండెల్లో గుబులు పుడుతుంది.
- EN: It always seemed to ring false in a way.TE: ప్రజు ఎప్పటికప్పుడు ఏదొక రూపంలో నిరసన స్వరం వినిపిస్తూనే ఉన్నారు.
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