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What is the difference between False and Fake ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between False and Fake ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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En inglés (EE. UU.), "false" y "fake" son dos palabras que se utilizan para describir algo que no es genuino o verdadero, pero tienen matices ligeramente diferentes.
- "False" se refiere a algo que es incorrecto o inexacto. Se usa para describir información que no es verdadera o precisa. Por lo general, se relaciona con hechos, declaraciones o afirmaciones que son engañosas o erróneas.
Ejemplo: "His false alibi did not hold up under investigation." (Su coartada falsa no resistió la investigación).
- "Fake", por otro lado, se refiere a algo que es hecho o creado para engañar a otros haciéndoles creer que es real. Se utiliza para describir objetos, productos o documentos que son imitaciones o copias fraudulentas de algo genuino.
Ejemplo: "She bought a fake designer handbag from the street vendor." (Ella compró una bolsa de diseñador falsa de un vendedor ambulante).
En resumen, "false" se refiere a algo incorrecto o inexacto, mientras que "fake" se refiere a algo que es una imitación engañosa de algo genuino.
- "False" se refiere a algo que es incorrecto o inexacto. Se usa para describir información que no es verdadera o precisa. Por lo general, se relaciona con hechos, declaraciones o afirmaciones que son engañosas o erróneas.
Ejemplo: "His false alibi did not hold up under investigation." (Su coartada falsa no resistió la investigación).
- "Fake", por otro lado, se refiere a algo que es hecho o creado para engañar a otros haciéndoles creer que es real. Se utiliza para describir objetos, productos o documentos que son imitaciones o copias fraudulentas de algo genuino.
Ejemplo: "She bought a fake designer handbag from the street vendor." (Ella compró una bolsa de diseñador falsa de un vendedor ambulante).
En resumen, "false" se refiere a algo incorrecto o inexacto, mientras que "fake" se refiere a algo que es una imitación engañosa de algo genuino.
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"Fake" tends to have a negative connotation and imply deception that may be harmful or malicious. "False" may sometimes do the same, but it does so much less frequently. It often just means "incorrect" or "untrue." When there is deception, it doesn't tend to be malicious. "Fake" also tends to have a slightly childish sound to it because in most situations there are more advanced words to use, like "counterfeit," "(poor) imitation," or even "knock-off."
The man was arrested for making fake ID cards.
She bought a fake Gucci jacket for $3,000.
That supposed news story was proven false by diligent observers.
He has a false tooth that was installed in the place of one he broke as a kid.
The answer to number 12 is "false," because frogs are not reptiles.
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