SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS

Meaning of SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS in English

act hypocritically; deceive, pretend, cheat

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SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS — {v. phr.} 1. To sail a ship, often pirate, under the flag of another country. * /The pirate ship flew …
Slang English vocab
SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS — {v. phr.} 1. To sail a ship, often pirate, under the flag of another country. * /The pirate ship flew …
Словарь английских идиом
SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS — v. phr. 1. To sail a ship, often pirate, under the flag of another country. The pirate ship flew the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS — лицемерить, обманывать
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SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS — лицемерить, обманывать
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FALSE — adj false (1. incorrect; 2. deceitful, treacherous; 3. as in false teeth); false clave skeleton key
Interlingua English vocab
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAIL — I. ˈsāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ; see sense 1b ) Etymology: Middle English seil, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALSE — I. ˈfȯls also -lts adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English fals, faus, from Old French & Latin; Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLORS — plural of color present third singular of color
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
FALSE — (superl.) Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in …
Английский словарь Webster
FALSE — (superl.) Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAIL — — sailable , adj. — sailless , adj. /sayl/ , n. 1. an area of canvas or other fabric extended …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALSE — — falsely , adv. — falseness , n. /fawls/ , adj., falser, falsest , adv. adj. 1. not true or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COLORS — n. flag or banner; combination of colors (on a badge, uniform, etc.); personality, character (also colours)
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UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAIL — I. ˈsāl, as last element in compounds often səl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English segl; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALSE — I. ˈfȯls adjective ( fals·er ; fals·est ) Etymology: Middle English fals, faus, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
SAIL — noun a wing; a van. 2. sail ·noun to set sail; to begin a voyage. 3. sail ·noun the extended …
Webster English vocab
FALSE — superl not in tune. 2. false ·adv not truly; not honestly; falsely. 3. false ·adj to feign; to pretend to …
Webster English vocab
SAIL — [sail] n [ME, fr. OE segl; akin to OHG segal sail] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): an extent of fabric …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALSE — [false] adj fals.er ; fals.est [ME fals, fr. OF & L; OF, fr. L falsus, fr. pp. of fallere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAIL — an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FALSE — false BrE AmE fɔːls fɒls fɑːls ▷ falser ˈfɔːls ə ˈfɒls ə AmE ˈfɔːls ə r ˈfɑːls ə r ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAIL — / seɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. ( of a boat or ship or the people on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALSE — / fɔːls; NAmE / adjective NOT TRUE 1. wrong; not correct or true : A whale is a fish. True …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAIL — I. sail 1 S3 /seɪl/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on or across …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALSE — false W3 /fɔːls $ fɒːls/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: falsus , from fallere …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAIL — n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of material (orig. canvas, now usu. nylon etc.) extended on rigging to catch …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FALSE — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 not according with fact; wrong, incorrect (a false idea). 2 a spurious, sham, artificial (false …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAIL — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of material (orig. canvas, now usu. nylon etc.) extended on rigging to catch …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FALSE — adj. & adv. adj. 1 not according with fact; wrong, incorrect (a false idea). 2 a spurious, sham, artificial (false …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
SAIL — n. & v. --n. 1. a piece of material (orig. canvas, now usu. nylon etc.) extended on rigging to catch …
Oxford English vocab
FALSE — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. not according with fact; wrong, incorrect (a false idea). 2 a spurious, sham, artificial (false …
Oxford English vocab
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAIL — ( sails, sailing, sailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Sails are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALSE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something is false , it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FALSE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a false confession (= one that is not true ) ▪ The officers were accused …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FALSE — (NOT SINCERE) [adjective] [disapproving] - (of a person or their manner) dishonest or not sincerea false smile/laughI don't like her …
Cambridge English vocab
SAIL — Synonyms and related words : aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COLORS — Synonyms and related words : Communist threat, Dannebrog, Jolly Roger, Old Glory, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, Union Flag, Union …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
COLORS — n 1. gang attire, usually colored to differentiate between gangs. ("They now ban colors at Pete's Bar.") Submitted by J. …
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COLORS — n. pl. Flag, standard, ensign, banner.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SAIL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ main (usually mainsail ) ▪ canvas VERB + SAIL ▪ hoist , raise , rig ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNDER — See ↑ LESS 2, ↑ POSITION/RANK 6, ↑ TYPE 4, ↑ UNDER/BELOW 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ go under • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
FALSE — INDEX: 1. made to look real for dishonest purposes 2. an object that is made to look real for dishonest …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER — prep. 25B6; preposition they hid under a bush : BENEATH, below, underneath. the rent is under £250 : LESS THAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAIL — n. 25B6; noun the ship's sails : canvas. See list. 25B6; verb we sailed across the Atlantic : VOYAGE, travel …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALSE — adj. 25B6; adjective a false report : INCORRECT, untrue, wrong, erroneous, fallacious, flawed, distorted, inaccurate, imprecise; untruthful, fictitious, concocted, fabricated, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COLORS — n. banner, flag 1) to display, show the ~ 2) to salute; troop the ~ 3) to dip; haul down, …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations

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