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How to Say "false ones" in Spanish

The Spanish word forfalse onesis falsosB2 level.

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falsos

nounB2
referring to things already mentioned
A row of five identical yellow rubber ducks. Two of the ducks are visibly defective and poorly molded, representing 'the false ones' among the group.

Examples

En la política, es difícil distinguir a los verdaderos de los falsos.

In politics, it's hard to distinguish the genuine ones from the false ones (or: the sincere from the insincere people).

Se dio cuenta de que muchos de sus amigos eran solo falsos.

He realized that many of his friends were just false (or: insincere people).

Adjective Acting as a Noun

When you put an article (like 'los') before 'falsos' without a noun following it, the adjective acts like a noun, standing in for the people or things you are talking about (e.g., 'los falsos' means 'the false people' or 'the false things').

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