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If nothing else in life, I want to be true to the things I believe in, and quite simply, to what I'm all about. I know I'd better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences.
Peyton Manning

Meaning of "false step" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALSE STEP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALSE STEP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
False step is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FALSE STEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of false step in the English dictionary

The definition of false step in the dictionary is an unwise action. Other definition of false step is a stumble; slip.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALSE STEP

false goldenrod
false imprisonment
false joint
false keel
false memory syndrome
false move
false negative
false oxlip
false position
false positive
false pregnancy
false pretences
false relation
false ribs
false saffron
false scorpion
false start
false teeth
false topaz
false vampire

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALSE STEP

break step
corbel step
crow step
curtail step
doorstep
dubstep
goose step
half step
in step
keep step
naughty step
one-step
out of step
slip step
step
step by step
step-by-step
to be on the naughty step
watch one´s step
whole step

Synonyms and antonyms of false step in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «false step» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALSE STEP

Find out the translation of false step to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of false step from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «false step» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失足
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paso en falso
570 millions of speakers

English

false step
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूठी कदम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطوة خاطئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ложный шаг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passo em falso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিথ্যা পদক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faux pas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Langkah palsu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fehltritt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偽のステップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거짓 단계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langkah palsu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bước trật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான படி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुकीचे पाऊल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlış adım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passo falso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fałszywy krok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

помилковий крок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pas fals
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στραβοπάτημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valse stap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

felsteg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feiltrinn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of false step

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE STEP»

The term «false step» is regularly used and occupies the 96.617 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE STEP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «false step» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «false step» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about false step

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QUOTES WITH «FALSE STEP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word false step.
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Peyton Manning
If nothing else in life, I want to be true to the things I believe in, and quite simply, to what I'm all about. I know I'd better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALSE STEP»

Discover the use of false step in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to false step and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
One False Step
A TRIP TO THE CIRCUS STIRS THE BOYS’ SENSES—AND SUSPICIONS.
Franklin W. Dixon, 2012
2
One False Step
Two cops.
Joseph Flynn, 2011
3
One False Step...
'One False Step' is a history of spaceflights that never happened, from the lost Apollo 18 to the saga of the Lunar Gemini - and the US Army's plan to build a missile base on the moon.
Richard Tongue, Christopher Gallegos, 2013
4
False Step
When a female impersonator is found dead from an apparant suicide, Bea Abbot is called in to investigate a variety of claims on his property and ends up with a murder investigation instead.
Veronica Heley, 2010
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Offensive Football Strategies
This is beneficial; however, we soon realized a very helpful indirect result — the elimination of the false step on other QB maneuvers. Through practicing and using this technique, the QB fully understands weight distribution and redistribution.
‎2000
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Tales of the Colonies: Sablegrove, Continued. One False ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
John Howison, 2010
7
Life-study of Romans
... with the nations, the Gentiles saved through Israel's stumbling. In verse 11 Paul says, “I say then, have they stumbled that they might fall? Certainly not! But by their false step salvation has come to the nations to provoke them to jealousy.
Witness Lee, 1989
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Logic and Ethics
Here, to my mind, the fatal false step was taken. I am not concerned here with tracing either possible influences on the minds of theorists or the details of subsequent development: the main thing is to establish that it was a false step.
Peter Geach, Jacek Holówka, 1991
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The Step Not Beyond
This is perhaps even more clear in the use of the phrase faux pas (false step) and its homonym faut pas (do not, you must not). Because of the double meaning of pas, every step becomes a false step. The phrase le pas au-deld appears within  ...
‎1992
10
The Philosopher's Diet: How to Lose Weight & Change the World
It doesn't put you out there on the edge of the cliff where one false step means oblivion, but in some ways it is harder than exploring big caves and climbing high mountains. The weight game is not one that lasts for only a few years, after which  ...
Richard A. Watson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALSE STEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term false step is used in the context of the following news items.
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Big Pharma Could Collect Health Data Through Apple's iPhone
“We don't want to make a false step and for some reason make people think that information's being collected or shared that's really not. «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
2
Sierra Leone News: Africa Notebook
Was it a false step to make all believe that President Silva Kiir and his deputy, RiekMachar wanted a truly united South Sudan or was it a ploy to ... «Awoko, Jul 15»
3
49ers roster, 90-in-90 breakdowns: Bruce Ellington
At the snap, Ellington closes the distance quickly, makes a move outside to get the corner to make a false step, gets into the defender's body, ... «Niners Nation, Jul 15»
4
Free-speech zones: Wobbly ghosts haunt Waterfront Park
San Diego County's false step toward managing political protests at Waterfront Park stirs musty Wobbly memories. Google “San Diego” and ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
5
Terminator Genisys: Reboot, Not a Retcon, With Human Love From …
... but she won me over in the action scenes after one false step of sounding too much the sexy-know-it-all and therefore weaker in an early ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
6
James Bond 007: revisiting Licence To Kill
The inevitable Lupe-prompted jealousy is a false step by the writers. Although a staunch ally, she doesn't actually do very much. Let me ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
7
Oliver Anderson: Canoeing into Ottawa history
One false step on the rolling logs, or a glancing blow from a log thrown into the air, and another brave logger would lose his life. In many large ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
8
Wordly benefits: A touch of French
Faux pas (false step) is a major mistake, a social blunder. Tour de force (turn of strength) is a feat of skill or strength, a work done to exhibit the ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
'Day Of The Dead': George Romero's Gruesome Classic of Zombie …
... and reflects without a solitary false step. When Bub breaks free from his restraints and takes action against the villainous Rhodes in the finale, ... «Geeks of Doom, Jul 15»
10
Cute! Ducks officially get their share of towpaths in England
This spells disaster on towpaths, which are not only very narrow, with little room to manoeuvre, but one false step leads to a soaking. So you ... «Techly, Jul 15»

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