Translation of ring false into German
Verbal expression
1.
untrustworthy impression
to seem dishonest or untrue- His excuses started to ring false after so many delays..Seine Ausreden begannen falsch zu klingen nach so vielen Verzögerungen
2.
implausible
seem to be incorrect or not believable- His explanation for being late rings false.Seine Erklärung für die Verspätung klingt unglaubwürdig.
Examples of ring false in a sentence
Her compliments started to ring false after a while. The story he told us rings false to everyone. Her alibi rings false under scrutiny.
Translations of "ring false" in Context ordered by category and frequency
klingen
Their claims of transparency ring false, given how much information remains hidden.
Ihre Bekenntnisse zur Transparenz klingen falsch, angesichts der vielen zurückgehaltenen Informationen.
ring false: Examples and translations in context
The optimistic references to a common destiny in the preamble ring false in the ears of someone from a country that, while supposedly fat and stuffed to the gullet, refuses to do anything for poor countries.
Die optimistischen Verweise auf ein gemeinsames Schicksal in der Präambel klingen in den Ohren des Vertreters eines sozusagen fetten und voll gefressenen Landes, das armen Ländern nicht zu helfen bereit ist, wie bitterer Hohn.