No. 688 in Latvian

viltus

"Viltus" means "falsehood" or "fake" in English.

In a sentence

Viņam bija viltus draugs, kurš izrādījās neuzticams.
He had a false friend who turned out to be unreliable.
Here, 'viltus' (false) is used as an adjective to describe 'draugs' (friend), indicating that the friend was not genuine.
Uzmanies no viltus ziņām internetā.
Be careful about fake news on the internet.
In this sentence, 'viltus' (fake) is used as an adjective for 'ziņām' (news), signifying that the news is not true or credible.
Paredzētās viltus pazīmes varētu maldināt cilvēkus.
The anticipated false signs could mislead people.
Here, 'viltus' (false) serves as an adjective modifying 'pazīmes' (signs), suggesting that the signs are misleading or deceitful.

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