The far infrared spectrum of liquid water at room temperature is calculated by molecular dynami~s s~mulat.ion over the spectral range 0.5-1000 cm -1. It is shown that the experimental absorptl.on l?tenslty c.an be ~eproduced satisfactorily provided that the dipole induced dipole mechamsm IS convemently Implemented in the calculation and the classical profile corrected ~or quantum effects. The contribution due to exchange overlap dipoles between 0 and H atoms IS also investiga~ed b~t its role ~n the genesis of the far infrared (FIR) spectrum is negligible. Although the dipole mduced dipole (DID) mechanism is found to be responsible for the peculiar band shape near 200 cm -1 by revealing the intermolecular oscillations of the hydrogen bond network, no other translational band is detected in the region 10-60 cm -1, a result in contradistinction with data put forward recently. Moreover, it is shown that the a~sorption spectrum is the seat of various cancellation effects between permanent and induced dIpoles, effects which are described in detail.