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truth n1 ( real facts) the truth la vérité (about concernant, à propos de) ; to face/tell the truth faire face à/dire la vérité ; the whole truth toute la vérité ; ‘…the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth’ Jur ‘…toute la vérité, rien que la vérité’ ; the truth is beginning to dawn ( on oneself) je commence à entrevoir la vérité ; ( on others) la vérité commence à percer ; in truth sout en vérité ; the truth is that… la vérité, c'est que… ; whatever the truth of the matter quoi qu'il en soit ; to tell you the truth ○ , I've no idea à vrai dire, je n'en ai aucune idée ; nothing could be further from the truth c'est absolument faux ; I can't take one more day of this, and that's the truth ○ ! je ne peux plus supporter cette situation, un point c'est tout! ;2 ( accuracy) to confirm/deny the truth of sth confirmer/nier l'exactitude de qch ;4 ( foundation) there is no truth in that c'est absolument faux ; there is not a word ou shred of truth in that il n'y a pas un mot or grain de vérité là-dedans or dans tout cela ; there is some/a great deal of truth in that il y a du vrai dans cela/une grande part de vérité fml là-dedans.truth will out la vérité se fera jour ; truth is stranger than fiction la réalité dépasse la fiction ; to tell sb a few home truths dire à qn ses quatre vérités. -
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1 noun(a) (true facts) vérité f;∎ I then discovered the truth about Neil j'ai alors découvert la vérité sur Neil;∎ there isn't a grain or an ounce of truth in what he says il n'y a pas une once de vérité dans ce qu'il dit;∎ there's some truth in what he says il y a du vrai dans ce qu'il dit;∎ there is no truth in the rumour il n'y a rien de vrai dans cette rumeur;∎ the truth of the matter is I really don't care any more la vérité c'est que maintenant je m'en fiche vraiment;∎ … and that's the truth … et voilà la vérité;∎ to tell the truth dire la vérité;∎ to tell (you) the truth à vrai dire, à dire vrai;∎ literary truth to tell à dire vrai;∎ truth is the first casualty (of war) toute guerre s'accompagne de son cortège de mensonges;∎ Law the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth la vérité, toute la vérité, rien que la vérité;∎ proverb (the) truth will out = la vérité finit toujours par se savoir(b) (fact, piece of information) vérité f;∎ he learned some important truths about himself on lui a dit ses quatre vérités;∎ universal truths vérités fpl universellesen vérité►► truth drug sérum m de vérité;truth table table f ou matrice f de vérité -
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universal [‚ju:nɪ'vɜ:səl](a) (concerning all people, things) universel;∎ topics of universal interest sujets mpl qui intéressent tout le monde(b) (widespread) unanime;∎ this proposal met with universal rejection la proposition a été unanimement rejetée;∎ to meet with universal agreement faire l'unanimité;∎ to meet with universal acclaim être applaudi par tout le monde2 noun∎ universals universaux mpl►► the Universal Declaration of Human Rights la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme;universal grammar grammaire f universelle;Chemistry universal indicator indicateur m universel de pH;Technology universal joint (joint m de) cardan m;American universal product code code m barres;Computing universal serial bus norme f USB, port m série universel -
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universal [‚ju:nɪˈvɜ:səl]* * *[ˌjuːnɪ'vɜːsl] 1.noun Philosophy universel m2.universals plural noun Philosophy universaux mpl3.1) ( general) [acclaim, reaction] général; [education, health care] pour tous; [principle, truth, message] universel/-elle; [use] généralisé2) Linguistics universel/-elle -
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C adj1 ( general) [acclaim, complaint, reaction, solution] général ; [education, health care] pour tous ; [principle, law, truth, remedy, message] universel/-elle ; [use] généralisé ; universal suffrage suffrage m universel ; the suggestion gained universal acceptance la suggestion a été acceptée par tout le monde ; the practice soon became universal la pratique s'est bientôt généralisée partout ; his type of humour has universal appeal son style d'humour est universel ;2 Ling universel/-elle.
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