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1 truth
n. sanning; riktighet; ärlighet* * *[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) sanning2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) sanning•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
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2 truth or dare
en lek där deltagarna får välja mellan att svara på en pinsam fråga eller utföra en svår eller löjlig uppgift -
3 to tell the truth
att säga sanningen, att berätta sanningen* * *(really; actually: To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week.) sanningen att säga... -
4 the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
sanningen, hela sanningen, och inget förutom sanningen (sägs i amerikanska rättegångar när vittnen svärs in)English-Swedish dictionary > the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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5 the whole truth and nothing but the truth
sanningen och inget annat än sanningenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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6 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) obehaglig (besk) sanning -
7 tell the truth
säga sanningen* * *(to confess or make a true statement.) tala sanning, säga sanningen -
8 God's truth
Guds sanning -
9 absolute truth
absolut sant, rena rama sanningen -
10 admitted the truth
erkände sanningen -
11 bitter truth
den bittra sanningen (sanningen med all smärta som den bär med sig) -
12 distorted the truth
fövanskade sanningen -
13 distortion of truth
förvanskning av sanningen -
14 element of truth
ett uns sanning, en gnutta sanning -
15 grain of truth
gnutta sanning -
16 half truth
halvsanning -
17 in search of truth
på jakt efter sanningen -
18 in truth
i verkligheten, faktiskt -
19 literal truth
enkel sanning, naken sanning -
20 moment of truth
sanningens ögonblick (avgörande stund)
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Truth — • Defines ontological, logical, and moral truth Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Truth Truth † … Catholic encyclopedia
truth — W2S1 [tru:θ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(true facts)¦ 2¦(being true)¦ 3¦(important ideas)¦ 4 in truth 5 if (the) truth be known/told 6 to tell (you) the truth 7 nothing could be further from the truth 8 the truth will out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Ori … Dictionary of contemporary English
truth — [ truθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the actual facts or information about something, rather than what people think, expect, or make up: The truth may never be known. truth about: We finally learned the shocking truth about Gina s past. tell (someone)… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
TRUTH — (Heb. אֱמֶת, ʾemet). The Bible often speaks of God as the God of truth (e.g., Jer. 10:10; Ps. 31:6), as does the Talmud where this synonymity climaxes in the famous dictum: The Seal of God is truth (Shab. 55a; TJ, Sanh. 1:5). The same idea is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Truth — Truth, n.; pl. {Truths}. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe, AS. tre[ o]w?. See {True}; cf. {Troth}, {Betroth}.] 1. The quality or being true; as: (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
truth — I noun accuracy, actuality, authenticity, candor, conformity to fact, correctness, exactness, fact, genuineness, honesty, integrity, precision, probity, realism, reality, right, sincerity, veracity, veritas, verity associated concepts:… … Law dictionary
truth — truth; truth·ful; truth·less; un·truth; un·truth·ful; un·truth·ful·ness; truth·ful·ly; truth·ful·ness; truth·less·ness; … English syllables
truth — ► NOUN (pl. truths) 1) the quality or state of being true. 2) (also the truth) that which is true as opposed to false. 3) a fact or belief that is accepted as true. ● in truth Cf. ↑in truth … English terms dictionary
truth — [tro͞oth] n. pl. truths [tro͞othz, tro͞oths] [ME treuthe < OE treowth: see TRUE & TH1] 1. the quality or state of being true; specif., a) Obs. loyalty; trustworthiness b) sincerity; genuineness; honesty … English World dictionary
truth — [n1] reality, validity accuracy, actuality, authenticity, axiom, case, certainty, correctness, dope*, exactitude, exactness, fact, facts, factualism, factuality, factualness, genuineness, gospel*, gospel truth*, honest truth*, infallibility,… … New thesaurus
truth — O.E. triewð (W.Saxon), treowð (Mercian) faithfulness, quality of being true, from triewe, treowe faithful (see TRUE (Cf. true)). Meaning accuracy, correctness is from 1560s. Unlike LIE (Cf. lie) (v.), there is no primary verb in English or most… … Etymology dictionary