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['truːθfl]to be absolutely o perfectly truthful,... — in tutta franchezza, francamente
* * *1) ((of a person) telling the truth: She's a truthful child.) sincero2) (true: a truthful account of what happened.) veritiero* * *truthful /ˈtru:ɵfl/a.1 veritiero; veridico; verace; sincero: a truthful child, un bambino sincero; a truthful tale, una narrazione veridicatruthfully avv. truthfulness n. [u].* * *['truːθfl]to be absolutely o perfectly truthful,... — in tutta franchezza, francamente
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2 truthful truth·ful adj
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3 honest
['ɒnɪst] 1.1) (truthful) [person, attempt] onesto2) (sincere) [person, answer] sinceroto be honest,... — a essere sincero
3) (trustworthy) onesto, integro, probo2.it wasn't me, honest (to God)! — colloq. non sono stato io, lo giuro!
* * *['onist] 1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) onesto2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) onesto3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) onesto•- honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) (ma insomma!)- honesty* * *['ɒnɪst] 1.1) (truthful) [person, attempt] onesto2) (sincere) [person, answer] sinceroto be honest,... — a essere sincero
3) (trustworthy) onesto, integro, probo2.it wasn't me, honest (to God)! — colloq. non sono stato io, lo giuro!
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4 gossip
I ['gɒsɪp]a piece of gossip — un pettegolezzo, una diceria
2) (person) chiacchierone m. (-a), pettegolo m. (-a)II ['gɒsɪp]verbo intransitivo spettegolare, sparlare ( about di)* * *['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) pettegolezzo2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) chiacchierata3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) pettegolo2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.) pettegolare2) (to chat.) chiacchierare•- gossipy- gossip column* * *gossip /ˈgɒsɪp/n.1 [cu] chiacchiera; chiacchiere; ciarle; pettegolezzo; diceria: I hate gossip, detesto i pettegolezzi2 chiacchierone, chiacchierona; pettegolo, pettegola: She's the worst gossip in the village, è la donna più pettegola (o la malalingua) del paese3 chiacchierata; conversazione amichevole; quattro chiacchiere (fam.): to have a good gossip with a friend, farsi una bella chiacchierata con un amico● ( nei giornali) gossip column, colonna degli avvenimenti mondani; rubrica di cronaca rosa □ gossip writer, scrittore mondano, a volte maldicente.(to) gossip /ˈgɒsɪp/v. i.chiacchierare; ciarlare; pettegolare; fare della maldicenza: to gossip about sb., sparlare di q.; spettegolare su q.* * *I ['gɒsɪp]a piece of gossip — un pettegolezzo, una diceria
2) (person) chiacchierone m. (-a), pettegolo m. (-a)II ['gɒsɪp]verbo intransitivo spettegolare, sparlare ( about di) -
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6 truthfulness
['truːθflnɪs]nome veridicità f., sincerità f.* * *noun veridicità* * *truthfulness► truthful* * *['truːθflnɪs]nome veridicità f., sincerità f. -
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[truːθ]1) (real facts)2) (accuracy)to confirm, deny the truth of sth. — confermare, negare la veridicità di qcs
3) filos. relig. verità f.4) (foundation)there is no truth in that — è senza fondamento, è assolutamente falso
••to tell sb. a few home truths — dire a qcn. delle verità spiacevoli sul suo conto
* * *[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.) verità2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) verità•- truthful- truthfully
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- tell the truth
- to tell the truth* * *[truːθ]1) (real facts)2) (accuracy)to confirm, deny the truth of sth. — confermare, negare la veridicità di qcs
3) filos. relig. verità f.4) (foundation)there is no truth in that — è senza fondamento, è assolutamente falso
••to tell sb. a few home truths — dire a qcn. delle verità spiacevoli sul suo conto
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