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fact [fækt]1. nouna. fait m• in view of the fact that... étant donné que...• despite the fact that... bien que... + subj• is it a fact that...? est-il vrai que... ?• is that a fact? vraiment ?• to know for a fact that... être certain que...• it's time he knew the facts of life il est temps de lui apprendre les choses de la vie ; (about sex) il est temps qu'il sache comment les enfants viennent au monde• only I knew that Phyllis was, in fact, David's sister j'étais le seul à savoir que Phyllis était en fait la sœur de David• he had promised to send the books and in fact they arrived the next day il avait promis d'envoyer les livres et ils sont effectivement arrivés le lendemainb. ( = reality) réalité f• the fact of the matter is that... le fait est que...2. compounds• they were on a fact-finding mission to the front ils étaient partis en mission d'inspection au front* * *[fækt]noun fait mowing ou due to the fact that — étant donné que
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••to know the facts of life — ( sex) savoir comment les enfants viennent au monde
the facts of life — ( unpalatable truths) les réalités de la vie
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♦ fact /fækt/n.1 fatto; circostanza; evento; (al pl., anche) (l') accaduto: the plain facts, i nudi fatti; le cose come stanno; hard facts, fatti concreti; to marshal facts, ordinare i fatti; to state the facts, esporre i fatti; to stick to the facts, stare ai fatti; Give me the facts!, dammi i fatti!; dimmi quello che è successo!2 dato di fatto; realtà: Cloning is now a fact, la clonazione è ormai una realtà; to face facts, guardare in faccia la realtà; The fact remains that…, resta il fatto che; for a fact, per certo; con certezza: I know it for a fact that…, so per certo che…; in actual fact, in realtà; in effetti; per la verità; a dire il vero; in fact (o in point of fact) anzi; in realtà3 [u] realtà; fatti (pl.) realmente accaduti: Fact or fiction?, realtà o invenzione?; The film is based on fact, il film è basato su fatti realmente accaduti● ( editoria) fact-checker, redattore incaricato del controllo di dati, informazioni, ecc. □ fact file, scheda riassuntiva □ fact-finder, chi indaga sui fatti; (leg.) inquirente □ fact-finding, (sost.) indagine, investigazione, accertamento dei fatti; (agg.) che indaga sui fatti, (leg.) inquirente, conoscitivo, di inchiesta, di indagine; fact-finding inquiry, indagine conoscitiva; fact-finding commission, commissione inquirente (o d'inchiesta) □ a fact of life, una cosa che succede; una realtà della vita □ The fact is that…, il fatto è che… □ the fact of the matter, la verità; i fatti; la realtà delle cose: The fact of the matter is that…, la verità è che… □ fact sheet, foglio informativo (con i dati essenziali relativi a un'organizzazione, un evento, un programma radiotelevisivo, ecc.) □ facts and figures, dati e cifre; dati precisi □ (eufem.) the facts of life, la sessualità, le cose del sesso (spec. spiegate a un bambino); come nascono i bambini (eufem.) □ after the fact, a fatto compiuto □ as a matter of fact, in realtà; in effetti; per la verità; a dire il vero □ before the fact, prima del fatto (o dell'atto) □ (fam.) Is that a fact?, davvero?; sul serio? □ (fam.) It's a fact!, è un dato di fatto!; è la pura verità! □ (prov.) Fact is stranger than fiction, la realtà supera la fantasia. -
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fact [fækt]1 noun∎ it's a (well-known) fact that... tout le monde sait (bien) que...;∎ just stick to the facts tenez-vous en aux faits;∎ let's get the facts straight mettons les choses au clair;∎ ten facts about whales dix choses à savoir sur les baleines;∎ I'll give you all the facts and figures je vous donnerai tous les détails voulus;∎ the fact that he left is in itself incriminating le fait qu'il soit parti est compromettant en soi;∎ he broke his promise, there's no getting away from the fact disons les choses comme elles sont, il n'a pas tenu sa promesse;∎ I'm her friend, a fact you seem to have overlooked vous semblez ne pas tenir compte du fait que je suis son ami;∎ I know for a fact that they're friends je sais pertinemment qu'ils sont amis;∎ I know it for a fact je le sais de source sûre, c'est un fait certain;∎ it's a fact of life c'est une réalité;∎ to teach sb the facts of life (sex) apprendre à qn comment les enfants viennent au monde; (hard reality) apprendre à qn la réalité des choses, mettre qn devant la réalité de la vie;∎ there's something strange going on, (and) that's a fact il se passe quelque chose de bizarre, c'est sûr;∎ is that a fact? c'est pas vrai?;∎ owing to the fact that… du fait que…∎ fact and fiction le réel et l'imaginaire;∎ the fact (of the matter) is that I forgot all about it la vérité, c'est que j'ai complètement oublié;∎ the fact remains he's my brother il n'en est pas moins mon frère∎ the jury only decides issues of fact les jurés ne sont juges que du fait∎ he asked us, in fact ordered us, to be quiet il nous a demandé, ou plutôt ordonné, de nous taire(b) (correcting) en fait;∎ he claims to be a writer, but in (actual) fact he's a journalist il prétend être écrivain mais en fait c'est un journaliste(c) (emphasizing, reinforcing)∎ did she in fact say when she was going to arrive? est-ce qu'elle a dit quand elle arriverait en fait?;∎ he said it'd take two days and he was in fact correct il a dit que cela mettrait deux jours et en fait, il avait raison►► fact sheet fiche f d'informations -
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A n1 ( accepted thing) fait m ; the fact that ( beginning sentence) le fait que (+ subj) ; it is a fact that c'est un fait que ; to know for a fact that savoir de source sûre que ; owing ou due to the fact that étant donné que ; the fact (of the matter) is (that) le fait est que ; the fact remains (that) toujours est-il que ; facts and figures les faits et les chiffres ;2 ¢ ( truth) réalité f, vrai m ; fact and fiction la fiction et la réalité ; to mix (up) fact and fiction mélanger la fiction et la réalité ; it is not speculation it is fact ce n'est pas une supposition c'est un fait ; to accept sth as fact admettre que qch est vrai ; the story was presented as fact l'histoire a été présentée comme véridique ; to be based on fact être fondé sur des faits réels ;3 ( thing which really exists) réalité f ; the fact of recession means that la réalité de la récession implique que ; space travel is now a fact les voyages dans l'espace sont désormais une réalité ;B in fact, as a matter of fact adv phr en fait ; ( when reinforcing point) en fait, effectivement ; they promised to pay and in fact that's what they did ils ont promis de payer et en fait or effectivement c'est ce qu'ils ont fait ; (when contrasting, contradicting) en fait, au contraire ; I don't mind at all, in fact I'm delighted ça ne me fait rien, en fait or au contraire je suis ravi.I'm bored and that's a fact je suis ennuyé vraiment ; is that a fact? aussi iron vraiment? ; to know/learn the facts of life ( sex) savoir/apprendre comment les enfants viennent au monde ; the facts of life ( unpalatable truths) les réalités de la vie ; the economic/political facts of life les réalités économiques/politiques. -
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fact [fækt] n1) обстоя́тельство; факт; собы́тие; явле́ние;stark fact го́лый, неприкра́шенный факт
2) су́щность, факт;the fact that he was there, shows... то, что он был там, пока́зывает...
;the fact is that де́ло в том, что
;the fact of the matter is that су́щность заключа́ется в том, что
3) pl да́нные, аргуме́нты;facts of life эвф. све́дения о полово́й жи́зни
4) и́стина, действи́тельность;this is a fact and not a matter of opinion э́то непрело́жный факт
;fact of life пра́вда жи́зни
◊in fact, in point of fact факти́чески, на са́мом де́ле, в действи́тельности; по су́ти, в су́щности; на пове́рку
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FACT, factory acceptance trials————————FACT, fast attack craft, torpedo————————FACT, flexible automatic circuit tester————————FACT, flight acceptance compatibility test————————FACT, flight acceptance composite test————————FACT, fully automatic computer translator————————FACT, fully automatic computing techniqueEnglish-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > FACT
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tr['fæktfaɪndɪŋ]1 investigador,-raadj.• de indagación adj.• de investigación adj.'fæktˌfaɪndɪŋadjective (before n) de investigación, investigador['fæktˌfaɪndɪŋ]ADJon a fact-finding tour/mission — en viaje/misión de reconocimiento
* * *['fæktˌfaɪndɪŋ]adjective (before n) de investigación, investigador -
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'fact-find·ing adjUntersuchungs-;\fact-finding committee Untersuchungsausschuss m;\fact-finding mission Erkundungsmission f (a. iron)\fact-finding study klärende Untersuchung;\fact-finding tour Informationsreise f -
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"fact test (ford anodized aliminium corrosion test);Fact-Test;ensaio de fact" -
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d'information;∎ a fact-finding mission une mission d'information;∎ he's on a fact-finding tour of the disaster area il enquête sur la région sinistréeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > fact-finding
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fact-finding [ˊfæktˏfaɪndɪŋ] n1) рассле́дование обстоя́тельств; установле́ние фа́ктов2) attr.:fact-finding board ( или committee) коми́ссия по рассле́дованию
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fact-finding♦voorbeelden:1 he's on a fact-finding mission • hij is op onderzoeksreis om feitenmateriaal te verzamelen, hij is op inspectiereis -
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fact-finding adj [mission, trip, tour] d'information ; fact-finding committee commission f d'enquête. -
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fact.fully automatic computer translator автоматический компьютерный переводчик ————————fact.factory завод; фабрика -
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fact sheet noun напечатанная информация по какой-л. теме (как правило,программа теле- и радиопередач) -
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Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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