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1 fact-finding
fact-finding adj [mission, trip, tour] d'information ; fact-finding committee commission f d'enquête. -
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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
in fact —
••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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