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61 truth
[truːθ]сущ.1) правда; истина, истинностьabsolute / gospel truth — полная, абсолютная, чистая правда; непреложная истина
cold / naked / unvarnished truth — голая, неприкрытая, неприукрашенная правда
home / bitter truth — горькая правда
a grain / kernel of truth — крупица, зерно правды
to ascertain / elicit / establish / find truth — узнавать, устанавливать правду
to distort / stretch the truth — искажать, извращать правду
to reveal truth — обнаруживать, открывать правду
to search for / seek the truth — искать правду
- in truthThe truth is that I am very tired. — По правде сказать, я очень устал.
- whole truth
- tell the truth2) правдивость3) адекватность, соответствие, точностьtruth to nature — точность воспроизведения; реализм
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62 grain
ذَرّة \ atom: the smallest part of matter that can take part in chemical change; very small bit: There’s not an atom of truth in his report. grain: a piece (of salt, sand, etc.) of the smallest possible size. molecule: the smallest bit into which any substance can be divided without chemical change. speck: a spot; a very small bit (almost too small to be seen): a speck of dust. -
63 grain truth
Общая лексика: ни капли правды -
64 not a word of truth
not a word (a grain) of truth ни слова (ни капли/ни грани) правдыEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > not a word of truth
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65 גרעין של אמת
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66 ניצוץ של אמת
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67 sedikit kebenaran
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68 zrnko pravdy
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70 Körnchen
* * *das Körnchengranule; grain* * *Kọ̈rn|chen ['kœrnçən]nt -s, - dimsmall grain, granuleein Körnchen Wahrheit — a grain of truth
* * *das1) (anything very small: There's not an atom of truth in what she says.) atom2) (a very small particle: a granule of sugar.) granule3) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) grit* * *Körn·chen<-s, ->[ˈkœrnçən]ein \Körnchen Wahrheit a grain of truth* * *das; Körnchens, Körnchen (Frucht) tiny seed or grain; (von Sand usw.) [tiny] grain; granuleein Körnchen Wahrheit — (fig.) a grain of truth
* * *Körnchen n small grain;Körnchen Wahrheit fig grain of truth* * *das; Körnchens, Körnchen (Frucht) tiny seed or grain; (von Sand usw.) [tiny] grain; granuleein Körnchen Wahrheit — (fig.) a grain of truth
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71 Fünkchen
n1. small spark2. fig. scrap; Wahrheit: auch grain; Hoffnung: flicker; da ist kein Fünkchen Wahrheit dran there’s not a scrap ( oder grain) of truth in it* * *das Fünkchenscintilla* * *Fụ̈nk|chen ['fʏŋkçən]nt -s, - dimein Fünkchen Wahrheit — a grain of truth
kein Fünkchen Wahrheit — not a grain of truth
See:* * *(a slight amount: an element of doubt.) element* * *Fünk·chen<-s, ->[ˈfʏŋçən]es besteht ein/kein \Fünkchen Hoffnung there's a glimmer of hopees besteht kein \Fünkchen Hoffnung there's not a scrap of hopeein/kein \Fünkchen Wahrheit a grain/not a shred of truth* * *das; Fünkchens, Fünkchen: s. Funke 2)* * *Fünkchen n1. small spark* * *das; Fünkchens, Fünkchen: s. Funke 2)* * *- n.scintilla n.small spark n. -
72 зрънце
granule, grainзрънце истина a germ/grain of truth* * *зръ̀нце,ср., -а̀ granule, grain; \зрънцее истина a germ/grain of truth.* * *corn; curn; grain: Is there any зрънце of truth in what you are saying? - Има ли зрънце истина в това, което казваш?; granule; pip{pip}* * *1. granule, grain 2. ЗРЪНЦЕ истина a germ/grain of truth -
73 verdad
intj.right, isn't that right, isn't that so.f.1 truth.decir la verdad to tell the trutha decir verdad to tell the truth¿es verdad? is that true o right?eso no es verdad that isn't true o soen verdad truly, honestlyla verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't carela verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really knowcantarle o decirle a alguien cuatro verdades (figurative) to tell somebody a few home truths2 fact (principio aceptado).3 true statement, true thing.* * *1 truth, truthfulness■ es bonita, ¿verdad? she's pretty, isn't she?■ vendrás, ¿verdad? you'll come, won't you?■ hay tres, ¿verdad? there are three, aren't there?\a decir verdad to tell the truthde verdad que... I swear...decir a alguien cuatro verdades familiar to give somebody a piece of one's minden verdad reallyfaltar a la verdad to liela verdad sea dicha to tell the truth¿no es verdad? isn't that so?tan verdad como que es de día / tan verdad como que Dios existe familiar it's as true as I'm standing herela pura verdad the plain truthverdad a medias a half truth* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=veracidad) truthhay una parte de verdad en todo esto — there is some truth o an element of truth in all this
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decir la verdad — to tell the trutha decir verdad, si te digo la verdad — to be honest, to tell you the truth
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en verdad — to be honest, reallyen verdad no sé qué contestarte — to be honest I don't know what to say to you, I really don't know what to say to you
en verdad os digo que seréis recompensados — (Biblia) verily I say unto you, you shall be rewarded
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faltar a la verdad — to be untruthful, be economical with the truth eufhora 2), b)•
en honor a la verdad — to be perfectly honest, in all honesty2)•de verdad — (como adj) real; (como adv) really
¿son de verdad estas balas? — are those real bullets?
-mañana vendré a ayudarte -¿de verdad? — "I'll come and help you tomorrow" - "really?" o"will you?"
de verdad que no me importa ir — I really don't mind going, I don't mind going, honestly o really
3)•es verdad — it's true
¿es verdad que a Diego le ha tocado la lotería? — is it true that Diego has won the lottery?
bien es verdad que es aún pronto para juzgar los resultados — of course, it's too soon to make any judgement about the results
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si bien es verdad que — although, even thoughsi bien es verdad que llevamos poco tiempo aquí, ya puedo decir que... — although o even though we haven't been here long, I can already say that...
4) *(para enfatizar)pues la verdad, no sé — to be honest I don't know, I don't really know
la verdad es que no me gusta mucho — to be honest I don't like it much, I don't really like it much
estás cansado ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — you're tired, aren't you?
hace frío ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — it's cold, isn't it?
no os gustó ¿verdad? — you didn't like it, did you?
¿verdad que sí fuimos? — we went, didn't we?, we did go, didn't we?
¿verdad que has sido tú? — it was you, wasn't it?
6) (=afirmación verdadera) truth- ser una verdad como un puño* * *1)a) ( veracidad) trutha decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...
la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know
la verdad es que... — the truth is that...
si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...
b)de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real
c) ( buscando corroboración)es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?
2) ( enunciado verdadero) trutheso es una gran verdad — that is so true!
cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths
verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth
* * *= truth, verity.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.----* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* amigo de verdad = true friend.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* cuatro verdades = home truth.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* ser verdad = be true.* ser verdad de = be true of.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.* verdad amarga = home truth.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.* verdad eterna = eternal truth.* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.* verdad obvia = truism.* * *1)a) ( veracidad) trutha decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...
la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know
la verdad es que... — the truth is that...
si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...
b)de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real
c) ( buscando corroboración)es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?
2) ( enunciado verdadero) trutheso es una gran verdad — that is so true!
cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths
verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth
* * *= truth, verity.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* amigo de verdad = true friend.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* cuatro verdades = home truth.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* ser verdad = be true.* ser verdad de = be true of.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.* verdad amarga = home truth.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.* verdad eterna = eternal truth.* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.* verdad obvia = truism.* * *A1 (veracidad) truthno sé cuánto habrá de verdad en lo que dice I don't know how much truth there is in what he sayses la pura verdad it's the gospel truthdime la verdad tell me the trutha decir verdad or si te digo la verdad, a mí tampoco me gustó to tell you the truth, I didn't like it eitherla verdad, sólo la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truthme dijo la verdad a medias she only told me half the truth¿cuántos años tiene? — la verdad, no lo sé how old is he? — I don't honestly know o to tell you the truth, I don't knowla verdad es que me olvidé to be perfectly honest I forgot, the truth is I forgot¿te ayudaron? — la verdad es que no mucho did they help you? — well, frankly not a loten honor a la verdad in all fairnessla verdad de la verdad es que no quiero ir to be quite honest I don't want to go, the truth of the matter is I don't want to go¡eso no es verdad, yo no dije semejante cosa! that's not true, I said no such thing!en verdad os digo que … ( Bib) verily I say unto you …faltar a la verdad to be untruthfulcreer que se está en posesión de la verdad to think one is always rightir con la verdad por delante ( Esp); to be completely honestser verdad de la buena ( fam); to be really true2de verdad: ¿de verdad (que) hiciste eso? did you really do that?¡sí, hombre, de verdad que me gusta! yes, I mean it, I really do like it!mira que me voy a enojar or ( Esp) enfadar de verdad this time I really am going to get angryde verdad que lo siento I really am sorryuna pistola/un caballo de verdad a real gun/horse3(buscando corroboración): ¡qué guapa es! ¿verdad? she's really beautiful, isn't she?¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?B (enunciado verdadero) truthuna verdad científica a scientific trutheso es una gran verdad that is so true!, how right you are!cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades or las verdades del barquero a algn to tell sb a few home truthsser una verdad como un templo to be self-evidentser una verdad de Perogrullo to be patently obviousverdades como puños: dice verdades como puños he isn't afraid to tell the truth, however much it hurts o however unpalatable* * *
verdad sustantivo femenino
es la pura verdad it's the gospel truth;
a decir verdad … to tell you the truth …;
la verdad, no lo sé I don't honestly know;
¡no es verdad! that's not true!;
eso es una gran verdad that is so true!b)
( loc adj) real;◊ ¡de verdad que me gusta! I really do like it!;
una pistola de verdad a real gunc) ( buscando corroboración):◊ es guapa ¿verdad? she's beautiful, isn't she?;
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?
verdad sustantivo femenino
1 truth: debes decir la verdad, you must tell the truth
eso no es verdad, that is not true
la pura verdad, the plain truth
2 (buscando asentimiento: tras una afirmación) es una gran soprano, ¿verdad?, she's a great soprano, isn't she?
¿verdad que tocas el violín?, you play the violin, don't you?
(: tras una negación) no eres racista, ¿verdad?, you're not racist, are you?
♦ Locuciones: a decir verdad, to tell the truth, de verdad, (ciertamente) really: de verdad que lo lamento, I really am sorry
(en serio) in earnest: están luchando de verdad, they are fighting for real
(auténtico) un amigo de verdad, a real friend
' verdad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- afrontar
- callar
- congruencia
- decir
- deformar
- derrumbarse
- desnuda
- desnudo
- encubrir
- esconder
- faltar
- honor
- hora
- infiel
- ocultar
- poder
- pura
- puro
- razón
- tonta
- tonto
- alteración
- alterar
- creer
- cuando
- demostrar
- disfrazar
- falsear
- grande
- hecho
- indiscutible
- le
- lejos
- media
- osar
- prueba
- reconocer
- revelar
- simulacro
- sonsacar
- tanto
- triunfar
English:
actually
- admittedly
- be
- bend
- blue
- chip
- coax
- credit
- crunch
- dark
- departure
- deviation
- do
- element
- embroider
- face
- fudge
- get
- have
- hold back
- honest
- impact
- moment
- naked
- outspoken
- overboard
- perversion
- pervert
- plain
- proper
- really
- rile
- should
- show
- simple
- strictly
- tell
- them
- think through
- tough
- truth
- truthful
- turn off
- uncover
- will
- bound
- but
- dearly
- degree
- effect
* * *♦ nf1. [realidad, afirmación real] truth;decir la verdad to tell the truth;di la verdad, ¿a ti qué te parece? tell the truth o be honest, what do you think?;a decir verdad to tell the truth;estás faltando a la verdad you're not telling the truth;¿es verdad? is that true o right?;eso no es verdad that isn't true o so;¿no es verdad? isn't that so?;bien es verdad que…, verdad es que… it's certainly true that…;si bien es verdad que… while it is true that…;en verdad truly, honestly;cree que está en posesión de la verdad she thinks she's always right about everything;ser la pura verdad to be the absolute truth;ir con la verdad por delante to be honest and up-front;las verdades del barquero home truths;Famtodo lo que dice son verdades como puños she always speaks the truth, however unpalatableverdad a medias half-truth;verdad de Perogrullo truism, platitude2. [con valor enfático]la verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't care;la verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really know;la verdad es que nunca me ha gustado the truth is I've never liked her;la verdad es que la sopa está buenísima the soup's actually really good3. [buscando confirmación]no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don't like it, do you?;está bueno, ¿verdad? it's good, isn't it?;¿verdad que me quieres? you do love me, don't you?4. [principio aceptado] fact;su libro no es fiel a la verdad histórica his book doesn't accurately reflect historical fact♦ de verdad loc adv[en serio] seriously; [realmente] really;me gusta – ¿de verdad? I like it – (do you) really? o seriously?;de verdad que no sé qué decir I honestly o really don't know what to say♦ de verdad loc adj[auténtico] real;un héroe de verdad a real hero* * *f1 truth;a decir verdad to tell the truth;en verdad in truth;la verdad es que … the truth (of the matter) is that …;es verdad it’s true, it’s the truth;faltar a la verdad be untruthful;media verdad, verdad a medias half truth;decir cuatro verdades a alguien tell s.o. a few home truths;ser una verdad de Perogrullo be blindingly obvious2:de verdad real, proper;es un amigo de verdad he’s a real friend3:no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don’t like it, do you?;vas a venir, ¿verdad? you’re coming, aren’t you?* * *verdad nf1) : truth2)de verdad : really, truly3)¿verdad? : right?, isn't that so?* * *verdad n truth¿es verdad que has ganado? is it true that you won? / did you really win?de verdad, iré mañana por la mañana really, I'll go tomorrow morningPara traducir ¿verdad? como coletilla, hay que utilizar el verbo auxiliar y el pronombre adecuados, siempre en negativo si la frase es afirmativa y viceversaestás de acuerdo conmigo, ¿verdad? you agree with me, don't you?es de Santander, ¿verdad? he's from Santander, isn't he?son franceses, ¿verdad? they're French, aren't they?no se han ido, ¿verdad? they haven't gone, have they? -
74 Quäntchen
n; -s, -, Pl. selten; tiny bit (of); ein Quäntchen Salz auch a pinch of salt; ein Quäntchen Furcht / Ehre a trace of fear / hono(u)r; ein Quäntchen Vernunft a modicum of sense; ein Quäntchen Mut / Wahrheit an ounce of courage / a grain of truth; da ist kein Quäntchen Wahrheit dran there isn’t a grain of truth in it; es fehlte das Quäntchen Glück that little bit of luck was missing* * *das Quäntchenmodicum* * *Quänt|chen ['kvɛntçən]nt -s, - (old)tiny bit, spotein Quäntchen Salz — a speck or dash of salt
kein Quäntchen — not a jot, not an iota
das letzte Quäntchen Glück/Hoffnung — the last little bit of luck/hope
* * *Quänt·chenRR<-s, ->[ˈkvɛntçən]nt scrapein \Quäntchen Glück a little bit of luckein \Quäntchen Hoffnung a glimmer of hopekein \Quäntchen not a scrap [or jot], not one iota* * *das; Quäntchens, Quäntchen (veralt.) scrapein Quäntchen Glück — (fig. geh.) a little bit of luck
* * *ein Quäntchen Salz auch a pinch of salt;ein Quäntchen Furcht/Ehre a trace of fear/hono(u)r;ein Quäntchen Vernunft a modicum of sense;ein Quäntchen Mut/Wahrheit an ounce of courage/a grain of truth;es fehlte das Quäntchen Glück that little bit of luck was missing* * *das; Quäntchens, Quäntchen (veralt.) scrapein Quäntchen Glück — (fig. geh.) a little bit of luck
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75 prawda
-dy, -dy; dat sg - dzie; fjest zimno, prawda? — it's cold, isn't it?
lubisz go, prawda? — you like him, don't you?
mijać (minąć) się z prawdą — perf to depart from the truth
* * *f.truth; szczera prawda plain truth; gorzka prawda bitter truth; ziarno prawdy grain of truth; nie ma w tym, co mówisz, za grosz prawdy there isn't a grain of truth in what you're saying, there isn't an iota of truth in what you're saying; (to) prawda it's true; prawda! true!; jest ciepło, prawda? it's warm, isn't it?; lubisz go, prawda? you like him, don't you?; czy to prawda? is that true?; co prawda as a matter of fact; święta prawda gospel truth; prawdę mówiąc to tell the truth, in truth, truth to tell; mijać się z prawdą depart from the truth; powiedzieć prawdę w oczy give sb a piece of one's mind; dążyć do prawdy aim at truth; naga prawda naked truth; spojrzeć prawdzie w oczy face the truth; dać świadectwo prawdzie emf. testify to the truth; prawda w oczy kole the greater the truth, the greater the libel; zgodny z prawdą truthful.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > prawda
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76 una pizca de verdad
Ex. However, that does not mean that his point regarding the librarian's attitude doesn't have a grain of truth to it.* * *Ex: However, that does not mean that his point regarding the librarian's attitude doesn't have a grain of truth to it.
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77 Gran
n; -(e)s, -; fig.: kein Gran zu viel / wenig not a jot too much / little; ein Gran Wahrheit a grain of truth* * *das Grangrain* * *[graːn]nt -(e)s, -e or (nach Zahlenangabe) - (old)1) (= Apothekergewicht) grain2) (= Edelmetallgewicht) grain* * *<-[e]s, -e>[ˈgra:n]nt2.* * *kein Gran zu viel/wenig not a jot too much/little;ein Gran Wahrheit a grain of truth -
78 pizca
f.1 tiny bit (informal) (poco).ni pizca not one bit2 pinch, small portion, bit, mite.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pizcar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pizcar.* * *\no tener ni pizca de gracia familiar not to be the slightest bit funny* * *noun f.1) pinch2) trace* * *SF1) (=partícula) tiny bit; (=migaja) crumb2) (=rastro)3) Méx (Agr) maize harvest* * *1) ( cantidad pequeña)una pizca de algo — ( de sal) a pinch of something; ( de vino) a drop of something
ni pizca: no tiene ni pizca de gracia it's not the slightest bit funny; no me gusta ni pizca — I don't like it one little bit
2) (Méx) ( cosecha) harvest* * *= speck, spark, iota.Ex. In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.Ex. However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.Ex. Modern log houses live in harmony with the environment without giving up an iota of comfort.----* una pizca de = a dash of, a grain of, a pinch of.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* * *1) ( cantidad pequeña)una pizca de algo — ( de sal) a pinch of something; ( de vino) a drop of something
ni pizca: no tiene ni pizca de gracia it's not the slightest bit funny; no me gusta ni pizca — I don't like it one little bit
2) (Méx) ( cosecha) harvest* * *= speck, spark, iota.Ex: In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.
Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.Ex: Modern log houses live in harmony with the environment without giving up an iota of comfort.* una pizca de = a dash of, a grain of, a pinch of.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* * *A(cantidad pequeña): añadir una pizca de sal add a pinch of salt¿quieres más vino? — bueno, una pizquita would you like some more wine? — well, just a dropni pizca: el chiste no me hizo ni pizca de gracia I didn't find the joke the slightest bit funny o in the least funny o remotely funnylevantarme tan temprano no me gusta ni pizca I don't like getting up so early one little bit* * *
Del verbo pizcar: ( conjugate pizcar)
pizca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pizca
pizcar
pizca sustantivo femenino
1 ( cantidad pequeña):
(de vino, agua) a drop of sth;
2 (Méx) ( cosecha) harvest
pizcar ( conjugate pizcar) verbo transitivo (Méx) ‹ maíz› to harvest;
‹ algodón› to pick
verbo intransitivo (Méx) to take in the harvest
pizca sustantivo femenino bit, tiny amount: una pizca de sal, a pinch of salt
♦ Locuciones: ni pizca, not a bit: eso no tiene ni pizca de gracia, that's not at all funny
' pizca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- brizna
- chispa
- sombra
English:
dash
- iota
- jot
- modicum
- ounce
- pinch
- salt
- shred
- speck
- streak
- touch
- flat
* * *pizca nf1. [poco] tiny bit;[de sal] pinch;pásame una pizca de pan pass me a little bit of bread;le falta una pizca de velocidad para ser campeón he's just slightly short of the pace you need to be a champion;Famni pizca not one bit;ahora no tengo ni pizca de tiempo I've got absolutely no time just now;no me hace ni pizca de gracia I don't find it in the least bit funny* * *f1 pinch;ni pizca de not a bit of;una pizca a little bit2 MéxAGR harvest* * *pizca nf1) : pinchuna pizca de canela: a pinch of cinnamon2) : speck, traceni pizca: not a bit* * * -
79 ziarno
grain; ( nasienie) seed* * *n.Gen.pl. - ren1. (= nasiono) seed; ziarno siewne/kwalifikowane roln. sowable/certified seed; ziarno na mąkę flour seed; ziarno pszenicy/żyta/owsa/jęczmienia grain of wheat/rye/oats/barley; ziarno kawy/kakaowe coffee/cocoa bean; oddzielać ziarno od plew separate the wheat from the chaff.2. (= drobina) grain, particle; ziarno piasku/złota grain of sand/gold; ziarno prawdy przen. grain of truth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ziarno
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80 Д-249
есть ДОЛЯ ПРАВДЫ (ИСТИНЫ) в чём NP sing only used as subj fixed WOthere is sth. true (in s.o. 's remark, some statement etc): grain (bit, element, kernel) of truthsome truth....Тесса был обеспокоен невольно вспоминал слова Дес-сера: «Бедный старый клоп». Конечно, Дессер рехнулся, но есть в его обидных словах доля правды... (Эренбург 4)....He (Tessa) felt anxious.Не could not help remembering Desser's remark: "Poor old bug." Of course, Desser was out of his mind, but there was a grain of truth in the offensive remark (4a).Дядя Сандро... говорил, что этого человека сняли именно потому, что он в своё время принял у себя в кабинете его, дядю Сандро, с недопустимой, по абхазским обычаям, степенью хамства. Я было посмеялся этому предположению, но потом решил, что в его словах всё-таки есть доля истины (Искандер 3)....Uncle Sandro said the reason they fired the man was that in his time he had received him, Uncle Sandro, with a degree of rudeness impermissible by Abkhazian custom. I started to snicker at this hypothesis, but then I decided the remark did contain a kernel of truth (3a).Лансье томился: что, если есть доля правды в словах этого русского? (Эренбург 1). Lancier was tormented with anxiety: suppose there was some truth in what that Russian had said? (1a).
См. также в других словарях:
a grain of truth — a bit of truth, take it with a grain... There s not a grain of truth in what Brian says. It s all untrue … English idioms
(a) grain of truth — a small amount of truth. There s a grain of truth in what she says but it s greatly exaggerated … New idioms dictionary
grain of truth — ounce of truth, tiny bit of true information … English contemporary dictionary
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
grain — [ greın ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN that are used for food: bags of mixed grain a ) uncount food crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN: golden fields of grain b ) count an individual seed from one of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grain — [greın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(lines in wood etc)¦ 3¦(small piece)¦ 4 a grain of something 5 against the grain 6¦(measure)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin granum seed ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
grain — ► NOUN 1) wheat or other cultivated cereal used as food. 2) a single seed or fruit of a cereal. 3) a small, hard particle of a substance such as sand. 4) the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1 / 5760 of a… … English terms dictionary
there is not a grain of truth in it — there s no ounce of truth in this, there is not tiny bit of true information in it, this is a cock and bull story … English contemporary dictionary
there's not a grain of truth in it — there s no ounce of truth in this, there is not tiny bit of true information in it, this is a cock and bull story … English contemporary dictionary
truth — noun 1 what is true ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, gospel (informal), honest (informal), real ▪ She takes everything she reads in the paper as gospel truth. ▪ complete … Collocations dictionary