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fækt1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) hecho2) (reality: fact or fiction.) realidad•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact
fact n hechotr[fækt]1 (event, happening) hecho2 (the truth) realidad nombre femenino■ fact or fiction? ¿realidad o ficción?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a matter of fact en realidadfor a fact a ciencia ciertain fact de hecho, en realidadit's a fact of life es la realidadthe fact of the matter is that... el hecho es que..., lo cierto es que...the fact remains that... a pesar de eso..., no obstante...the facts speak for themselves los hechos hablan por sí mismosfact sheet hoja informativafact ['fækt] n1) : hecho mas a matter of fact: de hecho2) information: información f, datos mplfacts and figures: datos y cifras3) reality: realidad fin fact: en realidadn.• dato s.m.• hecho s.m.• realidad s.f.fækt1) c ( something true) hecho mshe got her facts right/wrong — su información era correcta/incorrecta
hard facts — datos mpl concretos
if it wasn't for the fact that he's my son... — si no fuera porque es mi hijo...
I know for a fact that... — sé a ciencia cierta que...
2)a) u (truth, reality)in fact — de hecho, en realidad
[fækt]as a matter of fact: I do know her, as a matter of fact she's one of my best friends sí que la conozco, (de hecho) es muy amiga mía; in point of fact de hecho; the fact of the matter is (that)... — el hecho es que...
1. N1) (=detail, circumstance) hecho mthe fact that... — el hecho de que...
he still loved her in spite of the fact that she had left him — aunque le había dejado él aún la quería
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their priority is to establish the facts of the case — su prioridad es esclarecer los hechos or lo que ocurrió realmente•
to stick to the facts — atenerse a los hechos2) (=piece of information) dato m•
get your facts right before you start accusing people — infórmate bien antes de empezar a acusar a la gente3) (=reality) realidad fthe fact remains that... — la realidad sigue siendo que...
the fact (of the matter) is that... — la verdad or el hecho es que...
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it has no basis in fact — carece de base (real)it's a fact that... — es un hecho que...
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to face (the) facts — enfrentarse a la realidad or los hechos•
to know for a fact that... — saber a ciencia cierta que...•
in fact — de hechoit sounds simple, but in fact it's very difficult — parece sencillo, pero de hecho or en realidad es muy difícil
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I don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it — no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra"don't tell me you like it" - "as a matter of fact I do" — -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí
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they're very alike, in point of fact you can't tell the difference — son muy parecidos, de hecho no puedes distinguirlos•
is that a fact! — iro ¡no me digas!face 2., 3)he's a dull writer, and that's a fact — es un escritor aburrido, eso no hay quien lo discuta
4) (Jur) (=event)accessory•
before/ after the fact — antes/después de los hechos2.CPDfact sheet N — hoja f informativa, informe m
* * *[fækt]1) c ( something true) hecho mshe got her facts right/wrong — su información era correcta/incorrecta
hard facts — datos mpl concretos
if it wasn't for the fact that he's my son... — si no fuera porque es mi hijo...
I know for a fact that... — sé a ciencia cierta que...
2)a) u (truth, reality)in fact — de hecho, en realidad
as a matter of fact: I do know her, as a matter of fact she's one of my best friends sí que la conozco, (de hecho) es muy amiga mía; in point of fact de hecho; the fact of the matter is (that)... — el hecho es que...
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adv.in fact -> de hecho, en realidad, efectivamente, en efecto.s.hecho. -
3 fact is
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4 fact-finding
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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6 fact of life
1) ( unpleasant truth) (triste or dura) realidad f (de la vida)2)* * *1) ( unpleasant truth) (triste or dura) realidad f (de la vida)2) -
7 fact finder
s.investigador oficial. -
8 fact finding
s.investigación de los hechos, investigación a fondo, indagación a fondo. -
9 fact sheet
s.resumen de datos primordiales, resumen de datos principales. -
10 fact-finder
s.investigador oficial. -
11 fact-finding
adj.de investigación. -
12 fact-finding board
s.comisión de encuesta, comisión de indagación. -
13 fact-finding committee
s.comisión investigadora, comité de investigación. -
14 matter-of-fact
adjective (keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude.) práctico, realistatr[mætərəv'fækt]matter-of-fact ['mæt̬ərəv'fækt] adj: práctico, realistaadj.• flemático, -a adj.• hecho cierto adj.• prosaico, -a adj.• práctico, -a adj.'mætərəv'fækt['mætǝrǝv'fækt]ADJ [style] prosaico; [person] (practical) práctico* * *['mætərəv'fækt] -
15 as a matter of fact
(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) en realidad, de hechoen realidad————————en realidad, de hechoadv.• efectivamente adv.expr.• en realidad expr. -
16 in fact
(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) en realidad, de hechode hecho, en realidadexpr.• de hecho expr. -
17 accessory after the fact
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18 in point of fact
(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) en realidad, de hechode hecho, en realidad -
19 truly in fact
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20 accessory before the fact
cómplice nombre masulino o femenino encubridor,-ra
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