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true [tru:]1. adjectivea. ( = correct) vrai ; [description, account] fidèle• it is true that... il est vrai que... + indic• is it true that...? est-il vrai que... + indic ?• it's not true that... il n'est pas vrai que... + indic• can it be true that...? est-il possible que... + subj ?• is it true about Vivian? est-ce vrai, ce que l'on dit à propos de Vivian ?• it is true to say that... il est vrai que...• this is particularly true of... cela s'applique particulièrement à...• that's true! c'est vrai !• too true! (inf) ça c'est bien vrai !• to come true [dream] se réaliser• he's got so much money it's not true! (inf) c'est incroyable ce qu'il est riche !b. ( = real) véritable ; [cost] réel• in Turkey you will discover the true meaning of hospitality en Turquie, vous découvrirez le véritable sens de l'hospitalitéc. ( = faithful) fidèle• true to life ( = realistic) réaliste• true to form, he... comme on pouvait s'y attendre, il...2. noun3. compounds* * *[truː] 1.1) ( based on fact) [news, fact, story] vrai; ( from real life) [story] vécuthe same is ou holds true of the new party — il en va de même pour le nouveau parti
that's true — ( when agreeing) c'est juste
too true! — (colloq) je ne vous/te le fais pas dire!
2) (real, genuine) [god, cost, meaning, democracy, American] vrai; [identity, age] véritableit is hard to get the true picture — il est difficile de savoir ce qui se passe vraiment or en réalité
3) (heartfelt, sincere) [feeling, repentance, understanding] sincère4) ( accurate) [copy] conforme; [assessment] correct, justeto be true to life — [film, book] être vrai
5) (faithful, loyal) [servant, knight] fidèle6) Constructionto be out of true — [window, post, frame] ne pas être d'aplomb
7) Music [note, instrument] juste2.••true to form, he... — égal à lui-même, il...
to be/remain true to type — [person] être/rester semblable à lui-même/elle-même etc
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A adj1 (based on fact, not a lie) [account, news, rumour, fact, story] vrai ; ( from real life) [story] vécu ; true or false? vrai ou faux? ; it is quite/only too true that… il est exact/il n'est que trop vrai que… ; it is simply not true that… ce n'est pas vrai que… ; it is true to say that… on peut dire que… ; to ring true sonner vrai ; the same is ou holds true of the new party cela est vrai aussi or il en va de même pour le nouveau parti ; what is true of adults is true of children ce qui est vrai pour les adultes l'est aussi pour les enfants ; to prove true se révéler exact ; this allegation, if true… si cette allégation est fondée, elle… ; it can't be true! ce n'est pas possible! ; that's true ( when agreeing) c'est juste ; too true ○ ! je ne vous/te le fais pas dire! ; true, we shall miss her but… c'est vrai qu'elle va nous manquer mais… ;2 (real, genuine) [god, democracy, American, worth] vrai ; [identity, age] véritable ; [cost, meaning, nature, value] vrai ; to come true se réaliser ; it is hard to get the true picture il est difficile de savoir ce qui se passe vraiment or en réalité ; an artist in the true sense of the word un artiste dans toute l'acception du terme ;3 (heartfelt, sincere) [feeling, repentance, understanding] sincère ; to feel true remorse éprouver un remords sincère ; to be a true believer avoir la foi ; true love le véritable amour ;4 ( accurate) [copy] conforme ; [assessment] correct, juste ; is the photo a true likeness? cette photo est-elle vraiment ressemblante? ; to be true to life [film, novel, book] être vrai ;7 Mus [note, instrument] juste ;8 Geog true north le nord géographique.B adv1 ( straight) [aim, fire] juste ;2 † littér to speak true être sincère.to be too good to be true être trop beau pour être vrai ; true to form, he… égal à lui-même, il… ; to be/remain true to type [person] être/rester semblable à lui-même.
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