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1 half truth
kısmen doğru ifade, yarı gerçek* * *yarı gerçek -
2 half truth
yarı gerçek -
3 fence
n. çit, parmaklık, engel, eskrim, çalıntı mal satıcısı————————v. çit ile çevirmek, korumak, savunmak, çalıntı mal satmak, eskrim yapmak, kaçamak cevap vermek* * *1. doğru yanıt vermekten kaçın (v.) 2. çit (n.)* * *I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) çit tahta, perde, parmaklık2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) (etrafını) çitle çevirmek- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) eskrim yapmak2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) kaçamak cevap vermek•- fencing
См. также в других словарях:
Half truth — Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-truth — 1650s, from HALF (Cf. half) + TRUTH (Cf. truth) … Etymology dictionary
half-truth — (h[aum]f tr[=oo]th), n.; pl. {half truths} (h[aum]f tr[=oo][th]z) . a partially true statement, especially one intended to deceive or mislead. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-truth — half truths also half truth N COUNT If you describe statements as half truths, you mean that they are only partly based on fact and are intended or likely to deceive people. The article had been full of errors and half truths that he felt… … English dictionary
half-truth — half′ truth n. pl. truths 1) cvb a statement that is only partly true, esp. one intended to deceive, evade blame, or the like 2) cvb a statement that fails to divulge the whole truth • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
half-truth — ► NOUN ▪ a statement conveying only part of the truth … English terms dictionary
half-truth — n a statement that is only partly true, especially one that is intended to keep something secret ▪ His replies were full of evasions and half truths … Dictionary of contemporary English
half-truth — half ,truth noun count a statement that is only partly true or gives only some of the facts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
half-truth — [haf′tro͞oth΄] n. a statement or account containing only some of the facts, the rest often being left out so as to deceive … English World dictionary
Half-truth — A half truth comes in several forms, and is a deceptive statement, that includes some element of truth. The statement might be partly true, the statement may be totally true but only part of the whole truth, or it may utilize some deceptive… … Wikipedia
half-truth — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half truth : singular half truth plural half truths a statement that is only partly true or that gives only some of the facts … English dictionary
