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truth n1 ( real facts) the truth la vérité (about concernant, à propos de) ; to face/tell the truth faire face à/dire la vérité ; the whole truth toute la vérité ; ‘…the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth’ Jur ‘…toute la vérité, rien que la vérité’ ; the truth is beginning to dawn ( on oneself) je commence à entrevoir la vérité ; ( on others) la vérité commence à percer ; in truth sout en vérité ; the truth is that… la vérité, c'est que… ; whatever the truth of the matter quoi qu'il en soit ; to tell you the truth ○ , I've no idea à vrai dire, je n'en ai aucune idée ; nothing could be further from the truth c'est absolument faux ; I can't take one more day of this, and that's the truth ○ ! je ne peux plus supporter cette situation, un point c'est tout! ;2 ( accuracy) to confirm/deny the truth of sth confirmer/nier l'exactitude de qch ;4 ( foundation) there is no truth in that c'est absolument faux ; there is not a word ou shred of truth in that il n'y a pas un mot or grain de vérité là-dedans or dans tout cela ; there is some/a great deal of truth in that il y a du vrai dans cela/une grande part de vérité fml là-dedans.truth will out la vérité se fera jour ; truth is stranger than fiction la réalité dépasse la fiction ; to tell sb a few home truths dire à qn ses quatre vérités. -
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1 noun(a) (true facts) vérité f;∎ I then discovered the truth about Neil j'ai alors découvert la vérité sur Neil;∎ there isn't a grain or an ounce of truth in what he says il n'y a pas une once de vérité dans ce qu'il dit;∎ there's some truth in what he says il y a du vrai dans ce qu'il dit;∎ there is no truth in the rumour il n'y a rien de vrai dans cette rumeur;∎ the truth of the matter is I really don't care any more la vérité c'est que maintenant je m'en fiche vraiment;∎ … and that's the truth … et voilà la vérité;∎ to tell the truth dire la vérité;∎ to tell (you) the truth à vrai dire, à dire vrai;∎ literary truth to tell à dire vrai;∎ truth is the first casualty (of war) toute guerre s'accompagne de son cortège de mensonges;∎ Law the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth la vérité, toute la vérité, rien que la vérité;∎ proverb (the) truth will out = la vérité finit toujours par se savoir(b) (fact, piece of information) vérité f;∎ he learned some important truths about himself on lui a dit ses quatre vérités;∎ universal truths vérités fpl universellesen vérité►► truth drug sérum m de vérité;truth table table f ou matrice f de vérité -
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truth [tru:θ](plural truths) [tru:ðz]vérité f• to tell you the truth, he... à vrai dire, il...* * *[truːθ]1) ( real facts)the truth (of the matter) is that — la vérité, c'est que
to tell you the truth — (colloq) à vrai dire
2) ( accuracy)to confirm/deny the truth of something — confirmer/nier l'exactitude de quelque chose
3) Philosophy, Religion vérité f4) ( foundation)•• -
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5 truth value
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6 truth-condition
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > truth-condition
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7 truth-function
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > truth-function
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8 truth-value
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > truth-value
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[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) vérité2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) vérité•- truthful- truthfully - truthfulness - tell the truth - to tell the truth -
10 Truth and Reconciliation Commission
[Afrique du Sud] Commission Vérité et Réconciliation [créée en 1993 pour liquider les séquelles de l'apartheid]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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11 truth serum
Esp. sérum de vérité [thiopental sodique; pf. pentothal]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > truth serum
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14 to tell the truth
(really; actually: To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week.) à dire vrai -
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17 to bend the truth
Jur. faire une entorse à la véritéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to bend the truth
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18 bitter truth
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bitter truth
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19 discovery of the truth
Jur. manifestation de la véritéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > discovery of the truth
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20 to diverge from the truth
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to diverge from the truth
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