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fact [fækt]1 noun∎ it's a (well-known) fact that... tout le monde sait (bien) que...;∎ just stick to the facts tenez-vous en aux faits;∎ let's get the facts straight mettons les choses au clair;∎ ten facts about whales dix choses à savoir sur les baleines;∎ I'll give you all the facts and figures je vous donnerai tous les détails voulus;∎ the fact that he left is in itself incriminating le fait qu'il soit parti est compromettant en soi;∎ he broke his promise, there's no getting away from the fact disons les choses comme elles sont, il n'a pas tenu sa promesse;∎ I'm her friend, a fact you seem to have overlooked vous semblez ne pas tenir compte du fait que je suis son ami;∎ I know for a fact that they're friends je sais pertinemment qu'ils sont amis;∎ I know it for a fact je le sais de source sûre, c'est un fait certain;∎ it's a fact of life c'est une réalité;∎ to teach sb the facts of life (sex) apprendre à qn comment les enfants viennent au monde; (hard reality) apprendre à qn la réalité des choses, mettre qn devant la réalité de la vie;∎ there's something strange going on, (and) that's a fact il se passe quelque chose de bizarre, c'est sûr;∎ is that a fact? c'est pas vrai?;∎ owing to the fact that… du fait que…∎ fact and fiction le réel et l'imaginaire;∎ the fact (of the matter) is that I forgot all about it la vérité, c'est que j'ai complètement oublié;∎ the fact remains he's my brother il n'en est pas moins mon frère∎ the jury only decides issues of fact les jurés ne sont juges que du fait∎ he asked us, in fact ordered us, to be quiet il nous a demandé, ou plutôt ordonné, de nous taire(b) (correcting) en fait;∎ he claims to be a writer, but in (actual) fact he's a journalist il prétend être écrivain mais en fait c'est un journaliste(c) (emphasizing, reinforcing)∎ did she in fact say when she was going to arrive? est-ce qu'elle a dit quand elle arriverait en fait?;∎ he said it'd take two days and he was in fact correct il a dit que cela mettrait deux jours et en fait, il avait raison►► fact sheet fiche f d'informations -
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fact [fækt]1. nouna. fait m• in view of the fact that... étant donné que...• despite the fact that... bien que... + subj• is it a fact that...? est-il vrai que... ?• is that a fact? vraiment ?• to know for a fact that... être certain que...• it's time he knew the facts of life il est temps de lui apprendre les choses de la vie ; (about sex) il est temps qu'il sache comment les enfants viennent au monde• only I knew that Phyllis was, in fact, David's sister j'étais le seul à savoir que Phyllis était en fait la sœur de David• he had promised to send the books and in fact they arrived the next day il avait promis d'envoyer les livres et ils sont effectivement arrivés le lendemainb. ( = reality) réalité f• the fact of the matter is that... le fait est que...2. compounds• they were on a fact-finding mission to the front ils étaient partis en mission d'inspection au front* * *[fækt]noun fait mowing ou due to the fact that — étant donné que
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••to know the facts of life — ( sex) savoir comment les enfants viennent au monde
the facts of life — ( unpalatable truths) les réalités de la vie
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3 unfounded
(not based on facts or reality: The rumours are completely unfounded.) sans fondement
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