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1 to tell the truth
(really; actually: To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week.) à dire vrai -
2 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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3 discovery of the truth
Jur. manifestation de la véritéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > discovery of the truth
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4 to diverge from the truth
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to diverge from the truth
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5 expression of the truth
Jur. manifestation de la véritéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > expression of the truth
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6 to speak the truth
parler vrai; dire la véritéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to speak the truth
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7 to spin the truth
Pol. [U] prendre des libertés avec la vérité; àccommoder la vérité a sa façon; "habiller" l'information pour la présenter sous un jour favorable; p. ext. manipuler l'opinionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to spin the truth
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8 to withhold the truth
Pol. cacher, taire, dissimuler la véritéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to withhold the truth
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9 tell the truth
(to confess or make a true statement.) dire la vérité -
10 duty, of, speaking, the, truth
devoir m de dire la véritéEnglish-French legislative terms > duty, of, speaking, the, truth
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11 speaking, the, truth, duty, of
devoir m de dire la véritéEnglish-French legislative terms > speaking, the, truth, duty, of
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12 tell, the, truth, to
dire la vérité -
13 truth
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 -
15 truth
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)•• -
16 truth
[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 -
17 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) laisser le bénéfice du doute (à qqn)English-French dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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18 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) laisser le bénéfice du doute (à qqn)English-French dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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19 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) ses quatre vérités (à qqn) -
20 it's the gospel truth
c'est une vérité d'évangile; c'est la pure véritéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > it's the gospel truth
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