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1 true
[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) sannur2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) nákvæmur, réttur3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) sannur, trúr, dyggur4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) eiginlegur•- trueness- truly -
2 ring true
(to sound true: His story does not ring true.) hljóma sannfærandi -
3 show oneself in one's true colours
(to show or express one's real character, opinion etc: He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.) sÿna sitt rétta eðliEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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4 believe
[bi'li:v]1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) trúa, leggja trúnað á2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) treysta, trúa á3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) halda, álíta•- belief
- believer
- believe in -
5 faithful
1) (loyal and true; not changing: a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.) tryggur, trúr2) (true or exact: a faithful account of what had happened.) réttur, nákvæmur -
6 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) þykjast2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) þykjast•- pretence- false pretences -
7 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.) sannleikur2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) sannleikur•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth -
8 admit
[əd'mit]past tense, past participle - admitted; verb1) (to allow to enter: This ticket admits one person.) heimila aðgang2) (to say that one accepts as true: He admitted (that) he was wrong.) viðurkenna•- admission
- admittance
- admittedly -
9 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) atvikssaga; stutt frásögn -
10 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) telja víst2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) taka að sér3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) taka á sig, setja upp; gera sér upp•- assumed- assumption -
11 authentic
[o:'Ɵentik](true, real or genuine: an authentic signature.) ósvikinn, ekta -
12 axiom
['æksiəm](a fact or statement which is definitely true and accepted as a principle or rule.) lögmál, grundvallarregla -
13 believer
noun (a person who has (especially religious) beliefs: a true believer.) trúmaður -
14 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) einhver, nokkur2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) viss, öruggur3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) tiltekinn, viss, ákveðinn4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) viss, nokkur•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') Auðvitað, að sjálfsögðu- for certain
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15 certify
1) (to declare formally (eg that something is true): I certify that I witnessed the signing of his will.) votta, staðfesta2) (to declare officially that (someone) is insane.) úrskurða geðveikan• -
16 check up (on)
(to investigate to see if (someone or something) is reliable, honest, true etc: Have you been checking up on me?) fylgjast með; rannsaka -
17 check up (on)
(to investigate to see if (someone or something) is reliable, honest, true etc: Have you been checking up on me?) fylgjast með; rannsaka -
18 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) litur2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) litur3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) hörundslitur4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) líf og fjör2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) lita, lit-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) lita- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) litaður, hörundsdökkur- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours -
19 convince
[kən'vins](to persuade (a person) that something is true: Her smile convinced me that she was happy; She is convinced of his innocence.) sannfæra -
20 deny
1) (to declare not to be true: He denied the charge of theft.) neita, vísa á bug2) (to refuse (to give or grant someone something); to say `no' to: He was denied admission to the house.) neita um•- denial
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