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  • 1 true

    حَقِيقِيّ \ actual: real: I don’t know the actual cost, but it is over $100. authentic: real; true: This is an authentic piece of ancient art, not a modern copy. concrete: real; that can be seen and felt; about facts and objects: A gift may be a concrete expression of friendship or gratitude. effective: actual; real: Her brother is king, but she is the effective ruler of that country. genuine: real; not copied; true: Is this pound note genuine?. great: (giving more force to a noun) real; serious: He’s a great friend of mine. real: true; actual: We call him ‘Dusty’ but his real name is John Miller. Nylon is not real silk. rightful: having a right: Are you the rightful owner of this bicycle?. tangible: which can be seen or touched; real: The lion’s footmarks were tangible proof that he had gone to the stream to drink. true: correct with regard to facts; actual; proper; right: a true statement; a true copy.

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  • 2 true

    [truː] adjective
    1) (negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong:

    Is it true that you did not steal the ring?

    حَقيقي، صَحيح
    2) (negative untrue) accurate:

    They don't have a true idea of its importance.

    دَقيق، حَقيقي
    3) (negative untrue) faithful; loyal:

    He has been a true friend.

    مُخْلِص، صادِق
    4) properly so called:

    A spider is not a true insect.

    حَقيقي

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  • 3 true

    صَادِق \ candid: honest; telling the truth although it may not be liked: Can a doctor always be candid about a sick person’s condition? She had candid eyes that could not hide her feelings. earnest: serious: He made an earnest attempt to improve. faithful: loyal; true: She is a very faithful friend. frank: free and honest in speech; saying what one really thinks: He was frank enough to tell me at once that he had made a bad mistake. genuine: real; not copied; true: Is this pound note genuine?. honest: true; not telling lies or deceiving; not stealing: Give me your honest opinion. Honest people do not travel by train without a ticket. honourable, honorable: worthy of respect. sincere: (of a person; his character, feelings or actions) honest; not pretending: a sincere desire for peace. straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted. true: (often with to) loyal; faithful: She’s a true friend. He is true to his promises. whole-hearted: full; unlimited; eager and willing: His plan had their whole-hearted support. \ See Also حقيقي (حَقيقيّ)، جدي (جِدِّيّ)، وفي (وَفِيّ)، صريح (صَريح)، نزيه (نَزِيه)، شريف (شَريف)، مخلص (مُخْلِص)‏

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  • 4 true

    صَحِيح \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money). correct: right; true: the correct answer. intact: not touched; not damaged or broken; complete: The box was broken but the contents were intact. orthodox: generally accepted as being right and usual: orthodox opinions; orthodox medical practice. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. proper: correct, suitable: Eat your food at the proper time, not during lessons. pure: (of a musical note or voice) clear and corret in its sound; (of speech) correct in every way, without local differences: The purest German is spoken around Hanover. right: correct; not mistaken; suitable: the right answer; the right time; the right kind of cloth; the right way to play. rightful: having a right: Are you the rightful owner of this bicycle?. so: showing agreement or surprise: It’s snowing "Oh, so it is!". straight: in the correct position; in proper order: His business affairs were in confusion, but I put them straight. true: correct with regard to facts; actual; proper; right: a true statement; a true copy. valid: (of claims and reasons) good; acceptable. why: expressing surprise: Why! I never knew that!. \ See Also سَلِيم، مضبوط (مَضْبُوط)، دَقيق، قويم (قَوِيم)، مناسب (مُناسِب)‏

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  • 5 true

    وَاقِعِيّ \ practical: (of people or plans) concerned with action, not with ideas; (of things or ideas) suitable for use: His plans cost too much to be practical. She wore very practical clothing (suited to one’s activity or to the weather). real: true; actual: We call him ‘Dusty’ but his real name is John Miller. Nylon is not real silk. realist: sb. whose ideas are guided by facts and not by feelings. realistic: considering the facts; not fanciful, showing common sense: realistic plans, like the truth a realistic picture of an elephant. tangible: which can be seen or touched; real: The lion’s footmarks were tangible proof that he had gone to the stream to drink. true: correct with regard to facts; actual; proper; right: a true statement; a true copy. \ See Also حقيقي (حَقيقيّ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > true

  • 6 true interest cost

    Fin
    the effective rate of interest paid by the issuer on a debt security that is sold at a discount

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  • 7 that's certainly true

    Australian slang: bloody oath!

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > that's certainly true

  • 8 completely certain that something is true or will happen (Longman)

    Idiomatic expression: safe in the knowledge that

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > completely certain that something is true or will happen (Longman)

  • 9 completely certain that something is true or will happen

    Idiomatic expression: (Longman) safe in the knowledge that

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > completely certain that something is true or will happen

  • 10 take it from me (that)

    you can believe me when I say (that):

    Take it from me – it's true.

    صَدِّقْني

    Arabic-English dictionary > take it from me (that)

  • 11 take it from me (that)

    you can believe me when I say (that):

    Take it from me – it's true.

    صَدِّقْني

    Arabic-English dictionary > take it from me (that)

  • 12 falso

    adj.
    1 false, fake, dummy, counterfeit.
    2 false, delusory, misleading.
    3 false, liar, deceitful, fake.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: falsar.
    * * *
    1 (no verdadero) false, untrue
    2 (moneda) false, counterfeit; (cuadro, sello) forged
    3 (persona) insincere, false; (sonrisa) false
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona) insincere person
    \
    dar un paso en falso (tropezar) to trip, stumble 2 (cometer un error) to make a mistake, make a wrong move
    en falso (con falsedad) falsely 2 (sin apoyo) without proper support
    jurar en falso to commit perjury
    falsa alarma false alarm
    * * *
    (f. - falsa)
    adj.
    1) false, untrue
    2) fake
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [acusación, creencia, rumor] false

    falso testimonio — perjury, false testimony

    2) [firma, pasaporte, joya] false, fake; [techo] false; [cuadro] fake; [moneda] counterfeit
    3) (=insincero) [persona] false, insincere; [sonrisa] false
    4) [caballo] vicious
    5)

    en falso: coger a algn en falso — to catch sb in a lie

    dar un paso en falso — (lit) to trip; (fig) to take a false step

    2.
    SM CAm, Méx false evidence
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1)
    a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false
    b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false
    2)
    a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

    eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

    b)

    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

    •
    * * *
    = dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.
    Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
    Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
    Ex. Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.
    Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex. Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.
    Ex. Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.
    Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
    Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
    Ex. Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.
    Ex. This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.
    Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
    Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
    Ex. Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.
    Ex. There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.
    Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
    Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.
    Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
    Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
    ----
    * abeto falso = spruce.
    * alegación falsa = ipse dixit.
    * charlatanería falsa = cant.
    * crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.
    * dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.
    * dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.
    * democracia falsa = travesty democracy.
    * diamante falso = rhinestone.
    * erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.
    * erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.
    * falsa alabanza = lip service.
    * falsa ilusión = delusion.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * falsa pretensión = false pretence.
    * falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.
    * falso pretexto = false pretence.
    * falso testimonio = perjury.
    * hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.
    * hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.
    * idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.
    * movimiento en falso = false move.
    * nivel jerárquico falso = false link.
    * paso en falso = false move.
    * pista falsa = red herring.
    * resultar falso = prove + false.
    * sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.
    * toma falsa = outtake.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1)
    a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false
    b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false
    2)
    a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

    eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

    b)

    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

    •
    * * *
    = dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

    Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
    Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
    Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.
    Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex: Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.
    Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.
    Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
    Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
    Ex: Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.
    Ex: This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.
    Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
    Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
    Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.
    Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.
    Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
    Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.
    Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
    Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
    * abeto falso = spruce.
    * alegación falsa = ipse dixit.
    * charlatanería falsa = cant.
    * crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.
    * dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.
    * dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.
    * democracia falsa = travesty democracy.
    * diamante falso = rhinestone.
    * erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.
    * erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.
    * falsa alabanza = lip service.
    * falsa ilusión = delusion.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * falsa pretensión = false pretence.
    * falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.
    * falso pretexto = false pretence.
    * falso testimonio = perjury.
    * hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.
    * hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.
    * idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.
    * movimiento en falso = false move.
    * nivel jerárquico falso = false link.
    * paso en falso = false move.
    * pista falsa = red herring.
    * resultar falso = prove + false.
    * sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.
    * toma falsa = outtake.

    * * *
    falso -sa
    A
    1 ‹billete› counterfeit, forged; ‹cuadro› forged
    2 ‹documento› (copiado) false, forged, fake; (alterado) false, forged
    3 (simulado) ‹diamante/joya› fake; ‹bolsillo/cajón/techo› false
    4 (insincero) ‹persona› insincere, false; ‹sonrisa› false; ‹promesa› false
    B
    1 (no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false
    eso es falso, nunca afirmé tal cosa that is not true o that is untrue, I never said such a thing
    2
    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury
    golpear en falso to miss the mark
    esta tabla está en falso this board isn't properly supported
    la maleta cerró en falso the suitcase didn't shut properly
    el tornillo giraba en falso the screw wouldn't grip
    paso1 m C 1. (↑ paso (1))
    Compuestos:
    feminine false alarm
    feminine false modesty
    masculine ( Der) false testimony, perjury
    no levantar falso testimonio ( Relig) thou shalt not bear false witness
    * * *

     

    falso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo


    ‹ cuadro› forged;
    ‹ documento› false, forged;
    ‹diamante/joya› fake;
    ‹cajón/techo› false

    ‹sonrisa/promesa› false
    c) ( no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false;

    ◊ eso es falso that is not true o is untrue;

    falsa alarma false alarm;
    falso testimonio sustantivo masculino (Der) false testimony, perjury
    falso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 false: eso que dices es falso, what you're saying is wrong
    había un puerta falsa, there was a false door
    nombre falso, assumed name
    2 (persona) insincere: Juan me parece muy falso, I think Juan is insincere
    3 (falsificado) forged
    dinero falso, counterfeit o bogus money
    II m (persona) insincere person, hypocrit
    ♦ Locuciones: en falso, false: jurar en falso, to commit perjury
    ' falso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cierta
    - cierto
    - falaz
    - falsa
    - fantasma
    - incierta
    - incierto
    - jurar
    - perjurar
    - testimonio
    - colar
    - supuesto
    English:
    absolutely
    - affected
    - bogus
    - counterfeit
    - deceitful
    - disingenuous
    - dud
    - fake
    - false
    - false move
    - faux pas
    - hollow
    - insincere
    - phoney
    - sham
    - slimy
    - spurious
    - two-faced
    - untrue
    - untruthful
    - smooth
    - spruce
    - sycamore
    - trumped-up
    - two
    * * *
    falso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [afirmación, información, rumor] false, untrue;
    eso que dices es falso what you are saying is not true;
    en falso [falsamente] falsely;
    [sin firmeza] unsoundly;
    si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo one false move and I'll shoot;
    dio un paso en falso y se cayó he missed his footing and fell;
    jurar en falso to commit perjury
    falsa alarma false alarm;
    falso testimonio [en juicio] perjury, false evidence;
    dar falso testimonio to give false evidence
    2. [dinero, firma, cuadro] forged;
    [pasaporte] forged, false; [joyas] fake;
    un diamante falso an imitation diamond
    3. [hipócrita] deceitful;
    no soporto a los falsos amigos que te critican a la espalda I can't stand false friends who criticize you behind your back;
    basta ya de falsa simpatía that's enough of you pretending to be nice;
    Fam Hum
    es más falso que Judas he's a real snake in the grass
    Ling falso amigo false friend;
    falsa modestia false modesty
    4. [simulado] false
    falsa costilla false rib;
    falso estuco [en bricolaje] stick-on plasterwork;
    falso muro false wall;
    falso techo false ceiling
    ♦ nm,f
    [hipócrita] hypocrite
    * * *
    adj
    1 false
    2 joyas fake; documento, firma forged; monedas, billetes counterfeit
    3
    :
    declarar en falso commit perjury
    4 persona false
    * * *
    falso, -sa adj
    1) falaz: false, untrue
    2) : counterfeit, forged
    * * *
    falso adj
    1. (en general) false
    2. (billete, cuadro) forged
    3. (joya) fake
    4. (persona) false / insincere

    Spanish-English dictionary > falso

  • 13 allerdings

    Adv.
    1. war es ein gutes Konzert? - allerdings! it certainly was, indeed it was
    2. einschränkend: though, but, however; sie sagte allerdings... she did say, however ( oder though),...; das ist allerdings wahr, aber that may be true, but
    * * *
    indeed; admittedly
    * * *
    ạl|ler|dịngs ['alɐ'dɪŋs]
    adv
    1) (einschränkend) though, mind you

    ich komme mit, ich muss allerdings erst zur Bank — I'm coming but I must go to the bank first though, I'm coming though I must go to the bank first

    das ist allerdings wahr, aber... — that may be true, but..., (al)though that's true...

    2) (bekräftigend) certainly

    allerdings! — (most) certainly!

    * * *
    (really; in fact; as you say; of course etc: `He's very talented, isn't he?' He is indeed; `Do you remember your grandmother?' `Indeed I do!') indeed
    * * *
    al·ler·dings
    [ˈalɐˈdɪŋs]
    1. (jedoch) although, but
    ich rufe dich an, \allerdings erst morgen I'll call you, although [or but] not till tomorrow
    2. (in der Tat) definitely, indeed form
    \allerdings! indeed!, AM a. you bet! fam
    hast du mit ihm gesprochen? — \allerdings! did you speak to him? — I certainly did!
    * * *
    1.

    es stimmt allerdings, dass... — it's true though that...

    2) (zustimmend) [yes,] certainly
    2.

    das war allerdings Pech — that was bad luck, to be sure

    * * *
    1. war es ein gutes Konzert? -
    allerdings! it certainly was, indeed it was
    2. einschränkend: though, but, however;
    sie sagte allerdings … she did say, however ( oder though), …;
    das ist allerdings wahr, aber that may be true, but
    * * *
    1.

    es stimmt allerdings, dass... — it's true though that...

    2) (zustimmend) [yes,] certainly
    2.

    das war allerdings Pech — that was bad luck, to be sure

    * * *
    adv.
    indeed adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > allerdings

  • 14 mentira

    intj.
    that's not true.
    f.
    1 lie.
    es mentira it's not true, it's a lie
    aunque parezca mentira strange as it may seem
    parece mentira que lo hayamos conseguido I can hardly believe we've done it
    parece mentira que te creas una cosa así how can you possibly believe a thing like that?
    ¡parece mentira, las cinco y todavía no ha llegado! can you believe it, it's five o'clock and she's still hasn't arrived!
    de mentira pretend, false
    dinero de mentira pretend money
    una mentira como una casa a whopping great lie
    mentira piadosa white lie
    2 lying, falsehood, unsoundness.
    * * *
    1 lie
    \
    aunque parezca mentira strange though it may seem
    de mentira (en broma) for a laugh, as a joke 2 (artificial) false
    decir mentiras to tell lies
    parece mentira it's unbelievable
    mentira piadosa white lie
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=embuste) lie

    ¡mentira! — it's a lie!

    • de mentira, una pistola de mentira — a toy pistol

    • parecer mentira, aunque parezca mentira — however incredible it seems, strange though it may seem

    ¡parece mentira! — it's unbelievable!, I can't o don't believe it!

    mentira caritativa, mentira oficiosa Cono Sur —

    mentira piadosa, mentira reverenda — Cono Sur white lie

    2) [en uñas] white mark ( on fingernail)
    3) (=errata) erratum
    * * *
    1) lie

    mentira! yo no le pegué — that's a lie, I didn't hit him!

    ya lo he agarrado or pillado en una mentira en varias ocasiones — I've caught him lying to me several times

    una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras — (leng infantil) a toy spider

    una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo — (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)

    2) (Esp fam) ( en la uña) white mark
    * * *
    = lie, fabrication, mendacity, fib, fibbing, untruth, false pretence, deceptiveness.
    Ex. Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges ' lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.
    Ex. The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
    Ex. In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.
    Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.
    Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
    Ex. In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.
    ----
    * aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.
    * de mentira = make-believe.
    * detector de mentiras = polygraph, lie detector.
    * difundir mentiras = spread + lies.
    * gran mentira = big fat lie.
    * la mentira = lying.
    * maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.
    * mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.
    * mentira gorda = big fat lie.
    * mentira histórica = historical fabrication.
    * mentira inocente = white lie.
    * mentira piadosa = white lie.
    * por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.
    * propagar mentiras = spread + lies.
    * trama de mentiras = tissue of lies.
    * una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.
    * * *
    1) lie

    mentira! yo no le pegué — that's a lie, I didn't hit him!

    ya lo he agarrado or pillado en una mentira en varias ocasiones — I've caught him lying to me several times

    una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras — (leng infantil) a toy spider

    una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo — (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)

    2) (Esp fam) ( en la uña) white mark
    * * *
    = lie, fabrication, mendacity, fib, fibbing, untruth, false pretence, deceptiveness.

    Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges ' lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.

    Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
    Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.
    Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.
    Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
    Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.
    * aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.
    * de mentira = make-believe.
    * detector de mentiras = polygraph, lie detector.
    * difundir mentiras = spread + lies.
    * gran mentira = big fat lie.
    * la mentira = lying.
    * maraña de mentiras = web of lies, web of deception.
    * mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.
    * mentira gorda = big fat lie.
    * mentira histórica = historical fabrication.
    * mentira inocente = white lie.
    * mentira piadosa = white lie.
    * por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.
    * propagar mentiras = spread + lies.
    * trama de mentiras = tissue of lies.
    * una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.

    * * *
    A lie
    eso es mentira that's a lie
    ¡mentira! yo no le pegué that's a lie, I didn't hit him!
    estoy harto de tus mentiras I'm tired of your lying o lies
    ¿por qué dices tantas mentiras? why do you tell so many lies?, why do you lie so much?
    ya lo he agarrado or cogido en una mentira en varias ocasiones he's lied to me on several occasions, I've caught him lying several times
    parece mentira que a tu edad te dé por hacer esas tonterías I'm amazed at you getting up to such silly antics at your age
    parece mentira que no haya venido a verme I can't believe that he hasn't been to see me
    llevan casados once años — ¡parece mentira! ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! they've been married eleven years — isn't it incredible! o it hardly seems possible! doesn't time fly!
    aunque parezca mentira tiene 50 años you may find it hard to believe but she's 50
    no quiero seguir viviendo en la mentira I don't want to go on living a lie
    una araña de mentira or ( Méx) de mentiras ( leng infantil); a toy spider
    me ha llamado tonta — ¡pero se lo dije de mentira! or ¡pero fue de mentira! he said I was stupid — I was only joking! o I didn't mean it!
    una mentira como una casa or catedral or un templo ( fam); a whopping great lie ( colloq), a whopper ( colloq)
    Compuesto:
    white lie
    B ( fam) (en la uña) white mark
    * * *

     

    Del verbo mentir: ( conjugate mentir)

    mentirá es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    mentir    
    mentira
    mentir ( conjugate mentir) verbo intransitivo
    to lie;

    mentira sustantivo femenino
    lie;
    eso es mentira that's a lie;
    ¡mentira! yo no le pegué that's a lie, I didn't hit him!;
    ¡parece mentira! ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! isn't it incredible! doesn't time fly!;
    mentira piadosa white lie;
    una araña de mentira or (Méx) de mentiras (leng infantil) a toy spider;
    una mentira como una casa or un templo (fam) a whopping great lie (colloq), a whopper (colloq)
    mentir verbo intransitivo to lie, tell lies
    miente como un bellaco, he's a real liar ➣ Ver nota en lie
    mentira sustantivo femenino lie: mentira piadosa, white lie
    ♦ Locuciones: parecer mentira: aunque parezca mentira, strange as it may seem
    parece mentira que tenga esa edad, it is incredible that he is that old

    ' mentira' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bola
    - camelo
    - decir
    - descarada
    - descarado
    - engaño
    - engendrar
    - falsedad
    - invención
    - inventar
    - novela
    - oír
    - pegote
    - piadosa
    - piadoso
    - tamaña
    - tamaño
    - transparente
    - burdo
    - chiva
    - coba
    - cuento
    - fábula
    - flagrante
    - grande
    - macana
    - mito
    - parecer
    - que
    - rollo
    - solemne
    English:
    barefaced
    - blatant
    - blatantly
    - deceit
    - downright
    - fabrication
    - fall for
    - invention
    - lie
    - lying
    - oddly
    - out-and-out
    - outright
    - story
    - transparent
    - white lie
    - whopper
    - make
    - pretend
    - strangely
    - white
    * * *
    1. [falsedad] lie;
    una mentira como una casa o [m5] una catedral a whopping great lie;
    ¡mentira cochina! that's a filthy lie!;
    siempre soy yo el que tiene que lavar los platos – ¡mentira! I'm always the one who has to wash the dishes – that's not true! o that's a lie!;
    es mentira it's a lie, it's not true;
    decir mentiras to tell lies;
    de mentira pretend, false;
    parecer mentira: aunque parezca mentira strange as it may seem;
    parece mentira que lo hayamos conseguido I can hardly believe we've done it;
    parece mentira que te creas una cosa así how can you possibly believe a thing like that?;
    ¡parece mentira, las cinco y todavía no ha llegado! can you believe it, it's five o'clock and she still hasn't arrived!
    mentira piadosa white lie
    2. Fam [en la uña] white mark
    * * *
    f lie;
    ¡parece mentira! that’s incredible!
    * * *
    : lie
    * * *
    mentira n lie
    de mentira pretend / toy

    Spanish-English dictionary > mentira

  • 15 вярно

    1. right, correctly
    описвам вярно describe truthfully
    пея вярно sing in tune
    стрелям вярно shoot straight
    вярно! true, indeed; that's right/so; just so
    напълно вярно quite right/true, absolutely
    2. (предано) faithfully, truly, loyally
    * * *
    вя̀рно,
    нареч.
    1. right, correctly; \вярно! true, indeed; that’s right/so; just so; напълно \вярно quite right/true, absolutely; не е ли \вярно, че ( при пледоария) юр. I suggest that; описвам \вярно describe truthfully; отгатвам \вярно guess right; пея \вярно sing in tune; стрелям \вярно shoot straight;
    2. ( предано) faithfully, truly, loyally.
    * * *
    faithfully; true{tru:}; truthfully
    * * *
    1. (предано) faithfully, truly, loyally 2. right, correctly 3. ВЯРНО! true, indeed;that's right/so;just so 4. напълно ВЯРНО quite right/true, absolutely 5. описвам ВЯРНО describe truthfully 6. отгатвам ВЯРНО guess right 7. пея ВЯРНО sing in tune 8. стрелям ВЯРНО shoot straight

    Български-английски речник > вярно

  • 16 П-475

    И ТО ПРАВДА coll Isent Invar, fixed WO
    (used to express agreement with the interlocutor, or, occas. with one's own thought or statement) that is correct
    it's (that's, 'tis) true (enough)
    (that's) quite right (when expressing agreement with the interlocutor only) you're right you've got a point (there).
    "...Мы к нему всей душой, а он послал нас искать князя глупого!»... - «Что же!., нам глупый-то князь, пожалуй, еще лучше будет! Сейчас мы ему коврижку в руки: жуй, а нас не замай!» - «И то правда» (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). "We went to him in all good faith, and he sent us to seek a foolish prince'". "What of that!...Might be, a foolish prince'd be better yet! We hand him some gingerbread —'Chaw away, and leave us be!'" "Tis true" (1a).
    «Сам ты рассуди, - отвечал я ему, - можно ли было при твоих людях объявить, что дочь Миронова жива. Да они бы ее загрызли. Ничто ее бы не спасло!» — «И то правда», - сказал, смеясь, Пугачев (Пушкин 2). "Judge for yourself," I answered him "could I have declared in front of your men that Captain Mironovs daughter was still alive9 They would have torn her to pieces Nothing would have saved her'" "That's true enough!" said Pugachev, laughing (2b)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-475

  • 17 и то правда

    [sent; Invar, fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (used to express agreement with the interlocutor, or, occas. with one's own thought or statement) that is correct:
    - it's (that's, 'tis) true (enough);
    - [when expressing agreement with the interlocutor only] you're right;
    - you've got a point (there).
         ♦ "...Мы к нему всей душой, а он послал нас искать князя глупого!"... - " Что же!., нам глупый-то князь, пожалуй, еще лучше будет! Сейчас мы ему коврижку в руки: жуй, а нас не замай!" - "И то правда" (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). "We went to him in all good faith, and he sent us to seek a foolish prince'". "What of that!...Might be, a foolish prince'd be better yet! We hand him some gingerbread - 'Chaw away, and leave us be!'" "Tis true" (1a).
         ♦ "Сам ты рассуди, - отвечал я ему, - можно ли было при твоих людях объявить, что дочь Миронова жива. Да они бы ее загрызли. Ничто ее бы не спасло!" - "И то правда", - сказал, смеясь, Пугачев (Пушкин 2). "Judge for yourself," I answered him "could I have declared in front of your men that Captain Mironovs daughter was still alive? They would have torn her to pieces Nothing would have saved her'" "That's true enough!" said Pugachev, laughing (2b)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и то правда

  • 18 чёрт возьми, это правда!

    Makarov: egad, that's true!, egad, that's true!, egads, that's true!

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > чёрт возьми, это правда!

  • 19 так-то оно так, а

    • ТАК-ТО ( ОНО) ТАК, НО <A, ДА>... coll
    [a clause in a compound sent + conj; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (used when the speaker basically agrees with what has just been stated but wants to qualify it, single out an exception, voice an objection to a specific point etc) all of this is correct, true, but...:
    - that's all well and good, but...;
    - that's all very well, but...;
    - that may (very well) be true, but...;
    - that may (well) be, but...
         ♦ Пиши, что в голову взоредёт. А в Органах сами разберутся, какими методами ты руководствовался. Так-то оно так, сказал Двурушник. Но мне бы не хотелось идти дорогой Правдеца (Зиновьев 1). "Just write what passes through your mind. The secret police will work out for themselves the methods you've used." "That's all very well," said Double-dealer. "But I don't want to go the same way as lYuth-teller" (1a).
         ♦ "Для них [хозяев] для всех авторитет возможен только на страхе. Значит: дави, сажай, стреляй!.." - "Так-то оно так, но с международным положением считаться надо" (Копелев 1). "For all of them [the bosses] the only possible authority is based on fear. That means: suppress, send up, shoot!..." "That may be, but you have to take the international situation into account" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > так-то оно так, а

  • 20 так-то оно так, да

    • ТАК-ТО ( ОНО) ТАК, НО <A, ДА>... coll
    [a clause in a compound sent + conj; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (used when the speaker basically agrees with what has just been stated but wants to qualify it, single out an exception, voice an objection to a specific point etc) all of this is correct, true, but...:
    - that's all well and good, but...;
    - that's all very well, but...;
    - that may (very well) be true, but...;
    - that may (well) be, but...
         ♦ Пиши, что в голову взоредёт. А в Органах сами разберутся, какими методами ты руководствовался. Так-то оно так, сказал Двурушник. Но мне бы не хотелось идти дорогой Правдеца (Зиновьев 1). "Just write what passes through your mind. The secret police will work out for themselves the methods you've used." "That's all very well," said Double-dealer. "But I don't want to go the same way as lYuth-teller" (1a).
         ♦ "Для них [хозяев] для всех авторитет возможен только на страхе. Значит: дави, сажай, стреляй!.." - "Так-то оно так, но с международным положением считаться надо" (Копелев 1). "For all of them [the bosses] the only possible authority is based on fear. That means: suppress, send up, shoot!..." "That may be, but you have to take the international situation into account" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > так-то оно так, да

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