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1 casualty
∎ there were heavy casualties (gen) il y avait beaucoup de victimes ou de morts et de blessés; (dead) il y avait beaucoup de pertes;∎ these children are the casualties of the divorce rate ces enfants sont les victimes du divorce;∎ figurative truth is often a casualty in political debates la vérité est souvent sacrifiée dans les débats politiques;∎ figurative truth is the first casualty of war la première victime de la guerre, c'est la vérité;∎ figurative the party had many casualties in the last election le parti a perdu beaucoup de députés aux dernières élections∎ she was taken to casualty elle a été emmenée aux urgences►► British casualty department (in hospital) service m des urgences;British casualty ward (in hospital) service m des urgences -
2 truth
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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