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1 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.)2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.)•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth* * *patiesība, taisnība; taisnīgums; neliekuļotība, sirsnība; atbilstība; precizitāte -
2 truth to nature
dzīves īstenība; reālisms -
3 to tell the truth
(really; actually: To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week.) patiesību sakot* * *teikt patiesību; teikt taisnību; taisnību sakot -
4 accepted truth
vispāratzīta patiesība -
5 acknowledged truth
vispāratzīta patiesība; atzīta patiesība -
6 an element of truth
sava daļa patiesības -
7 an inkling of truth
patiesības grauds -
8 b truth
kaila patiesība -
9 bald truth
kaila patiesība -
10 blunt truth
skarba patiesība -
11 ground truth collection
zemes dispečerdienests -
12 half-truth
puspatiesība -
13 he is ignorant of truth
viņš nezina patiesību -
14 his words are far removed from truth
viņš nerunā taisnībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > his words are far removed from truth
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15 his words bear the stamp of truth
viņš runā taisnībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > his words bear the stamp of truth
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16 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.) rūgta patiesība (par kādu)* * *rūgta patiesība; rūgta patiesība -
17 in truth
patiešām; patiesībā -
18 it has a ring of truth
tas izklausās ticami -
19 it's gospel truth
tā ir svēta patiesība -
20 manifest truth
acīm redzama patiesība
См. также в других словарях:
Truth — • Defines ontological, logical, and moral truth Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Truth Truth † … Catholic encyclopedia
truth — W2S1 [tru:θ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(true facts)¦ 2¦(being true)¦ 3¦(important ideas)¦ 4 in truth 5 if (the) truth be known/told 6 to tell (you) the truth 7 nothing could be further from the truth 8 the truth will out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Ori … Dictionary of contemporary English
truth — [ truθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the actual facts or information about something, rather than what people think, expect, or make up: The truth may never be known. truth about: We finally learned the shocking truth about Gina s past. tell (someone)… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
TRUTH — (Heb. אֱמֶת, ʾemet). The Bible often speaks of God as the God of truth (e.g., Jer. 10:10; Ps. 31:6), as does the Talmud where this synonymity climaxes in the famous dictum: The Seal of God is truth (Shab. 55a; TJ, Sanh. 1:5). The same idea is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Truth — Truth, n.; pl. {Truths}. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe, AS. tre[ o]w?. See {True}; cf. {Troth}, {Betroth}.] 1. The quality or being true; as: (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
truth — I noun accuracy, actuality, authenticity, candor, conformity to fact, correctness, exactness, fact, genuineness, honesty, integrity, precision, probity, realism, reality, right, sincerity, veracity, veritas, verity associated concepts:… … Law dictionary
truth — truth; truth·ful; truth·less; un·truth; un·truth·ful; un·truth·ful·ness; truth·ful·ly; truth·ful·ness; truth·less·ness; … English syllables
truth — ► NOUN (pl. truths) 1) the quality or state of being true. 2) (also the truth) that which is true as opposed to false. 3) a fact or belief that is accepted as true. ● in truth Cf. ↑in truth … English terms dictionary
truth — [tro͞oth] n. pl. truths [tro͞othz, tro͞oths] [ME treuthe < OE treowth: see TRUE & TH1] 1. the quality or state of being true; specif., a) Obs. loyalty; trustworthiness b) sincerity; genuineness; honesty … English World dictionary
truth — [n1] reality, validity accuracy, actuality, authenticity, axiom, case, certainty, correctness, dope*, exactitude, exactness, fact, facts, factualism, factuality, factualness, genuineness, gospel*, gospel truth*, honest truth*, infallibility,… … New thesaurus
truth — O.E. triewð (W.Saxon), treowð (Mercian) faithfulness, quality of being true, from triewe, treowe faithful (see TRUE (Cf. true)). Meaning accuracy, correctness is from 1560s. Unlike LIE (Cf. lie) (v.), there is no primary verb in English or most… … Etymology dictionary