truth

truth
tru:Ɵ
plural - truths; noun
1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) verdad
2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) verdad
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- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth
truth n verdad
tell me the truth dime la verdad
truth
tr[trʊːɵ]
noun
1 (quality) verdad nombre femenino
■ the whole truth toda la verdad
■ the honest truth la pura verdad
2 (truthfulness) veracidad nombre femenino
■ the truth of these accounts has not been verified no se ha comprobado la veracidad de estas historias
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
the truth will out se pilla antes al mentiroso que al cojo
to tell somebody a few home truths decirle a alguien cuatro verdades
to tell the truth decir la verdad
truth ['tru:ɵ] n, pl truths ['tru:ðz, 'tru:ɵs] : verdad f
truth
n.
• realidad s.f.
• verdad s.f.
truːθ
noun (pl truths truːðz)
a) u (quality, condition) verdad f; (of account, story) veracidad f

tell me the truth — dime la verdad

if (the) truth be known/told, he just isn't interested — la verdad es que no le interesa

(the) truth will out — las mentiras tienen las patas cortas, se pilla antes al mentiroso que al cojo

b) c (fact) verdad f; see also home truth
[truːθ] (pl truths) [ˌtruːðz]
1.
N verdad f

there is some truth in this — hay una parte de verdad en esto

in truth — en verdad, a la verdad

the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana

the whole truth — toda la verdad

to tell the truth — decir la verdad

to tell (you) the truth, truth to tell — a decir verdad

the truth of the matter is that ... — si te digo la verdad or la verdad es que ...

the truth hurts — las verdades duelen

home
2.
CPD

truth drug N — suero m de la verdad

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[truːθ]
noun (pl truths [truːðz])
a) u (quality, condition) verdad f; (of account, story) veracidad f

tell me the truth — dime la verdad

if (the) truth be known/told, he just isn't interested — la verdad es que no le interesa

(the) truth will out — las mentiras tienen las patas cortas, se pilla antes al mentiroso que al cojo

b) c (fact) verdad f; see also home truth

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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