truth

truth
noun
, pl. truths
1) no pl. Wahrheit, die

there is some/not a word of or no truth in that — es ist etwas Wahres/kein wahres Wort/nichts Wahres daran

in truth — (literary) wahrlich (geh.)

2) (what is true) Wahrheit, die; (principle) Grundsatz, der

tell the [whole] truth — die [ganze] Wahrheit sagen

the truth is that I forgot — um ehrlich zu sein, ich habe es vergessen

to tell the truth, truth to tell — ehrlich gesagt

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[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.) die Wahrheit
2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) die Wahrheit
- academic.ru/76908/truthful">truthful
- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth
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truth
<pl -s>
[tru:θ]
n
1. no pl (not falsity) Wahrheit f (of über +akk)
there is some/no \truth in what she says es ist etwas/nichts Wahres an dem, was sie sagt
a grain of \truth ein Körnchen nt Wahrheit geh
2. no pl (facts)
the \truth die Wahrheit (about/of über +akk)
the \truth is that ... die Wahrheit ist, dass ...
the Gospel \truth die reine Wahrheit
to tell [sb] the \truth [jdm] die Wahrheit sagen
to tell the \truth, the whole \truth, and nothing but the \truth LAW die Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit sagen
to tell [you] the \truth [or (form) if the \truth be told], (form or dated)\truth to tell um die Wahrheit zu sagen
3. (belief) Wahrheit f (about über +akk)
4. (principle) Grundprinzip nt
5.
in \truth (form) in Wahrheit [o Wirklichkeit]
\truth will out (prov) die Sonne bringt es an den Tag prov, Lügen haben kurze Beine prov
\truth is stranger than fiction (prov) im Leben passieren oft seltsame Dinge
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[truːɵ]
n pl -s
[truːðz]
1) no pl Wahrheit f

you must always tell the truth — du musst immer die Wahrheit sagen

to tell the truth ..., truth to tell ... — um ehrlich zu sein ..., um die Wahrheit zu sagen ...

the truth of it or the matter is that ... — die Wahrheit ist dass ..., in Wahrheit ...

there's no truth or or not a word of truth in what he says — es ist kein Wort wahr von dem, was er sagt

there's some truth in that — es ist etwas Wahres daran, da ist etwas Wahres dran

the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth (Jur) — die Wahrheit, die reine Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit

in truth — in Wahrheit, in Wirklichkeit

truth will out (prov) — die Wahrheit wird ans Licht kommen, die Sonne wird es an den Tag bringen (prov)

2) (= belief, fact) Wahrheit fhome truth
See:
→ home truth
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truth [truːθ] s
1. Wahrheit f:
in truth, obs of a truth in Wahrheit;
tell the truth (Redew) um die Wahrheit zu sagen, ehrlich gesagt;
there is some (no) truth in it daran ist etwas (nichts) Wahres;
the truth is that I forgot it in Wirklichkeit oder tatsächlich habe ich es vergessen;
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth JUR die Wahrheit, die ganze Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit
2. oft Truth (das) Wahre
3. (die allgemein anerkannte) Wahrheit:
historical truth
4. Wirklichkeit f, Echtheit f
5. Treue f:
truth to life Lebensechtheit f;
truth to nature Naturtreue f
6. Genauigkeit f, Richtigkeit f:
be out of truth TECH nicht genau passen
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noun
, pl. truths
1) no pl. Wahrheit, die

there is some/not a word of or no truth in that — es ist etwas Wahres/kein wahres Wort/nichts Wahres daran

in truth — (literary) wahrlich (geh.)

2) (what is true) Wahrheit, die; (principle) Grundsatz, der

tell the [whole] truth — die [ganze] Wahrheit sagen

the truth is that I forgot — um ehrlich zu sein, ich habe es vergessen

to tell the truth, truth to tell — ehrlich gesagt

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n.
Wahrheit -en f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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