fact

fact
fækt
noun
1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) kjensgjerning, faktum
2) (reality: fact or fiction.) realitet, faktum
•
- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact
faktum
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kjensgjerning
subst. \/fækt\/
1) faktum, realitet, kjensgjerning, forhold
• it's a fact that
det er et faktum at
• poverty and crime are facts
• it's a fact\/an actual fact
det er et faktum \/ det er faktisk sant
• and that's a fact!
slik er det faktisk!
• is that a fact?
sier du det!\/det mener du ikke!
• the fact (of the matter) is that ...
saken er den at ..., det er nemlig slik at ..., faktum er at ...
• the story is founded on fact
historien bygger på fakta
2) opplysninger
• he doubted the author's facts
3) virkelighet, sannhet, fakta
4) (jus) kjensgjerning, gjerning, handling
• a question of fact
et realitetsspørsmål
• confess the fact
tilstå handlingen
• after the fact
etter handlingen
• before the fact
før forbrytelsen \/ før handlingen
• complicity after\/before the fact
etterfølgende\/foregående medvirkning
as a matter of fact eller in (actual) fact eller in point of fact i virkeligheten, realiteten er, faktisk, oppriktig talt, egentlig
establish a fact konstatere noe
the facts of life (hverdagslig) seksualundervisning
• tell your children about the facts of life
fact and fiction fantasi og virkelighet, sant og usant
a fact of life en kjensgjerning man ikke kommer utenom
facts and figures håndfaste opplysninger, statistikk
get down to the facts komme til saken, gå rett på sak
hard facts harde fakta, nakne kjensgjerninger
in fact faktisk
• in fact she was very pretty
hun var faktisk meget pen
• I think so, in fact, I'm quite sure
... ja, jeg er faktisk helt sikker
know something for a fact vite noe helt sikkert
on grounds of a fact på saklig grunnlag
stick to facts holde seg til fakta

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