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.)
2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.)
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- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth
presisjon
subst. \/truːθ\/, i flertall: \/truːħz\/ eller \/truːθs\/
1) sannhet
• there's no truth in what he says
det finnes ikke noe sant i det han sier
2) sannferdighet, (opp)riktighet, sannhetsgehalt, sanndruhet
3) virkelighet, faktum
4) riktighet, nøyaktighet, eksakthet
5) (teknikk) presisjon
6) ærlighet, redelighet, rettskaffenhet
7) (i kunstverk e.l.) virkeligstrohet, realisme
8) (gammeldags) tro(fast)het, troskap
an established truth eller a well-known truth en etablert sannhet, et velkjent faktum
in truth (litterært) i sannhet, sannelig virkelig, faktisk
keep to the truth eller stick to the truth holde seg til sannheten
know something for a truth være helt sikker på noe, vite noe helt sikkert
moment of truth sannhetens øyeblikk avgjørende øyeblikk
out of truth unøyaktig innstilt, unøyaktig tilpasset skjev, skakk
• the wheel is out of truth
ute av plan
• the door is out of truth
tell someone some home truths si noen sannheten, si noen sannhetens ord
tell the truth eller speak the truth eller say the truth si sannheten, snakke sant
tell the truth and shame the devil sannheten fremfor alt, si sannheten for enhver pris
there's not a word of truth in it det finnes ikke et sant ord i det, det er ikke noe sant i det
to tell the truth eller truth to tell når sant skal sies, for å være ærlig, oppriktig talt, sant å si
truth is stranger than fiction virkeligheten overgår fantasien
the truth of the matter det virkelige forholdet, sannheten
truth to nature naturtrohet
truth will out sannheten kommer for en dag (før eller siden)
winnow truth from falsehood skille sannhet fra løgn

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