truths in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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truth <pl truths [truːðz]> [Am truθ, Brit truːθ] N

1. truth U:

truth (quality, condition)
verdad f
truth (of account, story)
veracidad f
is there any truth in the story?
¿hay algo de verdad en esa historia?
there is some truth in what he says
hay parte de verdad en lo que dice
I doubt the truth of his statement
dudo de la veracidad de su declaración
his theory may not be so far from the truth
puede que su teoría no ande muy desencaminada
the truth is that …
la verdad es que …
tell me the truth
dime la verdad
to tell (you) the truth, I don't know
si quieres que te diga la verdad, no lo sé
truth to tell, I've never been there
a decir verdad, nunca he estado allí
if (the) truth be known/told, he just isn't interested
la verdad es que no le interesa
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth Brit
la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad
in truth, it must be said that … form
hay que reconocer que …
(the) truth will out
las mentiras tienen las patas cortas
(the) truth will out
se pilla antes al mentiroso que al cojo

See also home truth

half-truth [Am ˈhæf ˈˌtruθ, Brit] N C or U

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the unvarnished truth
la verdad sin adornos
the unvarnished truth
la pura verdad

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truths in the PONS Dictionary

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dismal truth
triste

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cantar a alguien el salmo fig
to tell sb a few home truths
posfactual
post-truth
posverdad
post-truth
la era de la posverdad
the post-truth era
política de la posverdad
post-truth politics
perogrullada
obvious truth
verdad
truth
una verdad a medias
a half truth
a la verdad
in truth
bueno, a decir verdad, ...
well, to tell you the truth, ...
hay una parte de verdad en esto
there's some truth in this
la verdad lisa y llana
the plain and simple truth
pues la verdad, no lo sé
I don't know, to tell you the truth
verdades como puños
self-evident truths
la verdad, toda la verdad, y nada más que la verdad
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

truths Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tell sb a few home truths
decir a alguien unas cuantas verdades
to wring the truth out of sb
sacar la verdad a alguien
he'd die before he'd tell the truth
preferiría morir a decir la verdad
to keep the truth back from sb
ocultar la verdad a alguien
to tell sb a few home truths
poner a alguien las peras a cuarto inf
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
la verdad, toda la verdad, y nada más que la verdad
there's not the slightest truth in this
esto no tiene la más mínima sombra de verdad
to tell sb a few home truths
cantar a alguien el salmo fig
I believe he's not telling the truth
yo estoy en que él no dice la verdad
to cover up the truth/a matter
escamotear la verdad/un asunto
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Audiences will be required to enter upon journey of uncomfortable truths.
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They see the sacred texts as indeed containing religious truths, divinely inspired but delivered in the language of mankind.
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Logical truths (including tautologies) are truths which are considered to be necessarily true.
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Thy sacred truths our hearts enfold.
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The performance is a breathtaking balancing act between comedy and sadness, in a story rich in big laughs and quiet truths...
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Lies, dressed up as truths are propaganda - slogans that fit on a tee-shirt but not on a country.
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It keeps language fresh, and shows us how to speak difficult truths so beautifully they are bearable.
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This differs from the sin of calumny and the civil wrong of defamation, which generally involve false accusations rather than unflattering truths.
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The deepest truths do not excuse or justify our failures and betrayals as human beings.
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The book reveals philosophic truths about life and identity.
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