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truth <pl -s> [tru:θ] N

1. truth no pl (not falsity):

truth of
Wahrheit f <-, -en> über +acc
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 form

2. truth no pl (facts):

the truth about/of
die Wahrheit über +acc
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 dated truth to tell
um die Wahrheit zu sagen

3. truth (belief):

truth about
Wahrheit f <-, -en> über +acc

4. truth (principle):

truth
Grundprinzip nt <-s, -ien>

Phrases:

in truth form
in Wahrheit [o. Wirklichkeit]
truth will out prov
die Sonne bringt es an den Tag prov
truth will out prov
Lügen haben kurze Beine prov
truth is stranger than fiction prov
im Leben passieren oft seltsame Dinge

cold ˈtruth N

cold truth
nackte Wahrheit

gos·pel ˈtruth N no pl

gospel truth
absolute [o. reine] Wahrheit
to take sth as gospel truth
etw für bare Münze nehmen

ˈhalf-truth N

half-truth
Halbwahrheit[en] f[pl]

home ˈtruth N

home truth
bittere Wahrheit
to tell sb a few home truths
jdm die Augen öffnen

ˈtruth-tell·er N

the liars and the truth-tellers
die Lügner und die, die die Wahrheit sagen

ˈtruth-tell·ing N no pl

in truth-telling
beim Sagen der Wahrheit

company truth N ECON LAW

company truth (Grundsatz)
Firmenwahrheit f

truth-in-ˈpack·ag·ing ADJ attr, inv

truth-in-packaging
unverfälscht
OpenDict entry

truth table N

truth table COMPUT, MATH
Wahrheitstabelle f
OpenDict entry

post-truth ADJ

post-truth POL
postfaktisch