truer in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.true <truer, truest> [Am tru, Brit truː] ADJ

1.1. true (consistent with fact, reality):

to be true
ser cierto
to be true
ser verdad
it's true that …
es cierto or es verdad que …
it can't be true!
¡no puede ser!
it's a true story
es una historia verídica
to come true
hacerse realidad
to hold true
ser válido
true, inflation has fallen, but …
cierto, la inflación ha disminuido, pero …
how true! or too true!
¡si será cierto!
you never said or spoke a truer word!
¡tú lo has dicho!
it would be truer to say that …
sería más correcto decir que …
would it be true to say that … ?
¿podría afirmarse que …?
they're so stupid it's not true
parece mentira que sean tan tontos
they're so stupid it's not true
son increíblemente tontos

3. true (faithful):

true
fiel
twelve good men and true
doce hombres justos
true to sth/sb
fiel a algo/alguien
to be true to one's word
ser fiel a or mantener su (or mi etc.) palabra
he was true to his promise
cumplió su promesa
he was true to his promise
cumplió lo prometido
I must remain true to myself
tengo que ser consecuente conmigo mismo
the film is not at all true to the book
la película no es en absoluto fiel al libro
true to his prediction …
conforme a sus predicciones …
true to form, true to form, he arrived late
como era de esperar, llegó tarde
the team, true to recent form, played brilliantly
el equipo, siguiendo su tónica actual, jugó estupendamente
she was running true to form, telling everyone what to do
como siempre, estaba dándole órdenes a todo el mundo

II.true [Am tru, Brit truː] N

III.true [Am tru, Brit truː] ADV

See also true-to-life, truelove

true-to-life <pred true to life> [ˌtruːtəˈlʌɪf] ADJ

true-blue [Am ˈˌtru ˈblu, Brit] ADJ

true up VB [Am tru -, Brit truː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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true-born [ˈtruˌbɔrn] ADJ attr

true-life [Am, Brit ˌtruːˈlʌɪf] ADJ attr

true-to-life <pred true to life> [ˌtruːtəˈlʌɪf] ADJ

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truer in the PONS Dictionary

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true-hearted [ˌtru:ˈhɑ:tɪd, Am ˈtru:ˌhɑ:rt̬ɪd] ADJ form

true-blue [ˌtru:ˈblu:] ADJ Brit inf

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truer Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it turned out to be true
resultó ser cierto
in the true sense of the word
en el sentido real de la palabra
to be true to one's word
mantener su palabra
many a true word is spoken in jest prov
bromeando, bromeando, amargas verdades se van soltando prov
to show one's true colours
mostrar su verdadero rostro
to see sb in their true colours
ver a alguien tal como es
as if it were true
como si fuese verdad
while I know it's true ...
a pesar de que sé que es verdad...
my dream has come true
mi sueño se ha hecho realidad
he is a true gent
es todo un caballero
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