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truth(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (veracity)

a. la verdad

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

You must tell the truth when you're on the witness stand.Debes decir la verdad cuando estás en el estrado de testigos.

2. (fact)

a. la verdad

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

We hold these truths to be self-evident.Sostenemos que estas verdades son evidentes en sí mismas.

truth

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la verdad

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to tell the truthdecir la verdad

truth [truːθ] truths (plural) [truːðz]

noun

verdad (f)

there is some truth in this hay una parte de verdad en esto; in truth en verdad; a la verdad; the plain truth la pura verdad; la verdad lisa y llana; the whole truth toda la verdad; to tell the truth decir la verdad

to tell (you) the truth truth to tell a decir verdad

the truth of the matter is that ... si te digo la verdad or la verdad es que ...; the truth hurts las verdades duelen

truth will out no hay mentira que no salga

truth is stranger than fiction la realidad sobrepasa a la ficción

Why have the makers of "Farinelli" taken liberties with the story of castrati when the truth is stranger than fiction? "This case tends to prove the adage that truth is stranger than fiction," the judge said

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truth drug (n) suero (m) de la verdad

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tell the truth	decir la verdad
tell me the truth	dime la verdad
they found out the truth last week	descubrieron la verdad la semana pasada
truth or dare	verdad o atrevimiento
I always tell the truth	siempre digo la verdad
truth is important to me	la verdad es importante para mí
have you told her the truth	le has dicho la verdad
I tell him the truth	le digo la verdad
in truth	en realidad
the truth is	la verdad es
Does he tell you the truth?	¿Te dice la verdad?
it is the truth	es la verdad
the politician has not told the truth	el político no ha dicho la verdad
they didn't tell me the truth	no me dijeron la verdad
it's the truth	es la verdad
Why don't you tell the truth?	¿Por qué no dices la verdad?
unpleasant truth	verdad desagradable
he told the truth	dijo la verdad
to tell the truth	a decir verdad
she isn't sure that we always tell the truth	no está segura de que siempre digamos la verdad