Truth in spanish
pronunciation: beɹ̩dɑd part of speech: noun
truth = verdad.
Example: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.more:
» a grain of truth = una pizca de verdad.
Example: However, that does not mean that his point regarding the librarian's attitude doesn't have a grain of truth to it.» a kernel of truth = una pizca de verdad.
Example: Behind most food and nutrition myths, there's a kernel of truth.» bald truth, the = pura verdad, la; cruda verdad, la.
Example: Prince Harry, known for taking swipes at his brother Prince William's receding hairline, is facing the bald truth that his ginger locks are also thinning.» bend + the truth = transgiversar la verdad, falsear la verdad, deformar la verdad.
Example: Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.» be the honest-to-goodness/God truth = ser una verdad como un templo.
Example: I realize this may come as an offense to many people, but it is the honest-to-God truth!.» come out with + the truth = decir la verdad, confesar la verdad, admitir la verdad.
Example: She's laid the rumours to rest by coming out with the truth about her lips being fake.» discern + the truth = averiguar la verdad, saber cúal es la verdad, conocer la verdad.
Example: Discerning the truth in a situation sometimes takes cunning.» eternal truth = verdad eterna.
Example: One of the eternal truths is that happiness is created and developed in peace, and one of the eternal rights is the individual's right to live.» face + the truth (that) = hacer frente a la realidad (de que), enfrentarse a la realidad (de que).
Example: The existential theme of this play, the need to face the truth that there is no meaningful life, may have been too much for its first American audience.» false truth = falsa verdad.
Example: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.» find out + the truth = averiguar la verdad.
Example: A pessimist is a person who used to be an optimist until he found out the truth.» find + the truth = encontrar la verdad, hallar la verdad.
Example: Finding the truth is difficult when we're faced with conflicting views from thousands of media and Internet sources.» get to + the truth = llegar a la verdad, averiguar la verdad.
Example: Many times the key to success is thoroughly digging into the facts, deposing as many people as possible, and finally getting to the truth.» gospel truth = verdad evangélica.
Example: The article 'Library spreads gospel truth' describes the library at the Toronto headquarters of the Anglican Church of Canada.» half truth = media verdad, verdad a medias.
Example: Father-son relationships in the African American family are shrouded in social myths and half truths.» hit + the truth = dar en el blanco, dar en el clavo, acertar, estar en lo cierto.
Example: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.» home truth = verdad amarga, cuatro verdades, cuatro verdades bien dichas.
Example: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.» if the truth be known = a decir verdad, en (la) realidad, realmente, la verdad es que.
Example: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures.» if the truth be told = la verdad sea dicha que, la verdad es que, a decir verdad, en (la) realidad, realmente.
Example: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.» in all truth = a decir verdad, en verdad, en (la) realidad.
Example: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.» inconvenient truth = verdad incómoda, verdad molesta.
Example: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.» in truth = a decir verdad, en verdad, en (la) realidad.
Example: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.» know + the truth = conocer la verdad, saber la verdad.
Example: Everyone thinks she's just a dotty old woman, but Joe knows the truth.» moment of truth = hora de la verdad.
Example: Some single concepts can only be denoted by more than one word, eg mother of pearl, moment of truth.» nothing + can + be further from the truth = nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad, nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad, nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad, nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad.
Example: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".» nothing can be further from the truth = nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad, nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad.
Example: Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.» nuggets of truth = verdades eternas, consejos sabios, palabras sabias.
Example: Somewhere down in the depths of the chaos, there are nuggets of truth -- you just have to dig a long way to find them!.» pure truth, the = pura verdad, la.
Example: But the pure truth can only be perceived by discerning it from falsehood.» reveal + the truth = revelar la verdad.
Example: This article examines the specific methods used to address the abuses perpetrated by governments and to reveal the truth.» speak + the truth = decir la verdad.
Example: The situation can improve especially when people have the courage to speak the truth regardless of the consequences.» tell + the truth = sincerarse, decir la verdad.
Example: He told the truth in reply to the question from the chairwoman.» the awful truth = la terrible verdad, la horrible verdad.
Example: The awful truth is that he knows that for the short term -- and seriously, that could mean years -- he stands a good chance of getting away with it.» the plain truth = la pura verdad.
Example: I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.» there + be + any/no truth to = no haber nada de verdad en.
Example: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.» the sad truth (of the matter) is that = la triste realidad (del asunto) es que.
Example: The sad truth of the matter is that reference librarians have been unable to reach agreement on the blindingly simple proposition that their job is answering questions asked by users.» the truth + come out = conocerse la verdad, saberse la verdad, revelarse la verdad, la verdad + salir a la luz, la verdad + salir a relucir, la verdad + darse a conocer.
Example: She went down in their estimation when the truth came out.» the truth of the matter is that... = la verdad es que..., lo cierto es que..., el hecho es que..., a decir verdad..., la realidad es que....
Example: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.» think + Posesivo + way to the truth = hallar el camino de la verdad.
Example: They both hoped that men would be able to think their way to the truth when given all the information.» to tell the truth = a decir verdad, la verdad sea dicha.
Example: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.» to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth = decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad.
Example: The speaker advises administrators to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.» truth is stranger than fiction = la realidad supera a la ficción, la verdad es más extraña que la ficción.
Example: But so far, no one has imagined a scenario where people might be playing ping-pong with robots, which just goes to prove that truth is often stranger than fiction.» truth-seeking = búsqueda de la verdad.
Example: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).» truth serum = suero de la verdad.
Example: In 'Truth Serum', Cooper seems tempted to omit nothing, evoking not only his birth but even his conception before the end of the first chapter.» ugly truth = verdad amarga.
Example: Some Muslims try to sugar-coat the ugly truths about the way their religion is practised.» untruth = falsedad, infundio, mentira.
Example: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.» unvarnished truth, la = pura verdad, la.
Example: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.» winkle + the truth out = arrancar la verdad, sonsacar la verdad.
Example: He winkled the truth out of her, flew into a rage, and demanded she gives her friend an ultimatum.