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truth meaning in Russian

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truth [truths] (state or quality of being true to someone or something)
noun
[UK: truːθ]
[US: ˈtruːθ]

верностьnoun
{f}

truth [truths] (true facts)
noun
[UK: truːθ]
[US: ˈtruːθ]

истинаnoun
{f}

правдаnoun
{f}

truth be told (when admitting something one might otherwise lie about)
interjection
[UK: truːθ bi təʊld]
[US: ˈtruːθ bi toʊld]

если честноinterjection

что греха таитьinterjection

truth or dare (game where players perform a dare or answer a question)
noun
[UK: truːθ ɔː(r) deə(r)]
[US: ˈtruːθ ɔːr ˈder]

правда или вызовnoun

правда или действиеnoun

truth quark noun

истинный кваркnoun
{m}

truth serum noun

сыворотка правдыnoun
{f}

truth table (table showing all possible truth values for an expression)
noun
[UK: truːθ ˈteɪb.l̩]
[US: ˈtruːθ ˈteɪb.l̩]

таблица истинностиnoun
{f}

truth value (values in logic)
noun
[UK: truːθ ˈvæ.ljuː]
[US: ˈtruːθ ˈvæ.ljuː]

значение истинностиnoun
{n}

истинностное значениеnoun
{n}

truth will out (truth will inevitably be discovered)
phrase
[UK: truːθ wɪl ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈtruːθ wɪl ˈaʊt]

шило в мешке не утаишьphrase

truthful (honest, and always telling the truth)
adjective
[UK: ˈtruːθ.fəl]
[US: ˈtruːθ.fəl]

правдивыйadjective

truthiness (superficial or asserted truthfulness)
noun

правдоподобностьnoun

bend the truth (change or leave out certain facts of a story)
verb

искажать истину/правдуverb
{imPlf}

half-truth (A deceptive statement)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑːf truːθ]
[US: ˈhæf truːθ]

полуправдаnoun
{f}

in wine, there is truth (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol)
phrase

истина в винеphrase

правда в винеphrase

то у пьяного на языкеphrase

что у трезвого на умеphrase

kernel of truth noun

зерно истиныnoun
{n}

moment of truth (deciding instant)
noun

момент истиныnoun

nugget of truth (small amount of truth)
noun

зерно истиныnoun
{n}

post-truth noun

постправдаnoun
{f}

stretch the truth (idioms: to exaggerate)
verb
[UK: stretʃ ðə truːθ]
[US: ˈstretʃ ðə ˈtruːθ]

извращать правдуverb
{imPlf}

преувеличиватьverb
{imPlf}

сгущать краскиverb
{imPlf}

tell the truth (asserting frank honest of associated statement)
phrase
[UK: tel ðə truːθ]
[US: ˈtel ðə ˈtruːθ]

честно говоряphrase

there's a grain of truth in every joke (people convey truth in jokes)
phrase
[UK: ðeəz ə ɡreɪn əv truːθ ɪn ˈev.ri dʒəʊk]
[US: ˈðerz ə ˈɡreɪn əv ˈtruːθ ɪn ˈev.ri dʒoʊk]

в каждой шутке есть доля правдыphrase

to tell the truth (attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement)
adverb
[UK: tuː tel ðə truːθ]
[US: ˈtuː ˈtel ðə ˈtruːθ]

по правде говоряadverb

честно говоряadverb

untruth [untruths] (lie or falsehood)
noun
[UK: ʌn.ˈtruːθ]
[US: ʌn.ˈtruːθ]

неправдаnoun
{f}