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audio ver·dad

f.
  1. truth
    decir la verdad to tell the truth
  2. (veracidad) veracity, truthfulness

Idioms:
a decir verdad or a la verdad
to tell the truth, to be honest
bien es verdad or verdad es que
it is the truth that
de verdad
  1. (de veras) truly, really
  2. (verdadero) real
    él es un héroe de verdad he is a real hero
¿de verdad?
really?
decirle a alguien cuatro verdades
figurative to tell it like it is, tell someone a few home truths
en verdad
truly, really
faltar a la verdad
to lie
la pura verdad
the plain truth
¿no es verdad?
isn't that so?
¿verdad?
is that so?
verdad de Perogrullo
colloquial platitude, truism
Inflected Forms: verdades - femi

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