Truth and falsehood Flashcards

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1
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vrai

A

true

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il est vrai que

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it is true that

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vraiment

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truly

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la vérité

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the truth

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la vérité est que

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the truth of the matter is

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dire la vérité

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to speak the truth / to tell the truth / to be truthfull

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à vrai dire, nous

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to tell the truth we…

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pour tous vous dire, je …

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to tell (you) the truth I…

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vrai / réel (cheveux)

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real

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la réalité

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reality

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en réalité

A

in reality

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vrai / authentique (oeuvre d’art)

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genuine / authentic

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13
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vrai / authentique (sentiment)

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genuine

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14
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l’authenticité

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genuiness / autenticity

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un fait

A

a fact

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factuel

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factual

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17
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en fait

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in (actual) fact) / as a matter of fact / actually

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18
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avoir raison à propos de

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to be right about

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19
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c’est juste

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that’s right

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20
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donner raison à qqun

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to prove smb right

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21
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faux (mensonger)

A

False / untrue

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22
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faux (inexact)

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false / wrong

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23
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faux (dents / nez)

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false

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24
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faux (argent / billets / documents / signatures)

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forged / fake / false

25
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faux (spécialiste, médecin)

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bogus / sham

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faux (nom)

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false / phoney

27
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un faux

A

a fake

28
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imiter qqch / qqun

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to imitate smth / smb

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une imitation

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an imitation

30
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en imitation cuire / soie

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in imitation leather / silk

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simuler

A

to simulate

32
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la simulation

A

simulation

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fallacieux

A

fallacious

34
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une illusion / une erreur

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a fallacy

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soi-disant

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so-called

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fictif

A

fictitious

37
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feindre qqch

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to feign smth

38
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faire semblant de faire

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to pretend to

39
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prétendument

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supposedly / alledgedly

40
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avoir tort

A

to be wrong

41
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donner tort à qqun

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to prove smb wrong

42
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une erreur / une faute

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a mistake / an error

43
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erroné

A

erroneous

44
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se tromper / être dans l’erreur

A

to be mistaken

45
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faire une erreur

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to make a mistake / an error

46
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se tromper sur qqch

A

to get smth wrong

47
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tromper qqun / duper qqun

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to deceive smbd

48
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la tromperie / la duperie

A

deceit

49
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trompeur

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deceitful

50
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un mensonge

A

a lie

51
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un pieux mensonge

A

a white lie

52
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mensonger

A

unthruthfull

53
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un bobard

A

“a fib”

54
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mentir

A

to lie (lying)

55
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mentir comme un arracheur de dent

A

to lie trough one’s teeth

56
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raconter des bobard

A

“to fib”

57
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un(e) menteur - euse

A

a liar

58
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un(e) mythomane

A

a compulsive liar