Truth And Lies Flashcards

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1
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Be economical with the truth

A

Euphemism for lie

Say sth that is partly true

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2
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Talk sth up

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Describe more interesting than what it is

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3
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Embellish sth

A

Make a story or statement that seems more intersting by adding details that are not always true

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4
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Gloss over sth

A

Trying to hide sth by saying little things indirectly about it

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5
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Unpalatable

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Unpleasant and hard to accept

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6
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Namely

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Used to say mkre about a subject

✅ I really like to read about HDLs, namely the articles which have introduced the hardware components in details

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7
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Sustain sth

A

Keep sth for a while

Make sth continue for some time

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8
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Detect sth

A

Notice

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9
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Deteriorate

Deterioration

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Become worse
Turn into sth awful
✅ Their friendship deteriorated into a freaking conflict

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10
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Interrogation

Interrogate sb

A

Tge process of asking sb a lot of questions, especially in an agressive way
سوال پیچ کردن

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11
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Catch sb out

A

Make sb make a mistake which shows they have been lying

مچ کسی رو گرفتن

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12
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Humiliated
Humiliate sb
Humiliation

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Feeling ashamed because you have lost respect of other people
تحقیر‌ شدن

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13
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Needless to say

A

Obviously

✅ Needless to say, it is rainy outside

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14
Q

Declare war
Declare a ceasefire
◻️FORMAL◻️

A

Abbounce to start of a war or a ceasefire

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15
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Casualty

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1- Sth that is destroyed
2- Sb who suffers when sth else happens
قربانی، مجروح، اسیب دیده
a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
“the shelling caused thousands of civilian casualties”
synonyms: victim, fatality, mortality; More
a person or thing badly affected by an event or situation.
“the building industry has been one of the casualties of the recession”
synonyms: victim

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16
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Distort sth

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Twist or change facts so that they are no longer true

✅ Distorted truth

17
Q

Level with sb

◻️INFORMAL◻️

A

Tell the rruth and not hide any important facts

روراست بودن

18
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Phoney (noun, adjective)

◻️INFORMAL◻️

A

A person who is not honest or sincere

19
Q

Anonymously

Anonymity

A

I a way that the name is hidden, a the speaker’s name is kept secret

20
Q

Posthumously

A

After sb has died

21
Q
Puzzle sb
.
Confound sb
Baffle sb
◻️FORMAL◻️
A

Make sb feel confused

22
Q

Adversary

◻️FORMAL◻️

A

An enemy or opponent

23
Q

Deceive sb
Delude sb
Deceit (noun)
Deception (noun)

A

Fool and trick sb by behaving dishonestly

24
Q

Falsehood

◻️FORMAL◻️

A

Lie

25
Q

White lie

A

Small lie which you tell to avoid hurting someone

دروغ مصلحتی

26
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Half-truth

A

A statement which only gives some of the facts

27
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Fib

◻️INFORMAL◻️

A

An unimportant lie