vérité

truth

noun veh-ree-TEH Common

Origin: Latin 'veritas' (truth)

Usage Note

Vérité gives English 'verify' and 'veritable'. The phrase à vrai dire (to tell the truth) is a common spoken hedge. La vérité vraie (the plain truth) is a reinforced form used for emphasis. Dire la vérité (to tell the truth) is the standard collocation, parallel to the English phrase.

Examples

"Dis-moi la vérité."

Natural Translation

Tell me the truth.

Literal Translation

Tell-to-me the truth

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