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half-truth

/ˈhɑːf.truːθ/

Traduction: Nom désignant une affirmation qui n'est que partiellement vraie, souvent utilisée délibérément pour tromper ou induire quelqu'un en erreur.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈhɑːf.truːθ/

pluriel irrégulier

A noun referring to a statement that is only partially true, often deliberately used to deceive or mislead someone.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant une affirmation qui n'est que partiellement vraie, souvent utilisée délibérément pour tromper ou induire quelqu'un en erreur.
  1. Deceptive statement B2 formal

    A statement that is only partly true, often used to mislead or avoid giving the full truth.

    • His explanation was a half-truth designed to hide his mistake.
    • Politicians often rely on half-truths to avoid controversy.
    • She told a half-truth about her whereabouts last night.

    🇫🇷demi-vérité

    Synonymes: distortionequivocationfabricationfalsehoodfibliemisrepresentationprevaricationuntruth

    Antonymes: facttruth

  • half-truths plural form
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  • half-truth's possessive singular form