| English | German | |
| very {adj} [true] [attr.] | 688 eigentlich [wirklich] | |
| closeted {adj} [hiding one's true sexual identity] | 72 verkappt [die eigene sexuelle Identität verbergend] | |
| accurate {adj} [true-to-life] | 15 naturgetreu | |
| exact {adj} [true, faithful] | 10 getreu [genau] | |
| Honest! [used as emphasis that what has just been said is true] | Ungelogen! [ugs.] | |
| truthy {adj} [Am.] [hum.] [subjectively believed to be true] | [subjektiv für wahr gehalten] | |
| comp. truthy {adj} [coerced to true in a Boolean context] | truthy [implizit in wahr umgewandelt in einem booleschen Kontext] | |
| truthy {adj} [obs.] [faithful, true] | treu | |
Verbs |
| to establish sth. [prove sth., show sth. to be true] | 35 etw.Akk. belegen [beweisen, erweisen] | |
| to believe sth. [accept sth. as true] | etw.Akk. für wahr halten [etw. glauben] | |
| to sandbag [coll.] [to conceal one's true potential] | sichAkk. zurückhalten [sein wahres Potenzial nicht ausspielen] | |
Nouns |
| gossip [involving details which are not confirmed as true] | 456 Tratsch {m} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| paradox [a seemingly contradictory statement that might be true] [a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true] | 53 Paradoxon {n} [geh.] [Widerspruch in sich selbst] | |
| acceptation [approval, acceptance as true or valid] | 41 Anerkennung {f} [Akzeptanz] | |
| pretense [Am.] [attempt to make something untrue appear true] | 22 Verstellung {f} [Heuchelei] | |
| seeming [literary] [external appearance, especially when distinguished from true character] | 11 Erscheinungsbild {n} | |
| neol. truthiness [coll.] [the state or quality of being subjectively held to be true] | 8 [Eigenschaft, subjektiv für wahr gehalten zu werden] | |
| philos. relig. spec. truth [being true] | 6 Wahrsein {n} | |
| law [defence based on a misinterpretation of facts which, had they been true, would have been exculpatory] | Erlaubnistatbestandsirrtum {m} | |
| law [defence based on a misinterpretation of facts which, had they been true, would have been exculpatory] | Erlaubnistatumstandsirrtum {m} <ETI> | |
| entom. T | | |
| fish med. zool. T | | |
| fish med. zool. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| the truth [the true] | das Wahre {n} [die Wahrheit] | |
2 Words: Others |
| No shit! [esp. Am.] [vulg.] [used as emphasis that what has just been said is true] | Ungelogen! [ugs.] | |
| precisely not [the opposite is true] | eben nicht | |
| True that! [coll.] [short for: that is true] | Stimmt! | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to go for sb. [be/hold true for sb.] | für jdn. zutreffen [gelten] | |
| to hold for sb./sth. [to be true for sb./sth.] | für jdn./etw. gelten [zutreffen] | |
| to make sth. happen [make come true] | etw.Akk. verwirklichen | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| chem. alpha cellulose [true cellulose] | Alpha-Zellulose {f} [fachspr.: Alpha-Cellulose] | |
| anat. VetMed. fixed rib [Costa vera] [true rib] | wahre Rippe {f} | |
| anat. VetMed. fixed ribs [Costae verae] [true ribs] | wahre Rippen {pl} | |
| hist. weapons French lock [true flintlock] | französisches Schloss {n} [Batterieschloss] | |
| mus. pol. Hawai'i Pono'i [Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī] [current state song of the State of Hawaii] [Hawaiʻi's own true sons] | Hawai'i Pono'i {f} [heutige Staatshymne des US-Bundesstaates Hawaii] | |
| comm. law registered trader [also: (true) mercantile trader or full merchant] | Vollkaufmann {m} | |
| anat. VetMed. sternal rib [Costa vera] [true rib] | sternale Rippe {f} | |
| fish gastr. sturgeon roe [true caviar] | Störrogen {m} [echter Kaviar] | |
3 Words: Others |
| Keep it real! [coll.] [Stay true to yourself] | Lass Dich nicht verbiegen! [Redewendung] [Bleib Dir selbst treu!] | |
| out of truth {adv} [out of true] [not properly aligned, inexact] | aus der Mitte [ugs.] [unrund, verschoben, nicht mittig ausgerichtet] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| to come to fruition [idiom] [plans, projects, etc.: come true] | zum Tragen kommen [Redewendung] [Pläne, Projekte etc.: Wirklichkeit werden] | |
| to put sth. in perspective [show in its true light] | etw. ins rechte Licht rücken [Idiom] | |
| to see right through sb./sth. [fig.] [to easily recognize the true character of sb. or sth.] | jdn./etw. leicht durchschauen [in seiner wahren Gestalt leicht erkennen] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| the real thing [true love] | die wahre Liebe {f} | |
4 Words: Others |
| tech. in correct phase relationship {adj} {adv} [true-phased] | richtigphasig | |
| true blue / True Blue {adj} [fig.] | treu | |
| true blue / True Blue {adj} [fig.] | waschecht [fig.] | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to give the lie to sth. [idiom] [prove that sth. is not true] | etw.Akk. Lügen strafen [Redewendung] [zeigen, dass etw. nicht wahr ist] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| med. MedTech. sensitivity of protection procedures [true positives / (true positives + false negatives)] [EUR 17538] | Sensitivität {f} von Nachweisverfahren [richtig positive / (richtig positive + falsch negative)] [EUR 17538] | |
| med. MedTech. specificity of detection procedures [true negatives / (true negatives + false positives)] [EUR 17538] | Spezifizität {f} von Nachweisverfahren [richtig negative / (richtig negative + falsch positive)] [EUR 17538] | |
| anat. tibiotalar / tibio-talar articulation [Articulatio talocruralis] [true ankle joint] | Tibiotalargelenk {n} | |
| anat. tibiotalar / tibio-talar joint [Articulatio talocruralis] [true ankle joint] | Tibiotalargelenk {n} | |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| bot. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| fish T | | |
| fish T | | |
| zool. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| orn. T | | |
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