What does vérité in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word vérité in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vérité in French.

The word vérité in French means truth, in truth, truth or dare, It's the truth, pure and simple, cinéma vérité, untruth, falsehood, true to life, half truth, be in possession of the facts, tell the truth, a far cry from the truth, a far cry from reality, in truth, distorted truth, grain of truth, element of truth, swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings comes the truth), moment of truth, moment of truth, element of truth, set the record straight, semblance of truth, truth serum, the whole truth, the truth is sometimes better left unsaid, historical fact, revelation, ultimate truth, face up to facts, face up to the truth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vérité

truth

nom féminin (réalité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vérité sort de la bouche des enfants.
Out of the mouths of babes comes truth.

in truth

locution adverbiale (pour être franc)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
À la vérité, cet homme politique cache beaucoup de choses.

truth or dare

(jeu) (game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

It's the truth, pure and simple

(ce n'est pas inventé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

cinéma vérité

nom masculin (mouvement de films documentaires) (French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

untruth, falsehood

nom féminin (affirmation fausse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce lieu commun est pourtant une contre-vérité.

true to life

adjectif (manifestement sincère)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

half truth

nom féminin (discours qui omet une part des pensées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses propos ne sont ni tout à fait vrais, ni tout à fait faux, ce ne sont que des demi-vérités.

be in possession of the facts

locution verbale (savoir ce qui s'est passé)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

tell the truth

locution verbale (ne pas mentir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

a far cry from the truth, a far cry from reality

locution adverbiale (péjoratif (trop optimiste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vos craintes sont en deçà de la vérité, la situation est pire.

in truth

locution adverbiale (pour être franc, en fait)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

distorted truth

nom féminin (mensonge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce lieu commun est une fausse vérité.

grain of truth, element of truth

nom masculin (part de vrai)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait un fond de vérité dans ce qu'il disait.
There was a grain of truth in what he was saying.

swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

locution verbale (serment d'un témoin) (oath in court)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le témoin jure devant la cour de dire la vérité, toute la vérité et rien que la vérité.

out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings comes the truth)

(les enfants ne mentent pas)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

moment of truth

nom féminin (moment où le vérité se révèle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

moment of truth

nom masculin (instant où les choses sont révélées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

element of truth

nom féminin (une partie vraie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une part de vérité dans son histoire.

set the record straight

locution verbale (donner les vrais faits)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

semblance of truth

nom masculin (vérité très partielle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette justification n'est qu'un semblant de vérité.

truth serum

nom masculin (psychotrope) (drug)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the whole truth

nom féminin (serment) (oath in court)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jurez-vous de dire toute vérité ?

the truth is sometimes better left unsaid

(Il vaut mieux taire certaines choses)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

historical fact

nom féminin (fait historique non contesté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La recherche de la vérité historique relève de la méthodologie historique.

revelation

nom féminin (souvent au pluriel (connaissances révélées par Dieu) (often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque religion possède ses vérités révélées.

ultimate truth

nom féminin (figuré (graal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

face up to facts, face up to the truth

locution verbale (affronter la réalité)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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