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in vino veritasdrunken folks speak truth, one tells the truth under the influence of alcoholRate it:

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incorrupta rerum fidesgenuine historical truth.Rate it:

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inform onTo snitch on; to grass on; to squeal to the police about; to tell on someone; to act as an informant against.Rate it:

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je m'inscris en faux contre cette assertionI emphatically deny the truth of that assertion.Rate it:

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je me suis tenu à quatre pour ne pas lui dire ses véritésIt was almost more than I could do not to tell him what I thought of him.Rate it:

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je ne dis pas mes affaires aux autresI do not tell others my plans (or business); I keep my concerns to myself.Rate it:

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je ne te le fais pas diretell me about itRate it:

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je ne vous dis que çaI cannot tell you any more, but it is a fact.Rate it:

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je vais lui dire cela.—non, il n'aurait qu'à se fâcherI will tell him that.—No, don’t, he might get angry.Rate it:

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keep one's lips sealedTo keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.Rate it:

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keep shtumDon't tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.Rate it:

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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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le vrai peut quelquefois n'être pas vraisemblableTruth is stranger than fiction.Rate it:

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let somebody in onTo disclose; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.Rate it:

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let someone in onTo disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.Rate it:

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locos y niños dicen la verdadChildren and crazy people tell what's true, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things.Rate it:

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man is the measure of all thingsthe doctrine that all knowledge is subjective, being derived from observations made by humans, and there can be no objective truthRate it:

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mendacium dicereto tell lies.Rate it:

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mettez-moi au fait de ce qui s'est passéTell me what happened.Rate it:

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morte la bête, mort le veninDead dogs cannot bite; Dead men tell no tales.Rate it:

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ne m'en parle pastell me about itRate it:

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nem me falatell me about itRate it:

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not so fastUsed to tell someone to stop doing something.Rate it:

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nothing can be separated.Eternal Truth.Rate it:

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o tempo dirátime will tellRate it:

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once the toothpaste is out of the tube!Once the story is revealed, once the truth in the matter is revealed, the result is nothing can be reversed, the exposure is cast in stone.Rate it:

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out with itUsed to tell somebody to reveal a secret.Rate it:

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polite fictionA social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.Rate it:

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pour honey into one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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proxime ad verum accedereto be very near the truth.Rate it:

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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke itUsed after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.Rate it:

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qui vivra verraHe who lives longest will see most; Time will show (tell).Rate it:

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raconter de fil en aiguilleTo tell the whole matter from the beginning.Rate it:

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rap atTo talk to; to communicate with; to tell of important things.Rate it:

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rat outTo inform authorities; to tell on.Rate it:

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re (vera), reapse (opp. specie)in truth; really.Rate it:

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Read Between the LinesTo discern the reality, or the hidden truth from something such as a fact or documentRate it:

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right fightersomeone who fights for truth, justice and what is right often to the exclusion of or above all else; someone who tries to win arguments even if it hurts othersRate it:

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see intoTo perceive the truth about, especially of future events.Rate it:

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si lo sabré yodon't I know it; tell me about itRate it:

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só o tempo diráAlternative form of o tempo dirá; literally only time will tellRate it:

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straight goodsThe truth; the facts.Rate it:

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stretchTo stretch the truth; to exaggerate.Rate it:

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take a long walk off a short pierUsed to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.Rate it:

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temper temperUsed to tell someone to control their temperRate it:

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thats whats upto tell someone what is going onRate it:

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that’s about the size of itThat is the truth of the matter; that sums it up -Said to confirm a person’s assessment of a situationRate it:

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the reality isThe truth isRate it:

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them's the factsThat's the truth, that's how it is; frequently used in reference to an unfortunate truth.Rate it:

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