Vérité, Secret et Tromperie - Véracité

Plongez dans les idiomes anglais concernant la véracité, comme 'faire une confession complète' et 'sortir du lavage'.

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English idioms relate to Truth, Secrecy, & Deception

to show one's true colors

[Phrase]

to behave in a way that reveals who a person truly is as opposed to whom they seem to be

montrer son vrai visage, révéler sa vraie nature

Ex: After gaining power, the politician revealed his true colors by implementing policies that contradicted his earlier promises.

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to put one's cards on the table

[Phrase]

to honestly share one's thoughts, feelings, or plans

jouer cartes sur table, parler franchement

Ex: During the negotiation, she decided to put her cards on the table and honestly discuss her expectations and limitations.

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on the level

[Phrase]

truthfully and without any deception

en toute honnêteté, sans entourloupe

Ex: He assured his friend that his intentions were on the level and that he genuinely wanted to help.

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to cross one's heart

[Phrase]

to swear that one is telling the truth about something or is going to do something as promised

jurer que c'est vrai, promis juré

Ex: She crossed her heart and promised to keep the secret safe, vowing never to reveal it to anyone.

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to make a clean breast of something

[Phrase]

to make a confession about what one has done wrong or lied about, especially to gain relief

tout avouer, avouer toute la vérité

Ex: After years of guilt, he finally made a clean breast of his involvement in the crime, providing the authorities with all the details.

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to come clean

[Phrase]

to finally reveal or admit the truth about something

avouer la vérité, finir par tout dire

Ex: After years of hiding the truth, he finally decided to come clean about his involvement in the scandal.

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to take the lid off something

[Phrase]

to make known an unpleasant truth about something

révéler une vérité gênante, faire éclater un scandale

Ex: The investigative journalist's groundbreaking article took the lid off the corruption within the government, leading to widespread public outcry.

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the birds and (the) bees

[Phrase]

a conversation with children about disturbing topics like where babies come from or what is the goal of marriage are being discussed

la discussion sur la sexualité et les bébés, l'explication sur comment on fait les bébés

Ex: As my daughter reached a certain age, I had to have the talk with her about the birds and the bees.

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on the up and up

[Phrase]

in a way that involves no deception or rule violations

honnête et réglo, sans fraude ni magouille

Ex: The company's financial reports are always on the up and up, providing accurate and honest information to its investors.

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home truth

[nom]

an unpleasant, yet truthful information someone reveals or points out about one

une vérité qui fait mal sur soi, une vérité difficile à entendre

Ex: During the family meeting, Sarah confronted her brother with some home truths about his irresponsible behavior.

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to come out in the wash

[Phrase]

(of a hidden fact) to be eventually revealed or discovered

finir par se savoir, se découvrir tôt ou tard

Ex: Don't worry about it. It will all come out in the wash.

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Vérité, Secret et Tromperie
Deception	Secrecy	Garder des Secrets	Mensonge et Exagération
Évidence	Pretense	Révéler des Secrets	Profondeur et Surface
Confiance et Honnêteté	Véracité	Flatterie et vantardise

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