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true

/truː/

/tru/

trueadjective

truer

Comp.

truest

Super.

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Translations

vrai

The true story of the event was finally revealed.

La vraie histoire de l'événement a enfin été révélée.

fidèle

She has always been a true friend, standing by me through thick and thin.

Elle a toujours été une amie fidèle, restant à mes côtés dans les bons comme dans les mauvais moments.

véritable

The painting was confirmed to be a true masterpiece from the Renaissance period.

Le tableau a été confirmé comme étant un véritable chef-d'œuvre de la Renaissance.

Additional translations

conformeSurtout pour une norme, un modèle ou une forme idéale.

Definitions

In accordance with fact or reality; accurate or exact.

The true story of the event was finally revealed.

Loyal or faithful; steadfast in allegiance or affection.

She has always been a true friend, standing by me through thick and thin.

Genuine or authentic; not false or counterfeit.

The painting was confirmed to be a true masterpiece from the Renaissance period.

Consistent with a standard or pattern; conforming to a type or norm.

The building was a true example of Gothic architecture.

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Antonyms

trueadverb

/truː/

Used after verbs to mean “accurately, straight, without deviation”

Translations

droitEmploi surtout avec un verbe de mouvement.

The arrow flew true and struck the centre of the target.

La flèche a volé droit et a frappé le centre de la cible.

Definitions

Accurately or without deviation; straight toward a target.

The arrow flew true and struck the centre of the target.

Synonyms

truenoun

trues

Logic/computing term for the Boolean value; sometimes countable in technical texts

Translations

vraiEn logique et en informatique, valeur booléenne positive.

In this programming language, true evaluates as non-zero.

Dans ce langage de programmation, vrai est évalué comme non nul.

Definitions

The Boolean truth value representing affirmation or logical 1.

In this programming language, true evaluates as non-zero.

Synonyms

trueverb

trued

Past Simple

trued

Past Participle

truing

Gerund

Technical sense “make level, straight, or exact; adjust precisely”

Translations

redresserSens technique : rendre exact, aligner avec précision.

The mechanic trued the wheel before reinstalling it.

Le mécanicien a redressé la roue avant de la remonter.

Definitions

To make (something) level, square, or exact; bring into precise alignment.

The mechanic trued the wheel before reinstalling it.

Synonyms

true up

set true

make true