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half-truth

  (hăf'trūth', häf'-)
n.

A statement, especially one intended to deceive, that omits some of the facts necessary for a full description or account.


 
 
WordNet: half-truth
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead


 
Translations: Translations for: Half-truth

Dansk (Danish)
n. - den halve sandhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
halve waarheid

Français (French)
n. - demi-vérité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Halbwahrheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μισόλογο, μισή αλήθεια, μέρος της αλήθειας

Italiano (Italian)
mezza verità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - meia-verdade (f), mentira (f)

Русский (Russian)
полуправда

Español (Spanish)
n. - verdad a medias

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - halvsanning

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
半真半假的陈述

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 半真半假的陳述

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반면의 진리[진실]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 半面の真理

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نصف الحقيقه, بيان أو تقرير صحيح جزئيا فقط, بيان أو تقرير تختلط فيه الحقيقه بالكذب مع قصد إلى الغش والخداع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצי אמת, אמת חלקית‬


 
 

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