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Meaning of half-truth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština polopravda
Deutsch Halbwahrheit
Esperanto duonveraĵo
Español verdad a medias
Suomi puolitotuus
Français demi-vérité semi-vérité
日本語 あることないこと
Македонски полувистина
Nederlands halve waarheid
Polski półprawda
Português meia-verdade
Русский полупра́вда
Svenska halvsanning

Examples

“The Minister no doubt would claim that the public has already expressed its opinion by deserting the trains. As we have said before, this is scarcely a half-truth. By and large, where there has been a decline the public has deserted the out-dated trains; [...].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

half-turn half-uncle half-unicorn half-up half-down half-value thickness half-virgin

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