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Meaning of seeing is believing | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

One needs to see something in order to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.
idiomatic
One is skeptical regarding a claim.
idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte

Español ver para creer

Suomi uskoo, ken näkee

Français il faut le voir pour le croire une image vaut mille mots

Íslenska sjón er sögu ríkari

Italiano vedere per credere

日本語百聞は一見に如かず

ქართული ასჯერ გაგონილს ერთხელ ნანახი ჯობიაო

한국어 백문불여일견

Nederlands eerst zien, dan geloven zien is geloven

Português ver é crer

Русский лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать пока́ не уви́жу, не пове́рю

Svenska det tror jag när jag ser det

ไทย สิบปากว่าไม่เท่าตาเห็น

Tiếng Việt trăm nghe không bằng mắt thấy trăm nghe không bằng một thấy

Examples

“They said their product will be ready for shipment in two months and we could even "take that to the bank", but we’ve heard that before. Seeing is believing.”

“There is nothing like Matter of Fact; Seeing is Believing.”

“Seeing is believing, says the proverb. Though, of all our senses, the eyes are the most easily deceived, we believe them in preference to any other evidence.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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