truth russian
де́ло
matter, affair, business, thing
things, affairs, state of affairs
work, business, job, occupation
deed, act, action
case, court case, file
field, craft, science, art
really, actually, in fact, in truth
пра́вда
truth
justice, righteousness
indeed, actually, sure enough, as a matter of fact
though, however, admittedly, but
и́стина
truth
справедли́вость
justice, equity, fairness, truth
су́щий
utter, downright, veritable, absolute
pure, sheer, plain (truth), mere
existing, extant, present
пои́стине
indeed, in truth
докопа́ться
to get to the bottom of, to find out, to dig up (the truth)
to dig down to, to reach by digging
to pick on (someone), to pester, to bother
взапра́вду
really, in truth, indeed
таи́ться
to hide, to conceal oneself, to keep out of sight
to lurk, to lie hidden, to be latent
to keep secrets, to hold back (the truth), to be secretive
правди́вость
truthfulness, love of truth, uprightness
veracity, truthfulness (of an account), accuracy
и́стинность
truth, truthfulness, veracity, validity
правда-ма́тка
home truth
подного́тная
the whole truth, all there is to know
полуправда
half-truth
правдоиска́тель
truth-seeker, seeker of truth
подвира́ть
to fib, to embroider (the truth), to exaggerate, to twist the truth
привира́ющий
exaggerating, prone to exaggeration, stretching the truth
привра́вший
having exaggerated, having embellished, having stretched the truth
подвиравший
fibbing, prone to fibbing, stretching the truth
че́стный
honest, upright, fair, truthful
honourable, of honour
правди́вый
truthful, honest, sincere
true, truthful, veracious, true to life
правди́во
truthfully
достове́рность
credibility, veracity, authenticity, truthfulness
reliability, accuracy, dependability
certainty
са́тья
truthfulness and veracity
Examples
На самом де́ле, ей вовсе не понра́вилось, но она ничего не сказа́ла.
Truth be told, she didn't like it in the least, but she didn't say anything.
Э́то по́лная противополо́жность и́стине.
The very opposite is the truth.
Ей еще предстои́т узна́ть пра́вду.
She is yet to know the truth.
Похоже, она зна́ла пра́вду случившегося.
She seems to have known the truth of the matter.
The truth bears hatred.
Нам еще предстои́т узна́ть пра́вду.
We have yet to know the truth.
Кажется, его секрета́рь зна́ет пра́вду.
His secretary seems to know the truth.
Всегда, без колеба́ний говори́ пра́вду.
Never hesitate to tell the truth.
Они заста́вили его сказа́ть пра́вду.
They forced him to tell the truth.
Нам сле́довало сказа́ть ему пра́вду.
We should have told him the truth.
Бескомпроми́ссная пра́вда всегда будет име́ть зазу́бренные края.
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its jagged edges.



















