 | English  | German |  |
 | indeed {adv} [in truth] | 2881 tatsächlich |  |
 | naked {adj} [children, legs etc.; also: bulb, branch, truth] | 426 nackt [Kinder, Beine etc.; auch: Glühbirne, Ast, Wahrheit] |  |
 | incontrovertible {adj} [fact, truth] | 74 unumstößlich |  |
 | straightforward {adj} [truth] | 59 schlicht [Wahrheit] |  |
 | straight {adj} [truth] | 53 rein [Wahrheit] |  |
 | unadorned {adj} [authentic, e.g. truth] | 44 ungeschönt |  |
 | [particle emphasizing the supposed truth of a statement] | 19 ... wohl ... [Es ist wohl so, dass ...] |  |
 | indeed {adv} [in truth] | in der Tat |  |
 | Strewth! [coll.] [Br.] [God's truth!] | Grundgütiger! [geh.] |  |
Verbs |
 | to reveal [truth, facts, identity] | 2859 enthüllen |  |
 | to obscure [truth, facts, issues] | 443 verschleiern |  |
 | to buy sth. [coll.] [accept the truth or feasibility of sth.] | 361 etw.Akk. einsehen |  |
 | to buy [coll.] [accept the truth or feasibility of sth.] | 338 akzeptieren |  |
 | to withhold sth. [truth, information] | 189 etw. verschweigen [Wahrheit, Informationen] |  |
 | to suspect sth. [doubt the genuineness or truth of sth.] | 175 etw. anzweifeln [eine Tatsache oder die Echtheit von etw. infrage stellen] |  |
 | to swerve [archaic] [from truth] | 124 abweichen [fig.] [von der Wahrheit] |  |
 | to controvert sth. [deny the truth of sth.] | 62 etw.Akk. abstreiten |  |
 | to controvert sth. [deny the truth of sth.] | 24 etw. bestreiten [ableugnen] |  |
 | relig. to inseminate [fig.] [archaic] [rare] [truth, knowledge] | 20 vermitteln [Glauben u. ä.] |  |
 | hist. pol. [to not tell the whole truth without directly telling a lie] | wulffen [ugs.] [hum.] [veraltet] [nicht die ganze Wahrheit sagen, ohne ausdrücklich zu lügen] |  |
 | to stretch sth. [law, rules, truth] | es nicht so genau nehmen mit etw. [Vorschriften, Wahrheit etc.] |  |
Nouns |
 | truism [obvious truth] | 156 Binsenweisheit {f} |  |
 | paradox [a seemingly contradictory statement that upon closer analysis leads to a deeper truth] | 5 Paradoxon {n} [geh.] [scheinbar unsinnige, falsche Behauptung, die aber bei genauerer Analyse auf eine höhere Wahrheit hinweist] |  |
 | veracity [adherence to the truth] | 5 Wahrheitsliebe {f} |  |
 | truther [coll.] [(9/11) truth activist] | Truther {m} [ugs.] [Angehöriger der Trutherbewegung] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to be obscure [be unknown, e.g. origin, truth] | im Dunkeln liegen [fig.] [z. B. Ursprung, Wahrheit] |  |
 | to be revealed [truth] | ans Licht kommen [Redewendung] |  |
 | to keep sth. secret [truth etc.] | etw.Akk. vertuschen |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | philos. redundancy theory [of truth] | Redundanztheorie {f} |  |
 | psych. reiteration effect [(illusory) truth effect] | Reiterationseffekt {m} [Wahrheitseffekt] |  |
 | psych. validity effect [(illusory) truth effect] | Validity-Effekt {m} [Wahrheitseffekt] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | proverb In vino veritas. ["In wine (there is) truth."] | Im Wein ist / liegt Wahrheit. |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to weasel sth. out of sb. [e.g. details, truth] [pej.] | jdm. etw.Akk. entlocken [z. B. Details, Wahrheit] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | bibl. 'I Am' statements [e.g.: I am the way, the truth, and the life] | Ich-bin-Worte {pl} [z. B.: Ich bin der Weg, die Wahrheit und das Leben] |  |
 | God's (honest) truth [the absolute truth] | (nichts als) die reine Wahrheit {f} |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | not a scintilla of [remorse, truth, etc.] [idiom] | nicht das geringste bisschen [Reue, Wahrheit usw.] [Redewendung] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to come clean (with it) [idiom] [tell the truth about sth. kept hidden so far] | Farbe bekennen [Redewendung] [deutlich die Wahrheit sagen] |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | bibl. ... and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. | ... und werdet die Wahrheit erkennen, und die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen. |  |
 | You might be on to something. [coll.] [getting near the truth] | Du könntest an etwas dran sein. [ugs.] |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | to stand (up) and be counted [idiom] [stick to the truth even when it incurs disadvantages] | Farbe bekennen [Redewendung] [Position beziehen trotz eventueller Nachteile] |  |
 | to tell the truth and shame the devil [also: to shame the devil and tell the truth] [cf. Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1] [idiom] | auf Teufel komm raus die Wahrheit sagen [Redewendung] |  |
5+ Words: Nouns |
 | law the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth | die Wahrheit, die reine Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit |  |