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half-truth (h

, häf

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

half-truth

a partially true statement intended to mislead

half-true adj

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Noun

half-truth - a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead

deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood

Translations

half-truth [ˈhɑːfˈtruːθ] N (half-truths (pl)) [ˈhɑːfˈtruːðz] → verdad f a medias

half-truth [ˈhɑːfˈtruːθ] n → mezza verità f inv

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babbler bewilderment deceit deception half halfpenny interlace interlaced Interlacement interlacing misrepresentation myth			Better to get the truth out now rather than endure a summer drip-feed of half-truths. Publish Snip or be damned by The Mirror (London, England) I hope that Birmingham residents do not make the mis-takand damage their own reputation by swallowing the half-truths peddled by unhinged people. Listen to 7/7 facts, not lies; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England) As a native of the Balkans who has read many books on the war in Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia and has written one of my own, I found that Love Thy Neighbor captivated my attention and provoked little of the irritation that the biases and half-truths of most of what has appeared on the subject arouse in me. Evil Embraced. Peter Maass, Love Thy Neighbor A Story of War. New ... by alan l. joplin / Literature, writing, book reviews community			half-section half-serious Half-sighted half-silvered half-sister half-size half-slip half-smile half-sole half-staff half-starved half-step Half-strained Half-sword half-term half-tide half-timber half-timbered half-time half-title half-tone Half-tongue half-track half-tracked half-truth Half-truths half-used half-volley half-wit half-witted half-year half-yearly halfback halfbeak Halfcock halfcocked Halfen Halfendeal Halfer halfhearted Halfness Halfpace halfpence halfpenny halfpennyworth halfpipe halftime halftone halftone engraving halftone screen halfway			Half-timberd half-timbered half-timbered Half-timbered construction Half-timbering Half-timbering half-time half-time half-time Half-Time Teaching Assistantship half-times half-times half-times half-title half-titles Half-tone Half-tone Half-tone Half-tone half-tones Half-tongue half-track half-track Half-Track Motor Vehicle half-track tape recorder half-tracked half-tracked Half-tracks Half-tracks half-truth Half-truths Half-turn Half-turn half-used Half-Value Layer Half-Value Layer Half-Value Layer Half-Value Layer Half-Value Layer half-value period half-value thickness half-volley half-volleys Half-Wave Half-Wave half-wave amplifier half-wave antenna half-wave dipole Half-Wave Direct Current Half-wave plate Half-wave plate half-wave rectification half-wave rectification Half-wave rectifier Half-wave rectifier Half-wave rectifier Half-wave rectifier Half-Wave Retarder half-wave transmission line half-wave vibrator half-wavelength

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