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vrai, exact

Qui correspond à ce qui s’est réellement passé ou existe, sans être imaginé ni inventé.

En anglais simple : Matching what really happened or exists, rather than something imagined or invented.

• That story is true.
• Is it true that you are moving?
• Her dream of owning a home came true.

Comment l'utiliser : it is true that… (It is true that we have never met.)

Synonymes : correct, accurate, factual

Contraires : false, untrue

Expressions courantes : true story, be true, true statement, come true

fidèle, loyal

Qui soutient toujours quelqu’un sans trahir sa confiance.

En anglais simple : Always supporting someone and not breaking their trust.

• He is a true friend.
• She stayed true to her partner.
• True friends support you when life is difficult.

Comment l'utiliser : be true to someone (She remained true to her friends during difficult times.)

Synonymes : loyal, faithful, devoted

Contraires : disloyal, unfaithful

Expressions courantes : true friend, true to someone, remain true

vrai

Qui a la valeur affirmative dans un système logique ne comportant que deux valeurs : vrai et faux.

En anglais simple : Having the yes value in a system of logic with only yes and no values.

• The condition is true.
• This expression evaluates to true when both values match.
• The test returned true for every valid entry.

Contraires : false

Expressions courantes : true value, evaluate to true, return true, true condition

juste, droit

Dans la bonne direction ou en suivant exactement la ligne droite voulue.

En anglais simple : In an accurate direction or along the correct straight line.

• The arrow flew true.
• The repaired wheel now runs true.
• Does this old rifle still shoot true?

Synonymes : accurately, straight

Expressions courantes : shoot true, run true, fly true

redresser, dévoiler

Rendre quelque chose droit ou enlever ses déformations pour lui redonner la bonne forme.

En anglais simple : To make something straight or remove bends so it has the correct shape.

• The mechanic will true the wheel.
• She trued the bent shaft before fitting it.
• Can you true this bicycle rim?

Synonymes : straighten

Contraires : bend

Expressions courantes : true a wheel, true the rim, true a shaft

ajuster, aligner, mettre à niveau

Régler quelque chose pour que ses parties soient régulières, bien alignées ou précises.

En anglais simple : To adjust something until its parts are even, correctly lined up, or accurate.

• We need to true the surface.
• The carpenter trued the edges before joining the boards.
• They trued up the accounts at the end of the year.

Comment l'utiliser : true something up (The technician trued the machine's table up before using it.)

Synonymes : align, adjust, level

Expressions courantes : true up something, true a surface, true an edge