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True Gerçek Adjective Doğru Good  /Truː   Truer Truest

Level A1 
Kind adjective
Front true 
IPA  /truː   / adjective (truer; truest)
Back gerçek, doğru
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true (adjective)

 /truː   / adjective (truer; truest)
 
 1 right or correct
gerçek, doğru
 Is it true that Adam is leaving?
 I didn't think the film was at all true to life.
 Read the statements and decide if they are true or false.
OPPOSITES FALSE, UNTRUE
 2 real or genuine, often when this is different from how sth seems
gerçek
 Very few people have witnessed her true character.
 The novel was based on a true story.
OPPOSITE FALSE
 3 having all the typical qualities of the thing mentioned
hakiki, gerçek
 How do you know when you have found true love?
 4 true (to sb/sth)
behaving as expected or as promised
uygun olarak, sadık
 He was true to his word.
 She has been a true friend to me.
 noun truth
IDIOMS
come true
to happen in the way you hoped or dreamed
gerçekleşmek, doğru çıkmak
 Winning was like a dream come true!
too good to be true
used to say that you cannot believe that sth is as good as it seems
gerçek olamayacak kadar iyi
 ‘I'm afraid you were quoted the wrong price.’ ‘I thought it was too good to be true.’
true to form
typical; as usual
her zamanki gibi
 True to form, Carol started organizing everything straight away.
 

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