kernel of truth

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Translation of kernel of truth into German

Noun

core truth

small but significant amount of truth in a statement or belief
  • Despite the exaggerations, there was a kernel of truth in his story..Trotz der Übertreibungen gab es einen Kern der Wahrheit in seiner Geschichte
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Examples of kernel of truth in a sentence

  • There’s a kernel of truth in every rumor.

Translations of "kernel of truth" in Context ordered by category and frequency

wahren Kern

Analyzing the situation carefully, they discovered a kernel of truth in their assumptions.

Bei sorgfältiger Analyse der Situation entdeckten sie einen wahren Kern in ihren Annahmen.

Körnchen Wahrheit

There's often a kernel of truth in rumors, even if they're exaggerated.

In Gerüchten steckt oft ein Körnchen Wahrheit, auch wenn sie übertrieben sind.

Kern der Wahrheit

The inward kernel of truth has the same configuration as the outward shell.

Der innere Kern der Wahrheit hat dieselbe Konfiguration wie die äußere Schale.

Kern von Wahrheit

Despite his embroidering, the story contained a kernel of truth within.

Trotz seines Ausschmückens enthielt die Geschichte einen Kern von Wahrheit.

Fünkchen Wahrheit

This biting criticism contains more than a kernel of truth.

Diese scharfe Kritik enthält mehr als nur ein Fünkchen Wahrheit.

wahrer Kern

But does not every legend contain a kernel of truth?

Doch steckt nicht in jeder Legende auch ein wahrer Kern?

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  • Quäntchen Wahrheit

kernel of truth: Examples and translations in context

Their friendship ended, yet a kernel of truth remained in their shared memories.

Ihre Freundschaft endete, aber ein wahren Kern blieb in ihren gemeinsamen Erinnerungen.

His argument was unconvincing, yet a kernel of truth lingered in his words.

Sein Argument war wenig überzeugend, doch ein wahren Kern schwebte in seinen Worten.

The old saying holds a kernel of truth that we must not ignore.

Die alte Redensart enthält einen wahren Kern, den wir nicht ignorieren sollten.

While the plan seemed flawed, there was a kernel of truth behind its rationale.

Auch wenn der Plan fehlerhaft schien, steckte ein wahren Kern hinter seiner Begründung.

What seems at first sound absurd, has a kernel of truth.

Was zunächst absurd zu klingen scheint, hat einen wahren Kern.

In his harsh critique, I found a kernel of truth about my writing style.

In seiner harten Kritik fand ich einen wahren Kern über meinen Schreibstil.

In her criticism, there was a kernel of truth that I had to acknowledge.

In ihrer Kritik gab es einen wahren Kern, den ich anerkennen musste.

During our argument, I realized there was a kernel of truth in his perspective.

Während unseres Streits erkannte ich, dass in seiner Perspektive ein wahren Kern lag.

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