| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| fact n | (truth) | Tatsache Nf |
| | (formell) | Fakt Nm |
| | It is a fact that dolphins are mammals. |
| | Es ist eine Tatsache, dass Delfine Säugetiere sind. |
| fact n | (reality) | Realität Nf |
| | | Wirklichkeit Nf |
| | This political thriller is more fact than fiction. |
| | Dieser Politthriller ist mehr Realität als Fiktion. |
| facts npl | (data, information) (formell) | Fakten Npl |
| | (Angaben) | Daten Npl |
| | We shouldn't make a judgement before we have the facts. |
| | The facts set forth herein are personally known to me. |
| | Wir sollten kein Urteil fällen, bevor wir nicht die Fakten kennen. |
| | Die hier angegebenen Daten sind mir bekannt. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| accessory before the fact n | (law: assist before crime) | Gehilfe Nm |
| | | Anstifter Nm |
| | | Komplize Nm |
| after the fact expr | (afterwards) (Rechtswesen) | nach begangener Tat Rdw |
| | | danach Adv |
| | | hinterher Adv |
| | He had no knowledge of the robbery until after the fact. |
| after the fact expr | (added after concluded) | im Nachhinein Präp + Nn |
| | | nachträglich Adv |
| | | nachher Adv |
| | Conditions added to a contract after the fact are invalid unless both parties agree to them. |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | sogar Adv |
| | (formell) | in der Tat Rdw |
| | I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| | Ich ignoriere deinen Bruder nicht, ich habe ihn sogar zum Abendessen eingeladen heute Abend. |
| attorney-in-fact n | US (lawyer acting on behalf of [sb]) | Bevollmächtigte Nm |
| | | Stellvertreter Nm |
| | | Vertreter Nm |
| | | Fürsprecher Nm |
| before the fact adv | (beforehand) | im Vorhinein, im Voraus Präp + Nn |
| | | vorab Adv |
| | | vorher Adv |
| | By acting before the fact, a company can save time and money by anticipating problems. |
| despite the fact that conj | (even though) | obwohl Konj |
| | | trotz Konj |
| | | trotz der Tatsache, dass Konj |
| | Despite the fact that he had revised really hard, Billy could not answer a single question on the exam paper. |
| | Obwohl Billy viel gelernt hat konnte er nicht eine einzige Frage auf dem Prüfungsbogen beantworten. |
| fact of life n | ([sth] unavoidably true) | Tatsache Nf |
| | (ugs: verbaler Ausdruck) | nun mal so sein VP |
| | | sich nicht ändern lassen VP |
| fact sheet n | (information page) | Informationsblatt Nn |
| | The fact sheet explains the pertinent details of the car. |
| fact-checker n | (researcher: verifies information) (ugs, Anglizismus) | Fakten-Checker Nm |
| | | Prüfer Nm |
| fact-checker n | (service: verifies information) (ugs, Anglizismus) | Faktenchecker, Fakten-Checker Nm |
| | | Informationsüberprüfung Nf |
| fact-checking n | (verifying information reported) | Faktenüberprüfung Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Faktenchecken Nn |
| fun fact n | often plural (amusing piece of trivia) (ugs) | witziger Fakt Adj + Nm |
| | (formell) | witzige Tatsache Adj + Nf |
| | On the back of the cereal box are ten fun facts about farming. |
| in actual fact adv | (in reality) | tatsächlich Adv |
| | | in Wirklichkeit Präp + Nf |
| | In actual fact, she never even graduated. |
| in fact adv | (in reality, actually) (umgangssprachlich) | eigentlich Adv |
| | | in Wirklichkeit Präp + Nf |
| | He claims to be highly educated when, in fact, he left school when he was 16. |
| | Sie behauptet, hochgebildet zu sein, jedoch hat sie in Wirklichkeit die Schule mit 16 verlassen. |
| in fact adv | (furthermore, so much so that) | eigentlich Adv |
| | These vegetarian burgers are as tasty as meat ones; in fact, they're even better. |
| | Diese vegetarischen Burger sind genauso lecker wie Burger mit Fleisch; eigentlich sind die hier sogar noch besser. |
| in point of fact expr | (actually) | eigentlich Adv |
| in view of the fact that expr | (given that) | in Anbetracht der Tatsache Rdw |
| | In view of the fact that it's raining hard, we are going to cancel the game. |
| inescapable fact n | ([sth] that cannot be contradicted) | Tatsache, die nicht zu leugnen ist Rdw |
| | | unanfechtbare Tatsache Adj+ Nf |
| | It is an inescapable fact that the world is facing catastrophically dangerous climate change. |
know for a fact,
know for a fact that,
know [sth] for a fact v expr | (with certainty) | sich sicher sein dass [etw] Rdw |
| | | garantiert wissen dass [etw] Rdw |
| | I know for a fact that she made over $1 million last year. |
| matter of fact n | (actual fact) | Fakt Nm |
| | | Tatsache Nf |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| | We're not dealing with matters of fact here, only wild opinions. |
| matter-of-fact adj | (practical, straightforward) (umgangssprachlich) | eigentlich Adj |
| | | praktisch Adj |
| | James spoke about what he had seen in a matter-of-fact manner. |
| the fact remains that adv | (nevertheless) | nichtsdestotrotz Adv |
| | | trotzdem Adv |
| | | trotz allem Adv + Pron |