Usage examples of "was true" in English with translation to Spanish

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None of what Tom said was true. Nada de lo que dijo Tom era verdad.
He admitted that it was true. Él admitió que era verdad.
I wondered if her story was true. Me pregunté si su historia era cierta.
All he said was true. Todo lo que dijo era verdad.
It was true, after all, that money did not bring happiness. Después de todo, era cierto que el dinero no traía la felicidad.
What my mother had said was true. Lo que mi madre había dicho era cierto.
I thought it was true. Yo pensé que era cierto.
Tom admitted that what Mary said was true. Tom admitió que lo que Mary dijo era verdad.
The story was true. La historia fue verdadera.
Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that what Mary said was true. Tom no podía descartar del todo la posibilidad de que lo que dijo María era cierto.
Tom wondered if what Mary said was true. Tom se preguntaba si lo que Mary dijo era verdad.
The translation was true to the original. La traducción era fiel al original.
He was a true dinosaur! ¡Él era un dinosaurio de verdad!
What he said was not true. Lo que él dijo no era verdad.
The charge was not true. El cargo no era cierto.
Was his story true? ¿Su historia era cierta?
It was only when I met him that I realized his true intention. Tan sólo al encontrarlo me di cuenta de su verdadera intención.
It's true that I was madly in love with her. Es verdad que yo estaba loco de amor por ella.
Let's knock on wood so that our dream will come true. Toquemos madera para que nuestro sueño pueda hacerse realidad.
You found me where no one else was looking. Me encontraste donde nadie estaba buscando.
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