Usage examples of "be true of" in English with translation to German

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In most cases, people, even the most vicious, are much more naive and simple-minded than we assume them to be. And this is true of ourselves too. In den meisten Fällen, sind die Menschen, selbst die boshaftesten, viel naiver und viel einfacher gestrickt als wir es annehmen. Und das trifft auch auf uns zu.
The rumor can't be true. Das Gerücht kann nicht stimmen.
The food is very good and the same is true of the service. Das Essen ist hervorragend, und das gleiche gilt für die Bedienung.
Can the rumor be true? Könnte das Gerücht wahr sein?
What he said about girls holds true of boys, too. Was er über die Mädchen sagte, ist auch für die Jungen wertvoll.
The news may well be true. Die Nachricht mag wohl wahr sein.
Can the report be true? Kann der Bericht echt sein?
That translation is said to be true to the original. Man sagt, es sei eine originalgetreue Übersetzung.
His story must be true. Seine Geschichte muss wahr sein.
What you don't see and hear with your own ears and eyes might be true, but it might also not be true. Etwas, das man nicht mit eigenen Ohren hört und mit eigenen Augen sieht, könnte wahr sein. Es könnte aber auch gelogen sein.
That sounds too good to be true. Das hört sich zu gut an um wahr zu sein.
The rumor turned out to be true. Das Gerücht stellte sich als wahr heraus.
The news is too good to be true. Diese Neuigkeit ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein.
Her story can't be true. Ihre Geschichte kann nicht wahr sein.
The news that there was an earthquake turned out to be true. Die Neuigkeit, dass es ein Erdbeben gegeben hatte, stellte sich als wahr heraus.
The rumor proved to be true. Das Gerücht erwies sich als wahr.
This story cannot be true. Diese Geschichte kann nicht wahr sein.
His story turned out to be true. Seine Geschichte stellte sich als wahr heraus.
No, it cannot be true. Nein, das kann nicht wahr sein.
She said that it might be true. Sie sagte, dass es vielleicht wahr sein könnte.
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