à vrai dire
/a vʁɛ diʁ/
adverb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
"à vrai dire" and "en vérité" are close synonyms for "to tell the truth, actually," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does à vrai dire mean?
to tell the truth, actually
2 Fill the gap: À vrai ___, je préfère rester chez moi.
Full sentence: À vrai dire, je préfère rester chez moi. (To tell the truth, I'd rather stay home.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches à vrai dire?
à vrai dire: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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