thú thật
Definition
- Verb:
- To confess honestly / to make a sincere confession: To openly and truthfully admit to something, typically a fault, mistake, or hidden truth that one has previously concealed.
- To admit frankly: To state something honestly and directly, often something that is difficult to say or that may have consequences.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi phải thú thật là tôi đã làm mất chìa khóa của bạn. (I have to confess that I lost your keys.)
- Cô ấy thú thật mọi lỗi lầm với cảnh sát. (She confessed all her mistakes to the police.)
- Thú thật với anh, tôi không thích bộ phim đó. (To be honest with you, I didn't like that movie.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used to introduce a candid statement, serving a similar function to "to tell you the truth" or "frankly speaking" in English. It can soften the delivery of an unpleasant or personal truth.
Variants and Related Words
Thú tội (v): To confess to a crime or sin. This has a stronger legal or moral connotation than "thú thật."
- Kẻ giết người cuối cùng đã thú tội. (The murderer finally confessed to the crime.)
Thành thật (adj): Honest, sincere. This is an adjective describing a quality of character.
- Anh ấy là một người rất thành thật. (He is a very honest person.)
Synonyms
- Confess: To admit to a wrongdoing or fault.
- Admit: To acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly.
- Own up: To confess to something, especially informally.
Related Idioms
- Thú thật như đếm: To confess everything in detail, leaving nothing out (literally: to confess as clearly as counting).
- Dưới áp lực, hắn đã thú thật như đếm. (Under pressure, he confessed everything in detail.)