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fact  

EN[fækt]
US
Ffait WFait
  • Un fait est quelque chose qui est vraiment arrivé.
  • NomPLfacts
    1. (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
      1. After that Richard, the third of that name, king in fact only, but tyrant both in title and regiment [ …] was [ …] overthrown and slain at Bosworth Field; there succeeded in the kingdom [ …] Henry the Seventh.
    2. (law, obsolete except in set phrases) A wrongful or criminal deed.
      1. OBS Feat.
        1. When he who most excels in fact of arms,
      2. An honest observation.
        1. Something actual as opposed to invented.
          1. In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction. ‎
        2. Something which is real.
          1. Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
        3. Something which has become real.
          1. The promise of television became a fact in the 1920s. ‎
        4. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
          1. Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding. ‎
        5. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
          1. There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun. ‎
        6. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
          1. The facts about space travel. ‎
      3. Interjection
        1. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
        2. Plus d'exemples
          1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
            • Bradman attempted a sweep, but in fact top edged the ball to the wicket keeper ‎
            • Among ethnologists what is certainly an idiographic approach is often pursued with the most ascetic toughmindedness. Where fact reigns supreme, any attempt at theory may appear tenderminded.
            • This definitely speaks to the fact that at Georgetown, beginning at the admissions process, you're not a number but a real person.
          2. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
            • I couldn't get across to the board this simple economic fact.
            • Ah, you "believe". You do not know. So you admit that it's just wishful thinking, an ass pull not based on any facts.

        Meaning of fact for the defined word.

        Grammaticalement, ce mot "fact" est un interjection. C'est aussi un nom, plus spécifiquement, un noms dénombrable.
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          1. Interjections
            • Noms
              • Noms Dénombrable
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