Phrase guide

in wine, there is truth

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Statements made or expressed under the influence of alcohol reveal true beliefs that are not expressed when sober.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in vino veritas, drunk words are sober thoughts, in wine

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Latin in vīnō vēritās.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الْحَقِيقَة فِي النَّبِيذ — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Bulgarian: във ви́ното е и́стината (vǎv vínoto e ístinata) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒後吐真言 /酒后吐真言 (jiǔhòu tǔ zhēnyán) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Czech: ve víně je pravda — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Danish: af børn og fulde folk skal man høre sandheden — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Danish: in vino veritas — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Dutch: kinderen en dronken mensen spreken altijd de waarheid — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Finnish: viinissä on totuus — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • French: la vérité est dans le vin — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • German: im Wein liegt die Wahrheit — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Greek: εν οίνω αλήθεια (en oíno alítheia) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Hebrew: נכנס יין יצא סוד (nikhnas yayin yatsa' sod) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Hebrew: בשלשה דברים אדם ניכר: בכוסו — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Hebrew: בכיסו — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Hebrew: ובכעסו. — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Hungarian: borban az igazság — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Irish: sceitheann fíon fírinne — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Italian: nel vino c'è la verità — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Italian: in vino veritas — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Japanese: 酒の中に真理あり (sake no naka ni shinri ari) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Japanese: 酒に酔うと本音が出る (sake ni you to honne ga deru) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Kazakh: ақиқат шарапта (aqiqat şarapta) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Korean: 취담 중에 진담이 있다 (chwidam jung'e jindami itda) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Latin: in vino veritas — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Polish: w winie prawda — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Portuguese: no vinho a verdade — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Russian: и́стина в вине́ (ístina v viné) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Russian: пра́вда в вине́ (právda v viné) — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Scottish Gaelic: cha dèan cridhe misgeach breug — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
  • Spanish: en el vino está la verdad — one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol