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One needs to see something in order to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- They said their product will be ready for shipment in two months and we could even "take that to the bank", but we’ve heard that before. Seeing is believing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
One is skeptical regarding a claim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
الحكي مش متل الشوف
(il-ḥaki miš mitl il-šōf)
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Azerbaijani:
yüz dəfə eşitməkdənsə, bir dəfə görmək yaxşıdır
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Azerbaijani:
bir dəfə görmək iki dəfə eşitməkdən yaxşıdır
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Azerbaijani:
bir görmək, min eşidi basar
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Chinese Mandarin:
百聞不如一見 /百闻不如一见
(bǎi wén bùrú yī jiàn)
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Chinese Mandarin:
眼见为实
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Dutch:
eerst zien, dan geloven
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Dutch:
zien is geloven
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Finnish:
uskoo, ken näkee
— one needs to see something to believe it
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French:
une image vaut mille mots
— one needs to see something to believe it
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French:
il faut le voir pour le croire
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Georgian:
ასჯერ გაგონილს ერთხელ ნანახი ჯობიაო
(asǯer gagonils ertxel nanaxi ǯobiao)
— one needs to see something to believe it
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German:
ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Icelandic:
sjón er sögu ríkari
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Irish:
déanann fearann fianaise
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Irish:
déanann feiceáil fírinne
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Italian:
vedere per credere
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Japanese:
百聞は一見に如かず
(hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu)
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Korean:
백문불여일견
(baengmunburyeoilgyeon)
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Latin:
videre est credere
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Portuguese:
ver é crer
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Russian:
лу́чше оди́н раз уви́деть, чем сто раз услы́шать
(lúčše odín raz uvídetʹ, čem sto raz uslýšatʹ)
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Russian:
пока́ не уви́жу, не пове́рю
(poká ne uvížu, ne povérju)
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Scottish Gaelic:
b' fheàrr leam fhaicinn na a chluinntinn
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Spanish:
ver para creer
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Swedish:
det tror jag när jag ser det
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Thai:
สิบปากว่าไม่เท่าตาเห็น
(sìp-bpàak-wâa-mâi-tâo-dtaa-hěn)
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Vietnamese:
trăm nghe không bằng mắt thấy
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Vietnamese:
tai nghe không bằng mắt thấy
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Vietnamese:
trăm nghe không bằng một thấy
— one needs to see something to believe it
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Dutch:
eerst zien, dan geloven
— show of skepticism about a claim
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Dutch:
zien is geloven
— show of skepticism about a claim
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Hungarian:
hiszem, ha látom
— show of skepticism about a claim
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Hungarian:
majd meglátjuk
— show of skepticism about a claim
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Hungarian:
várjuk ki a végét
— show of skepticism about a claim
