whole cloth

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von whole cloth im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Relevante Übersetzungen

make sth up out of whole cloth

işkembeden atmak

out of whole cloth

asılsız

out of whole cloth

uydurma

out of whole cloth

hayal ürünü

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von whole cloth im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A complete fabrication. A lie with no basis in the truth

Mr. Doe's account of the accident was made from whole cloth.

A newly made textile which has not yet been cut. Also called broad cloth

Something made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else

And, mind you, emotions are among the toughest things in the world to manufacture out of whole cloth; it is easier to manufacture seven facts than one emotion.

Pure fabrication or fiction: "He invented, almost out of whole cloth, what it means to be American" (Ned Rorem). "His account of being drugged, kidnapped and tortured was made up of whole cloth" (George Carver)

Relevante Übersetzungen

cut from whole cloth

{s} fictitious, invented, made-up; completely false; having no factual base, without foundation in fact

Türkische aussprache

hōl klôth

Aussprache

/ˈhōl ˈklôᴛʜ/ /ˈhoʊl ˈklɔːθ/

Etymologie

() From whole +‎ cloth.