Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to see something for what it is
English answer:
to see the true nature/essense of
English term
Russian Federation
Excellent Linguistic Quality
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Italian to Russian, English to Russian, Russian to Italian, and 3 more.
to see something for what it is
Thanks
Jan 8, 2008 18:14: NancyLynn changed "Term asked" from "to see smth for what it is" to "to see something for what it is"
Jan 21, 2008 22:05: Mark Berelekhis changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Folklore" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
to see the true nature/essense of the object/person/event
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NancyLynn
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Patricia Townshend (X)
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Expialidocio (X)
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Jack Doughty
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Gina Ferlisi
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Leah Aharoni
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katsy
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Dana Rinaldi
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
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Mohamed Ghazal
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vixen
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Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
I see the truth behind the facade
| Jonathan, so "it" has a touch (may be slight) of negative (not pleasant) meaning ? Thanks |
| Thank you and the collegues who shared your opinion ! Have a Good Year ! Actually in my case the phrase relates to a passage (from a sermon) about overcoming the lie, but as follows from the comments and the votes here it doesn't bear any emphatical "load". Just neutral "opposition" to self-deception. Thanks a lot :) |
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Christopher Crockett
: Yes, there's not just the sense of "seeing the True Nature," but of seeing that True Nature in spite of the difficulties of doing so --and sometimes those difficulties arise from a deliberate attempt to deceive.
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
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