Farbe bekennen
to show one's true colors
Türkçe: gerçek yüzünü göstermek
In a sentence
In der Diskussion musste der Politiker endlich Farbe bekennen.
How it is used
Means 'to show one's true colors' – openly stating opinion/revealing character. Colloquial/idiomatic. Use after ambiguity: 'Jetzt hat sie Farbe bekannt.' Often in political or personal debates.
Other verbs that go with Farbe
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Farbe annehmento take on color
- (einer Sache) Farbe verleihento lend color to something
- Farbe bekommento get color
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