English
Etymology
From in#Latin|in meaning "in" + vino#Latin|vino (meaning "[in] wine"), the abl singular of vinum#Latin|vinum (meaning "wine") + veritas (meaning "truth"). Literally meaning "in wine, truth", or "in wine there is truth".
Proverb
in vinum#Latin|vino veritas (in Latin: literally, truth in wine)
- One tells the truth under the influence of alcohol.
- A possible interpretation for this phrase is the following: once a bit drunk, and thus under the disinhibitory effects of alcohol, someone will more easily reveal something in his discourse that he would otherwise not speak of when sober.
Category:Drinking
Category:Proverbs
pl:in vino veritas
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