Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La verdad sale a flote.»
Word for word
The truth comes out to float.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: The truth comes to the surface.
Used to express confidence that hidden truths will eventually be revealed. Common in situations involving secrets or cover-ups.
Hear it in a sentence
Por más que lo escondan, tarde o temprano la verdad sale a flote.
No matter how much they hide it, sooner or later the truth comes to the surface.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.