ring true
US /rɪŋ truː/
UK /rɪŋ truː/

1.
sonar verdadero, parecer genuino
to seem to be true or genuine
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His explanation didn't quite ring true to me.
Su explicación no me sonó del todo verdadera.
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Her story about seeing a ghost didn't ring true.
Su historia de haber visto un fantasma no sonó verdadera.