"to be honest" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-to be honest.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic, usually disjunctive) Frankly, honestly. Tags: disjunctive, idiomatic, usually Synonyms: TBH, tbh, ;, if I'm honest, in all honesty, I can't lie Related terms: for sure, to be fair, to be frank, to be sure Translations (frankly): sözün düzü (Azerbaijani), sözün açığı (Azerbaijani), 講真 (Chinese Cantonese), 讲真 (gong² zan¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 老實說 (Chinese Mandarin), 老实说 (lǎoshíshuō) (Chinese Mandarin), popravdě řečeno (Czech), upřímně řečeno (Czech), for at være ærlig (Danish), eerlijk gezegd (Dutch), rehellisesti (Finnish), vilpittömästi (Finnish), pour être honnête (French), franchement (French), en toute franchise (French), ehrlich gesagt (German), εδώ που τα λέμε (edó pou ta léme) (Greek), για να είμαι ειλικρινής (gia na eímai eilikrinís) (Greek), hogy őszinte legyek (Hungarian), őszintén szólva (Hungarian), az igazat megvallva (Hungarian), satt best að segja (Icelandic), ad essere sincero (Italian), 正直に言うと (shōjiki ni iu to) (alt: しょうじきにいうと) (Japanese), for å være ærlig (Norwegian), szczerze mówiąc (Polish), prawdę mówiąc (Polish), będąc szczerym (Polish), para ser honesto (english: by a male) (Portuguese), para ser honesta (english: by a female) (Portuguese), че́стно говоря́ (čéstno govorjá) (Russian), е́сли че́стно (jésli čéstno) (Russian), para ser honesta (english: by a female) (Spanish), para ser honesto (english: by a male) (Spanish), si me apuras (Spanish), för att vara ärlig (Swedish), ska jag vara ärlig (Swedish), dürüst olmak gerekirse (Turkish), açık söylemek gerekirse (Turkish), doğruyu söylemek gerekirse (Turkish), doğrusunu söylemek gerekirse (Turkish), ne yalan söyleyeyim (Turkish), че́сно ка́жучи (čésno kážučy) (Ukrainian), якщо́ че́сно (jakščó čésno) (Ukrainian), a dweud y gwir (Welsh), a bod yn onest (Welsh)

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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "prawdę mówiąc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "będąc szczerym"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "english": "by a male",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "para ser honesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "english": "by a female",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "para ser honesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čéstno govorjá",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "че́стно говоря́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jésli čéstno",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "е́сли че́стно"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "by a female",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "para ser honesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "by a male",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "para ser honesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "si me apuras"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "för att vara ärlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "ska jag vara ärlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "dürüst olmak gerekirse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "açık söylemek gerekirse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "doğruyu söylemek gerekirse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "doğrusunu söylemek gerekirse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "ne yalan söyleyeyim"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čésno kážučy",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "че́сно ка́жучи"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jakščó čésno",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "якщо́ че́сно"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "a dweud y gwir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "frankly",
      "word": "a bod yn onest"
    }
  ],
  "word": "to be honest"
}

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