See to be honest on Wiktionary
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"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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