"to tell the truth" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-to tell the truth.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} to tell the truth (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) An attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: to be honest, to tell you the truth, TTTT, actually Related terms: not to put too fine a point on it Translations (attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement): дөрөҫөн әйткәндә (döröśön əytkəndə) (Bashkir), বলিতে কি (bolite ki) (Bengali), 老實說 (Chinese Mandarin), 老实说 (lǎoshishuō) (Chinese Mandarin), totta puhuen (Finnish), toden sanoakseni (Finnish), à vrai dire (French), à dire vrai (French), um die Wahrheit zu sagen (German), εδώ που τα λέμε (edó pou ta léme) (Greek), reyndar (Icelandic), raunar (Icelandic), í raun og veru (Icelandic), satt best að segja (Icelandic), frómt frá sagt (Icelandic), déanta na fírinne (Irish), a dire il vero (Italian), a onor del vero (Italian), 実を言えば (jitsu-o ieba) (alt: じつをいえば) (Japanese), prawdę mówiąc (Polish), по пра́вде говоря́ (po právde govorjá) (Russian), че́стно говоря́ (čéstno govorjá) (Russian), leis an fhìrinn innse (Scottish Gaelic), a dh'innse na fìrinn (Scottish Gaelic), пра́вду ка́жучи (právdu kážučy) (Ukrainian)

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