forthright

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/
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• General-American: /ˈfɔɹθˌɹaɪt/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /fɔːθˈɹaɪt/
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• CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R TH R AY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.

From Middle English forthright, forþriʒt, forthricte, from Old English forþrihte (“straightway, at once, plainly”), from forþriht + -e (“adverbial suffix”). By surface analysis, forth + right.

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: прям (prjam) — straightforward; not evasive
• Bulgarian: честен (česten) — straightforward; not evasive
• Bulgarian: откровен (otkroven) — straightforward; not evasive
• Czech: přímý — straightforward; not evasive
• Czech: otevřený — straightforward; not evasive
• Dutch: recht voor zijn raap — straightforward; not evasive
• Dutch: uitgesproken — straightforward; not evasive
• French: direct — straightforward; not evasive
• French: sans hésitation — straightforward; not evasive
• German: geradeaus — straightforward; not evasive
• German: direkt — straightforward; not evasive
• Greek: ειλικρινής (eilikrinís) — straightforward; not evasive
• Greek: μετά παρρησίας (metá parrisías) — straightforward; not evasive
• Italian: schietto — straightforward; not evasive
• Italian: diretto — straightforward; not evasive
• Macedonian: и́скрен (ískren) — straightforward; not evasive
• Macedonian: о́творен (ótvoren) — straightforward; not evasive
• Plautdietsch: frajch — straightforward; not evasive
• Slovak: priamy — straightforward; not evasive
• Slovak: otvorný — straightforward; not evasive
• Spanish: franco — straightforward; not evasive
• Spanish: directo — straightforward; not evasive
• Swedish: rättfram — straightforward; not evasive
• Swedish: rak — straightforward; not evasive
• French: franc — frank, outspoken
• French: direct — frank, outspoken
• German: unverblümt — frank, outspoken
• Italian: schietto — frank, outspoken
• Italian: franco — frank, outspoken
• Swedish: rättfram — frank, outspoken
• Swedish: rak — frank, outspoken