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To state one's thoughts or opinions honestly or frankly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: speak one's conscience
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
puhua suunsa puhtaaksi
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Finnish:
avautua
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Finnish:
avata suunsa
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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German:
offen seine Meinung sagen
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Hungarian:
ami a szívén, az a száján
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Icelandic:
láta vaða um súðum
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Italian:
esprimere la propria opinione
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Italian:
parlare francamente
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Japanese:
心のうちを明かす
(kokoronouchi-wo-akasu)
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Polish:
przemawiać własnym głosem
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Polish:
przemówić własnym głosem
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Portuguese:
não ter papas na língua
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Russian:
откровенничать
(otkrovenničatʹ)
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Russian:
говорить прямо
(govoritʹ prjamo)
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly
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Spanish:
decir lo que uno piensa
— to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly