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Used to positively assert the frank honesty of an associated statement of set of statements; equivalent to "to tell the truth".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tell, truth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
老實說 /老实说
(lǎoshíshuō)
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Finnish:
totta puhuen
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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French:
pour être honnête
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Ancient Greek:
ἀληθεύω
(alētheúō)
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Hungarian:
az igazat megvallva
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Hungarian:
őszintén szólva
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Hungarian:
igazság szerint
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Hungarian:
az az igazság, hogy
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Polish:
szczerze mówiąc
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Russian:
че́стно говоря́
(čéstno govorjá)
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Spanish:
decir la verdad
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Swedish:
ärligt talat
— asserting the frank honesty of an associated statement
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Arabic:
صَدَقَ
(ṣadaqa)
— to tell the truth
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French:
dire la vérité
— to tell the truth
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Hungarian:
igazat mond
— to tell the truth
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Polish:
mówić prawdę
— to tell the truth
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Polish:
powiedzieć prawdę
— to tell the truth