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Frankly, honestly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Qualifier: sentence adverb
Examples
- I don't mind, to be honest.
- To be honest, he has a bit of a body odor problem, but we haven't yet had an opportunity to tell him gently and privately.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: TBH, if I'm honest, in all honesty, I can't lie
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, be, honest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I tried to be honest but still no one believed me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
besa
— frankly
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Arabic:
بِصَراحة
(biṣarāḥa)
— frankly
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Azerbaijani:
sözün düzü
— frankly
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Azerbaijani:
sözün açığı
— frankly
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Chinese Cantonese:
講真 /讲真
(gong2 zan1)
— frankly
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Chinese Mandarin:
老實說 /老实说
(lǎoshíshuō)
— frankly
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Czech:
popravdě řečeno
— frankly
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Czech:
upřímně řečeno
— frankly
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Danish:
for at være ærlig
— frankly
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Dutch:
eerlijk gezegd
— frankly
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Dutch:
om eerlijk te zijn
— frankly
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Finnish:
rehellisesti
— frankly
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Finnish:
vilpittömästi
— frankly
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French:
pour être honnête
— frankly
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French:
franchement
— frankly
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French:
en toute franchise
— frankly
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German:
ehrlich gesagt
— frankly
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German:
um ehrlich zu sein
— frankly
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Greek:
εδώ που τα λέμε
(edó pou ta léme)
— frankly
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Greek:
για να είμαι ειλικρινής
(gia na eímai eilikrinís)
— frankly
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Hungarian:
hogy őszinte legyek
— frankly
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Hungarian:
őszintén szólva
— frankly
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Hungarian:
az igazat megvallva
— frankly
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Icelandic:
satt best að segja
— frankly
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Indonesian:
sejujurnya
— frankly
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Indonesian:
terus terang
— frankly
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Italian:
ad essere sincero
— frankly
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Japanese:
正直に言うと
(shōjiki ni iu to)
— frankly
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Norwegian:
for å være ærlig
— frankly
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Polish:
szczerze mówiąc
— frankly
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Polish:
prawdę mówiąc
— frankly
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Polish:
będąc szczerym
— frankly
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Portuguese:
para ser honesto
— frankly
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Portuguese:
para ser honesta
— frankly
-
Romanian:
sincer
— frankly
-
Romanian:
sincer să fiu
— frankly
-
Romanian:
sinceră să fiu
— frankly
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Russian:
че́стно говоря́
(čéstno govorjá)
— frankly
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Russian:
е́сли че́стно
(jésli čéstno)
— frankly
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Spanish:
para ser honesta
— frankly
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Spanish:
para ser honesto
— frankly
-
Spanish:
si me apuras
— frankly
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Swedish:
för att vara ärlig
— frankly
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Swedish:
ska jag vara ärlig
— frankly
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Turkish:
dürüst olmak gerekirse
— frankly
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Turkish:
açık söylemek gerekirse
— frankly
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Turkish:
doğruyu söylemek gerekirse
— frankly
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Turkish:
doğrusunu söylemek gerekirse
— frankly
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Turkish:
ne yalan söyleyeyim
— frankly
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Ukrainian:
че́сно ка́жучи
(čésno kážučy)
— frankly
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Ukrainian:
якщо́ че́сно
(jakščó čésno)
— frankly
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Welsh:
a dweud y gwir
— frankly
-
Welsh:
a bod yn onest
— frankly
