honestly

hon·est·ly

 (ŏn′ĭst-lē)

adv.

1. In an honest manner.

2. Used as an intensive: I honestly don't care.

interj.

Used to express mild disapproval or dismay: Honestly! Look at the mess you've made.

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honestly

(ˈɒnɪstlɪ)

adv

1. in an honest manner

2. (intensifier): I honestly don't believe it.

interj

an expression of disgust, surprise, etc

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hon•est•ly

(ˈɒn ɪst li)

adv.

1. in an honest manner.

2. really; truly; genuinely: I honestly don't know.

interj.

3. (used to express mild exasperation, disbelief, dismay, etc.): Honestly! You're always busy.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	honestly - (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" candidly, frankly intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
	2.	honestly - in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" aboveboard deceitfully, dishonestly, venally - in a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend"

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honestly

adverb

1. ethically, legitimately, legally, in good faith, on the level (informal), lawfully, honourably, by fair means, with clean hands charged with failing to act honestly in his duties as an officer

2. frankly, plainly, candidly, straight (out), truthfully, to your face, in plain English, in all sincerity It came as a shock to hear him talk so honestly about an old friend.

3. really, actually, truly, genuinely, assuredly Did you honestly think we wouldn't notice?

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Translations

بِأَمَانَةٍبِشَرَفبِصِدْق، بأمانَه

poctivěvážně!namouduši

ærligthelt ærligt

ehrlichwirklich

ειλικρινά

¡hay que ver!¡vamos!de verdadfrancamentehonestamente

rehellisesti

honnêtementproprementsincèrementtout de mêmefranchement

pošteno

Isten bizony!

heiîarlegaheyrîu mig nú!/samt sem áîur!í raun og veru

onestamente

正直に

정직하게

echt

ærlig talthederligherlighet!oppriktig taltpå ærlig vis

uczciwie

honestamente

честно

odkrito

ärligt talat

อย่างซื่อสัตย์

dürüstçesahidenvallahiVallahi!cidden!

một cách trung thực

诚实地说真的老实说

honestly

[ˈɒnɪstlɪ] ADV

1. (= truly) → sinceramente, francamente
I honestly believe this is the right decision → creo sinceramente or francamente que ésta es la decisión correcta
he cannot honestly call this a good law → no puede, en honor a la verdad, llamar a esto una buena ley
no, honestly, I'm fine → no, de verdad or de veras or en serio, estoy bien
I didn't do it, honestly → de verdad que no lo hice
do you honestly expect me to believe that? → ¿de verdad or de veras esperas que me lo crea?
I can honestly say that it doesn't bother me → puedo decir con toda sinceridad or franqueza que no me importa
I can't honestly say I ever knew him well → la verdad es que no puedo decir que lo conociese bien
can you honestly say you've ever thought about it? → ¿puedes decir sin mentir que has pensado alguna vez en ello?
I honestly thought you'd be pleased → de verdad or de veras pensé que te gustaría

2. (= truthfully) [speak, answer] → sinceramente, con sinceridad

3. (= legally) → honradamente
if he couldn't get money honestly, he stole → si no podía conseguir dinero honradamente, robaba

4. (showing exasperation) → vamos, por favor
"honestly," said Barbara, "that woman ..." → -vamos or por favor -dijo Barbara -esa mujer ...
oh, honestly! → ¡por favor!, ¡anda, anda!

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honestly

[ˈɒnɪstli]

adv

(= with integrity) [act, fight] → honnêtement (= truthfully) [speak, answer] → honnêtement

(= frankly) → honnêtement
I honestly don't know → Honnêtement, je n'en sais rien.

(used for emphasis) → honnêtement
Honestly, I don't know anything about it → Honnêtement, je ne suis au courant de rien.
Did you honestly think we wouldn't notice? → Tu pensais honnêtement qu'on ne remarquerait pas ?
I honestly believe we can win → Je pense honnêtement que nous pouvons gagner.

excl → vraiment
Honestly, Neil! Must you be quite so crude? → Vraiment, Neil, tu as besoin d'être si grossier ?
oh, honestly! → vraiment!

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honestly

adv

(= truthfully) answer → ehrlich, aufrichtig; (= legally) earn money → ehrlich, auf ehrliche or redliche Weise; to talk about or discuss something openly and honestly → offen und ehrlich über etw (acc) → reden

(emph) say, believe → ehrlich, wirklich; call, think, expect → wirklich; I honestly thought you’d be pleased → ich dachte wirklich, dass du dich freuen würdest; no, honestly, I’m fine → nein, wirklich or (ganz) ehrlich, mir gehts gut; I don’t mind, honestly → es ist mir wirklich or ehrlich egal; honestly, it’s terrible → das ist wirklich furchtbar; quite honestly I don’t remember it → ehrlich gesagt or um ehrlich zu sein, ich kann mich daran nicht erinnern; honestly! (showing exasperation) → also ehrlich or wirklich!

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honestly

[ˈɒnɪstlɪ] adv → onestamente; (truly) → sinceramente, francamente
I didn't do it, honestly! → non l'ho fatto, sul serio!
honestly? → davvero?
honestly! (exasperated) → (ma) veramente!

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honest

(ˈonist) adjective

1. (of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc. My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion. eerlik صادِق، صحيح، نزيه честен honesto poctivý ehrlich ærlig τίμιος, ειλικρινήςhonesto aus درستکار؛ راستگو rehellinen honnêteישר, הגון ईमानदार iskren, pošten becsületes jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直な 정직한 sąžiningas godīgs; vaļsirdīgs jujur eerlijk, oprechtærlig, hederlig, realuczciwy رښتینی ، رښتیا ویونکی honesto sincer честный čestný odkrit, pošten iskren ärlig, uppriktig ซื่อตรง namuslu, dürüst, doğru 誠實的 чесний ایماندار trung thực 诚实的

2. (of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest. an honest face. eerlik, oop مُسْتَقيم، مُحْتَرَم честен honesto upřímný ehrlich ærlig ειλικρινήςhonesto siiras نجیب kunniallinen honnêteישר सच्चा pošten, cestit nyílt jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直そうな 정직하게 보이는 doras, atviras godīgs; atklāts jujur eerlijk, oprechtærliguczciwy, prawy نجیب honesto deschis открытый úprimný odkrit pošten ärlig หน้าซื่อ dürüst, namuslu (個人外表)老實的 щирий مخلص có vẻ thật thà 诚实坦率的

3. (of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc. to earn an honest living. eerbaar أمين، شَريف честен honesto poctivý rechtschaffen ærlig έντιμοςhonesto aus حلال vilpitön honnêteהגון निष्कपट pošten becsületes jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直な手段で得た 정직하게 번 doras godīgs; neviltots halal eerlijk, oprechtærlig, redeliguczciwy حلال honesto cinstit честный poctivý pošten pošten ärlig, hederlig สุจริต namuslu, yasal yollardan kazanılmış (財富)用正當手段獲得的 чесний چھل فریب سے دور lương thiện 用正当手段获得的

ˈhonestly adverb

1. in an honest way. He gained his wealth honestly. eerlik بِشَرَف честно honestamente poctivě ehrlich ærligt; på ærlig vis έντιμα, τίμιαhonestamente ausalt با صداقت vilpittömästi honnêtementביושר ईमानदारी से pošteno becsületesen secara jujur heiðarlega onestamente 正当に 정직하게 sąžiningai, dorai godīgi secara jujur eerlijk, oprecht på ærlig/redelig vis uczciwie له رښتینی سره ، له صداقت سره honestamente cinstit честно poctivo pošteno pošteno ärligt, hederligt อย่างจริงใจ dürüst bir şekilde, dürüstçe 誠實地 чесно ایمانداری سے một cách lương thiện 诚实地

2. used to stress the truth of what a person is saying. Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible. regtig بِصِدْق، بأمانَه честно honestamente namouduši wirklich helt ærligt ειλικρινά, αλήθειαfrancamente, de verdad, honestamente tõesti صادقانه ihan totta franchementבכנות सचमुच ozbiljno, na poštenu rijec becsületszavamra! terus terang í raun og veru davvero, francamente 正直に言って 정직하게 말하면 tikrai, iš tiesų, garbės žodis patiešām betul eerlijk ærlig/oppriktig talt naprawdę په رښتینولی honestamente sincer честно; деиствительно čestné slovo, namôjdušu odkrito povedano iskreno ärligt talat, uppriktigt sagt อย่างยุติธรรม doğrusu, sahiden, vallahi 說真的 чесно кажучи حقیقتہً thành thật 说真的

interjection

used to express mild anger etc. Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do! eerlik waar بِصَراحه! كَلِمَة تُسْتَعْمَل للتعبير عن غَضَب خَفيف наистина! francamente vážně! wirklich ærligt talt! για Όνομα Του Θεού! (επιφ.) hay que ver tõepoolest واقعاً که todellakin tout de même! באמת! हल्का गुस्सा जाहिर करने के लिए उपयोग होता है Stvarno! isten bizony! sungguh! heyrðu mig nú!/samt sem áður! (ma insomma!) 全く 정말, 참으로 iš tikrųjų! goda vārds! terus terang werkelijk! herlighet! واقعاُ چی francamente nu pot să cred! честное слово!, в самом деле! vážne! Veš kaj! stvarno ärligt talat! คำอุทานแสดงความไม่เชื่อถือ Vallahi!, cidden! (表示微慍)是喔！ їй-богу! ہلکی سی ناراضگی ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ trời ơi 老实说

ˈhonesty noun

Surely, if you own up to something, you should be praised for your honesty, not punished. eerlikheid شَرَف، صِدْق честност honestidade poctivost, upřímnost die Ehrlichkeit ærlighed τιμιότηταhonestidad ausus صداقت rehellisyys honnêtetéבכנות ईमानदारी poštenje, iskrenost becsület(esség) kejujuran heiðarleiki onestà 正直 정직 sąžiningumas godīgums; atklātība kejujuran eerlijk-, oprechtheidærlighet, oppriktighet, redelighetuczciwość صداقت honestidade cinste честность poctivosť poštenost poštenje ärlighet, hederlighet ความซื่อสัตย์ dürüstlük, namus 誠實 чесність ایمانداری sự trung thực; thật thà 诚实

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honestly

→ بِأَمَانَةٍ poctivě ærligt ehrlich ειλικρινά de verdad rehellisesti honnêtement pošteno onestamente 正直に 정직하게 echt hederlig uczciwie honestamente честно ärligt talat อย่างซื่อสัตย์ dürüstçe một cách trung thực 诚实地

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