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frankly

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frank·ly  (frngkl)
adv.
1. In a frank manner; candidly.
2. In truth; honestly: Frankly, I don't care.

frankly [ˈfræŋklɪ]
adv
1. (sentence modifier) in truth; to be honest frankly, I can't bear him
2. in a frank manner
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.frankly - (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"
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"

frankly
adverb
1. honestly, sincerely, in truth, candidly, to tell you the truth, to be frank, to be frank with someone, to be honest Quite frankly, I don't care.
2. openly, freely, directly, straight, plainly, bluntly, overtly, candidly, without reserve, straight from the shoulder The leaders have been speaking frankly about their problems.
Translations
frankly [ˈfræŋklɪ] ADVfrancamente

frankly [ˈfræŋkli] advfranchement
Frankly, this has all come as a bit of a shock → Franchement, c'est un peu un choc.

frankly
adv
(= openly) say, talk, admitoffen
(= to be frank)offen or ehrlich gesagt; quite frankly, I don’t careum ganz ehrlich zu sein, es ist mir egal
(= unapologetically) frankly eccentric/maleunverhohlen exzentrisch/männlich

frankly [ˈfræŋklɪ] advfrancamente, sinceramente

frankly بصراحة upřímně ærlig talt offen ειλικρινά francamente suoraan sanoen franchement iskreno sinceramente 率直に 솔직히 eerlijk gezegd åpenhjertig szczerze francamente откровенно uppriktigt sagt อย่างตรงไปตรงมา içtenlikle một cách thẳng thắn 坦白地


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No evasions; speak boldly, frankly -- I command you to do so.
No service was too humble for him to perform in the aid of the South, no adventure to perilous for him to undertake if consistent with the character of a civilian who was at heart a soldier, and who in good faith and without too much qualification assented to at least a part of the frankly villainous dictum that all is fair in love and war.
Certainly, the best mean, to clear the way in this same wood of suspicions, is frankly to communicate them with the party, that he suspects; for thereby he shall be sure to know more of the truth of them, than he did before; and withal shall make that party more circumspect, not to give further cause of suspicion.
 
 
 
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