frankly

frank·ly

 (frăngk′lē)

adv.

1. In a frank manner; candidly.

2. In truth; honestly: Frankly, I don't care.

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frankly

(ˈfræŋklɪ)

adv

1. (sentence modifier) in truth; to be honest: frankly, I can't bear him.

2. in a frank manner

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frank•ly

(ˈfræŋk li)

adv.

1. in a frank manner; candidly.

2. in truth; actually: Frankly, I'd rather not go.

[1530–40]

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Thesaurus

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" candidly, honestly 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"

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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.

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Translations

بِصَرَاحَةبِصَراحَه

upřímně

ærlig talt

offenTacheles reden

ειλικρινά

francamenteclaro

suoraan sanoen

franchementouvertementsincèrement

iskreno

hreinskilnislega

francamenteliberamentescopertosinceramente

率直に

솔직히

eerlijk gezegd

åpenhjertigfor å si det som det er

szczerze

francamente

откровеннопрямо

odkritosrčno

uppriktigt sagt

อย่างตรงไปตรงมา

açıkçadobra dobraiçtenlikle

một cách thẳng thắn

坦白地直率地

frankly

[ˈfræŋklɪ] ADV → francamente

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frankly

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

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frankly

adv

(= openly) say, talk, admit → offen

(= to be frank) → offen or ehrlich gesagt; quite frankly, I don’t care → um ganz ehrlich zu sein, es ist mir egal

(= unapologetically) frankly eccentric/male → unverhohlen exzentrisch/männlich

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frankly

[ˈfræŋklɪ] adv → francamente, sinceramente

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frank

(frӕŋk) adjective

saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest. a frank person; a frank reply. reguit صَريح искрен franco upřímný offen åbenhjertig ειλικρινήςfranco aval, avameelne بی شیله پیله vilpitön franc גְלוּי-לֵב स्पष्टवादी, सरल iskren, otvoren őszinte terus-terang hreinskilinn franco 率直な 솔직한 atviras atklāts; vaļsirdīgs terus-terang openhartigåpen, oppriktig, ærligszczery روک franco franc, deschis; sincer откровенный úprimný, priamy, obnovený odkritosrčen iskren rättfram, uppriktig เปิดเผย samimî, dürüst 直率的，老實的 щирий, відвертий بے تکلف، صاف صاف thành thật 直率的，老实的

verb

to mark a letter by machine to show that postage has been paid. frankeer يُعَلِّم رِسالَة بِالماكِنَة لِلدَّلالَة بِأن رَسْم البَريد مَدفوع таксувам franquear (o)frankovat einen Brief mit der Maschine frankieren frankere σφραγίζω γράμμα franquear frankeerima نشان یا مهر پست که نشان می دهد هزینه پرداخت شده frankeerata affranchir לְהַחתִים टिकट लगा, पत्र आदि पर टिकट छापना कि भुगतान कर दिया गया frankirati, poništavati poštarinu bérmentesít mencap merkja/stimpla með póstburðargjaldstimpli affrancare 料金別納郵便の印を押す (우편물에) 무료 송달의 표시를 찍다 frankuoti apzīmogot (vēstuli, pasta sūtījumu) mengecap frankerenfrankere oznaczać stemplem opłatę zryczałtowaną دليك يا بل شى بى ټكټه استول (په پوسته كى franquear a timbra франкировать ofrankovať frankirati platiti poštarinu frankostämpla ประทับตราให้ผ่านว่าได้ชำระเงินค่าบริการไปรษณีย์แล้ว damgalamak 在信件上蓋郵資已付印戳 франкувати ڈاک پر مہر لگانا đóng dấu hay dán tem trên (một lá thư...) để chỉ rằng bưu phí đã được thanh toán 在信件上盖邮资已付印戳，免费邮寄

ˈfrankly adverb

reguit بِصَراحَه искрено francamente upřímně offen åbenhjertigt ειλικρινάfrancamente ausalt صادقانه suoraan sincèrementבכנות निष्कपटता से iskreno őszintén dengan terus-terang hreinskilnislega francamente 率直に 솔직히 atvirai atklāti; vaļsirdīgi secara terus-terang openhartigoppriktig; for å si det som det erszczerze په رو كه (ډانګ پييلى francamente franc, sincer откровнно úprimne, priamo na rovinu iskreno iskreno uppriktigt [sagt], ärligt [talat] อย่างตรงไปตรงมา açıkça, dobra dobra 直率地 щиро, відверто صاف گوئی کے ساتھ thành thực mà nói 直率地

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frankly

→ بِصَرَاحَة 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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