frank
To place a frank on an envelopeTo place a frank on an envelope.
» You're just a little too frank.
Вы уж чересчур откровенны. — sharptoothed
Ти просто трохи занадто відвертий. — deniko
Ти просто трохи занадто відверта. — deniko
Ви просто трохи занадто відвертий. — deniko
Ви просто трохи занадто відверта. — deniko
Ви просто трохи занадто відверті. — deniko
sharptoothed · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To place a frank on an envelope.
freimachen, frankieren
(transitive)To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
(transitive)To send by public conveyance free of expense.
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
Examples
147 sentencesYou're just a little too frank.
Ти просто трохи занадто відвертий. — deniko
ruВы уж чересчур откровенны. — sharptoothed
Tom is a very frank person.
Том дуже відверта людина. — deniko
ruТом очень откровенный человек. — nina99nv
deTom ist eine sehr offene Person. — Felixjp
Tom was very frank.
Том був дуже відвертий. — deniko
ruТом был очень откровенен. — odexed
deTom war sehr aufrichtig. — wolfgangth
I was very frank.
Я був дуже відвертий. — deniko
I'm usually quite frank.
Я, як правило, доволі щирий. — deniko
ruЯ обычно довольно искренен. — marafon
deIch bin normalerweise ziemlich direkt. — Vortarulo
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English frank, from Old French franc (“free”), in turn from the name of an earFrom Middle English frank, from Old French franc (“free”), in turn from the name of an early Germanic confederation, the Franks, from Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin, spear”). Doublet of Frank, franc, and farang.
From Old French franc.
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Forms
franks, franking, franked, frankedSynonyms
1 synonyms- stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing:postmark
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- your frank opinion
- frank opinion
- be frank with
- to be frank
- was very frank