Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Frankly, honestly.

    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.

    ehrlich gesagt, um ehrlich zu sein

    че́стно говоря́čéstno govorjá, е́сли че́стноjésli čéstno

    че́сно ка́жучиčésno kážučy, якщо́ че́сноjakščó čésno

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, be, honest.

    I tried to be honest but still no one believed me.

Examples

199 sentences
  1. To be always honest is not easy.

    Важко завжди бути чесним. — deniko

    ruНелегко всегда быть честным. — marafon

    deEs ist nicht leicht, immer ehrlich zu sein. — al_ex_an_der

  2. I'm going to be honest with you.

    Буду з тобою чесним. — deniko

  3. Tom seems to be an honest person.

    Том схожий на чесного. — deniko

    ruТом кажется честным человеком. — Karok

    deTom scheint ein ehrlicher Mensch zu sein. — Yorwba

  4. I would like to hear your honest opinion.

    Я би хотів почути твою відверту думку. — deniko

  5. I consider her to be an honest woman.

    Я вважаю її чесною жінкою. — deniko

    ruЯ считаю её честной женщиной. — marafon

    deIch halte sie für eine ehrliche Frau. — xtofu80

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Synonyms

4 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfor sure

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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