frankly

English

Etymology

frank +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

frankly (comparative more frankly, superlative most frankly)

1. (manner) in a frank, open or (too) honest manner.

   He spoke frankly about the economy.

2. (speech act) In truth, to tell the truth.

   Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

Translations

in a frank, open or (too) honest manner

• Danish: ærligt talt (da)
• Dutch: ronduit (nl)
• Esperanto: malkaŝe (eo)
• Finnish: suoraan, suorapuheisesti
• French: franchement (fr)
• Greek: ειλικρινά (el) (eilikriná)

• Italian: francamente (it)
• Norwegian: oppriktig talt (no), ærlig talt (no)
• Polish: szczerze (pl)
• Portuguese: francamente (pt)
• Russian: прямо (ru) (prjamo), открыто (ru) (otkryto), откровенно (ru) (otkrovenno)
• Spanish: francamente (es)
• Volapük: stedäliko (vo), stedälo (vo)

(speech act) In truth, to tell the truth

• Polish: szczerze (pl)
• Portuguese: francamente (pt)

• Russian: честно говоря (ru) (čestno govorja)