to be honest

English

Pronunciation

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Phrase

to be honest

1. (idiomatic) Frankly, honestly.

Synonyms

• if I'm honest
• TBH

Related terms

• for sure

Translations

frankly

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 講真／讲真 (gong² zan¹), 讲真 (gong²zan¹)

  Mandarin: 老實說／老实说 (zh), 老实说 (zh) (lǎoshíshuō)

• Czech: popravdě řečeno, upřímně řečeno
• Danish: for at være ærlig
• Finnish: rehellisesti (fi), vilpittömästi (fi)
• French: franchement (fr), en toute franchise
• German: ehrlich gesagt (de)
• Greek: εδώ που τα λέμε (edó pou ta léme), για να είμαι ειλικρινής (gia na eímai eilikrinís)
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• Hungarian: hogy őszinte legyek, őszintén szólva (hu)
• Japanese: 正直に言うと (しょうじきにいうと, shōjiki ni iu to)
• Norwegian: for å være ærlig
• Polish: szczerze mówiąc (pl), prawdę mówiąc (pl)
• Portuguese: para ser honesto (by a male), para ser honesta (by a female)
• Russian: че́стно говоря́ (ru) (čéstno govorjá)
• Spanish: para ser honesta (by a female), para ser honesto (by a male), si me apuras
• Swedish: för att vara ärlig, ska jag vara ärlig

See also

• to be fair
• to be frank
• to be sure

References

• “to be honest”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.