to be honest

English

Phrase

to be honest

(idiomatic) Frankly, honestly.

Synonyms

Related terms

for sure

Translations

frankly

Chinese:
Cantonese: 講真, 讲真 (gong²zan¹)

Mandarin: 老實說 (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)

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 at OneLook Dictionary Search

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