honest

honest
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1. adjective
1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) honesto
2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) honesto
3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) honesto
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2. interjection
(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) hay que ver
honest adj
1. honesto / honrado
he's honest, he never lies nor steals es honesto, nunca miente ni roba
2. sincero
I'll be honest with you te seré sincero
honest
tr['ɒnɪst]
adjective
1 (trustworthy) honrado,-a, honesto,-a
■ she has an honest face ella tiene cara de honrada
■ to do an honest day's work ganarse la jornada honradamente
2 (frank) sincero,-a, franco,-a
■ I'll be honest with you seré sincero contigo
3 (fair) justo,-a, equitativo,-a, decente
adverb
1 familiar de verdad
■ I didn't take it, honest! te juro que no lo cogí yo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
the honest truth la pura verdad
honest ['ɑnəst] adj
: honesto, honrado
♦ honestly adv
honest
adj.
• bien adquirido adj.
• entero, -a adj.
• fiel adj.
• genuino, -a adj.
• honesto, -a adj.
• honrado, -a adj.
• probo, -a adj.
• recto, -a adj.
• sincero, -a adj.
'ɑːnəst, 'ɒnɪst
adjective
a) (trustworthy, upright) <person/action> honrado, honesto; <face> de persona honrada or honesta

to make an honest living — ganarse la vida honradamente

he made an honest woman of her — (hum) cumplió y se casó con ella

b) (sincere) <appraisal> sincero, franco; <opinion/attempt> sincero

to be honest with you ... — si quieres que te diga la verdad or que te sea sincero ...

c) (as interj) (colloq) de veras
['ɒnɪst]
1. ADJ
1) (=frank) sincero

to be (perfectly) honest ... — para ser (totalmente) sincero or franco ...

• to be honest about sth — ser sincero or franco con respecto a algo

• I'd like your honest opinion — me gustaría que me dieras tu sincera opinión

• that's the honest truth — eso es la pura verdad

• to be (perfectly) honest with you — para serle sincero or franco, si quiere que le diga la verdad

I'll be honest with you — voy a serte sincero

you haven't been honest with us — no has sido sincero con nosotros

• be honest with yourself — sé sincero contigo mismo

to make an honest woman of sb —

he finally made an honest woman of her — hum al final hizo lo que Dios manda y se casó con ella

2) (=trustworthy, law-abiding) [person] honrado, honesto

he's very honest in money matters — es muy honrado or honesto en lo que respecta al dinero

he hasn't done an honest day's work in his life — no ha trabajado honradamente en su vida

• to make an honest living — ganarse la vida honradamente

• by honest means — de forma honrada

• it was an honest mistake — no fue un error deliberado

- earn an honest penny or crust
3) (=genuine) sencillo

good, honest country cooking — cocina rústica buena y sencilla

2.
ADV * de verdad

I didn't know about it, honest — no lo sabía, de verdad, de verdad que no lo sabía

honest to God or goodness — palabra (de honor), te lo juro

honest injun * — † palabra, ¡por estas!

3.
CPD

honest broker N — (Brit) (esp Pol) mediador(a) m / f

* * *
['ɑːnəst, 'ɒnɪst]
adjective
a) (trustworthy, upright) <person/action> honrado, honesto; <face> de persona honrada or honesta

to make an honest living — ganarse la vida honradamente

he made an honest woman of her — (hum) cumplió y se casó con ella

b) (sincere) <appraisal> sincero, franco; <opinion/attempt> sincero

to be honest with you ... — si quieres que te diga la verdad or que te sea sincero ...

c) (as interj) (colloq) de veras

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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