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honest ['ɒnɪst]∎ an honest answer une réponse honnête;∎ the honest truth la pure vérité;∎ it pays to be honest ça paie d'être honnête;∎ they are honest workers ce sont des ouvriers consciencieux;∎ he's (as) honest as the day is long il n'y a pas plus honnête que lui∎ humorous he's decided to make an honest woman of her il a décidé de régulariser sa situation(c) (not fraudulent) honnête;∎ he charges an honest price ses prix ne sont pas excessifs;∎ an honest day's work une bonne journée de travail;∎ an honest day's pay for an honest day's work toute peine mérite salaire;∎ they just want to make an honest profit ils ne veulent qu'un profit légitime;∎ to earn an honest living gagner honnêtement sa vie(d) (frank → face) franc (franche), sincère;∎ let's be honest with each other allons, soyons francs;∎ to be honest, I don't think it will work à vrai dire, je ne crois pas que ça marchera;∎ give me your honest opinion dites-moi sincèrement ce que vous en pensez2 adverb∎ familiar I didn't mean it, honest! je plaisantais, je te le jure!;∎ honest to goodness or to God! parole d'honneur!►► British honest broker médiateur(trice) m,f neutre
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