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(honest+-+person)

  • 1 honest

    ['onist] 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.) heiðarlegur
    2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) heiðarlegur
    3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) heiðarlegur
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    2. interjection
    (used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) heyrðu mig nú!/samt sem áður!

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  • 2 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) dæma
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) dæma, úrskurða
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) dæma, meta
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) dæma, gagnrÿna
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) dómari
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) dómari
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) sérfræðingur
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    - judgement
    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement

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  • 3 frank

    [fræŋk] 1. adjective
    (saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) hreinskilinn
    2. verb
    (to mark a letter by machine to show that postage has been paid.) merkja/stimpla með póstburðargjaldstimpli

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  • 4 guileless

    adjective (honest; sincere: a guileless person/smile.) falslaus, einlægur

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  • 5 honestly

    1) (in an honest way: He gained his wealth honestly.) heiðarlega
    2) (used to stress the truth of what a person is saying: Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible.) í raun og veru

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  • 6 straight

    [streit] 1. adjective
    1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) beinn
    2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) heiðarlegur, hreinskilinn
    3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) beinn
    4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) í röð og reglu
    5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) óblandaður
    6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) svipbrigðalaus
    7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) venjulegur, dramatískur
    2. adverb
    1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) beint
    2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rakleiðis
    3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) drengilega, heiðarlega
    3. noun
    (the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) beinn kafli
    - straightness
    - straightforward
    - straightforwardly
    - straightforwardness
    - straight talking
    - go straight
    - straight away
    - straighten out/up
    - a straight fight
    - straight off

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  • 7 straightforward

    1) (without difficulties or complications; simple: a straightforward task.) sem liggur beint við
    2) ((of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest: a nice straightforward boy.) hreinn og beinn

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  • 8 upright

    1. adjective
    1) (( also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical: He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.) uppréttur, beinn, lóðréttur
    2) ((of a person) just and honest: an upright, honourable man.) heiðarlegur
    2. noun
    (an upright post etc supporting a construction: When building the fence, place the uprights two metres apart.) (burðar)stoð

    English-Icelandic dictionary > upright

См. также в других словарях:

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