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1 honest
صَادِق \ candid: honest; telling the truth although it may not be liked: Can a doctor always be candid about a sick person’s condition? She had candid eyes that could not hide her feelings. earnest: serious: He made an earnest attempt to improve. faithful: loyal; true: She is a very faithful friend. frank: free and honest in speech; saying what one really thinks: He was frank enough to tell me at once that he had made a bad mistake. genuine: real; not copied; true: Is this pound note genuine?. honest: true; not telling lies or deceiving; not stealing: Give me your honest opinion. Honest people do not travel by train without a ticket. honourable, honorable: worthy of respect. sincere: (of a person; his character, feelings or actions) honest; not pretending: a sincere desire for peace. straightforward: honest and direct; not deceitful or twisted. true: (often with to) loyal; faithful: She’s a true friend. He is true to his promises. whole-hearted: full; unlimited; eager and willing: His plan had their whole-hearted support. \ See Also حقيقي (حَقيقيّ)، جدي (جِدِّيّ)، وفي (وَفِيّ)، صريح (صَريح)، نزيه (نَزِيه)، شريف (شَريف)، مخلص (مُخْلِص) -
2 honest
[ˈɔnɪst] adjectiveصادِق، صحيح، نزيهGive me an honest opinion.
2) (of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest:مُسْتَقيم، مُحْتَرَمan honest face.
3) (of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc:أمين، شَريفto earn an honest living.
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3 אדם הגון
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4 onesto
honestprezzo, critica fair* * *onesto agg.1 ( retto) honest, upright; ( giusto) just: uomo onesto, honest (o straight) man; gente onesta, honest (o upright o decent) people; lavoro onesto, honest work; propositi onesti, honest (o honourable) intentions; nato da poveri, ma onesti genitori, born of poor, but honest parents2 ( virtuoso) honest, virtuous; modest: comportamento onesto, modest behaviour; moglie onesta, honest (o virtuous) wife3 ( equo, lecito) fair, honest; decent: libro, linguaggio onesto, decent book, language; piacere onesto, decent (o honest) pleasure; prezzo onesto, fair price; richiesta onesta, reasonable (o decent) request; guadagno onesto, fair profit // a un'ora onesta, at a decent hour◆ s.m.1 ( persona onesta) honest person2 ( onestà) what is honest; what is just; what is fair: contentatevi dell'onesto, be content with what is fair (o just); è indeciso tra l'onesto e l'utile, he is undecided (o wavering) between what is honest and what is useful.* * *[o'nɛsto]2) (retto) [persona, vita] honest, honourable BE, honorable AE; [ intenzioni] honourable BE, honorable AE4) (ragionevole) [ salario] respectable, fair* * *onesto/o'nεsto/2 (retto) [persona, vita] honest, honourable BE, honorable AE; [ intenzioni] honourable BE, honorable AE4 (ragionevole) [ salario] respectable, fair. -
5 честный
honest ['ɒn-], honest-minded, upright; ( справедливый) fairче́стный челове́к — honest person / man
че́стные лю́ди — people of integrity, honest-minded people
че́стное и́мя — a good name
че́стным путём — by fair means
э́то не че́стно — that is not honest; ( несправедливо) that is not fair
••дать че́стное сло́во — give / pledge one's word of honour
че́стное сло́во! — upon my word!, upon my honour!; honestly!
держа́ться на че́стном сло́ве — ≈ hang by a thread
лете́ть на че́стном сло́ве и на одно́м крыле́ шутл. — fly with one wing and a prayer [preə]
че́стное пионе́рское / октября́тское! шутл. — ≈ Scout's honour!; honest Injun!
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6 честный
honest, honest-minded, upright; ( справедливый) fairчестный человек — honest person / man*
честные люди — people of integrity, honest-minded people
это не честно — that is not honest; ( несправедливо) that is not fair
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дать честное слово — give* / pledge one's word of honourчестное слово! — upon my word!, upon my honour!; honestly!
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7 честный человек
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8 de verdad de la buena
• honest man• honest person• honest to goodness• honestly• really and truly -
9 hombre de pro
• honest• honest person• upright citizen• useful citizen• worthwhile• worthy of a prize -
10 hombre honesto
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11 pulito
cleanfig cleaned-out* * *pulito agg.1 clean; ( ordinato) neat, tidy: lenzuola, mani pulite, clean sheets, hands; una persona pulita, a tidy person; tenere pulita la casa, to keep the house clean; il gatto è un animale pulito, the cat is a clean animal // energia pulita, ( non inquinante) clean energy // la polizia ha fatto piazza pulita dei delinquenti del quartiere, the police cleared the district of criminals (o cleared the criminals out of the district); non ci sono più spacciatori in quella zona, la polizia ha fatto piazza pulita, (fig.) there are no more pushers in that area, the police have made a clean sweep; i ladri fecero piazza pulita nel suo appartamento, the thieves cleaned out his apartment; i ladri fecero piazza pulita di tutto ciò che trovarono, the thieves cleaned up everything they found; i ragazzi hanno fatto piazza pulita di tutti i biscotti che c'erano in casa, (fig.) the children cleaned up all the biscuits in the house // farla pulita, (fig.) ( farla franca) to get off scot-free // finire completamente pulito, (fig. scherz.) ( rimanere senza soldi) to be left (o to end up) without a penny; lasciar qlcu. pulito, (fig. scherz.) ( lasciarlo senza soldi) to clean s.o. out2 (fig.) ( immune da colpe) clear, clean; ( onesto) honest: una persona pulita, an honest person; una faccia pulita, an honest face; una vita pulita, a clean (o an honest) life; un affare poco pulito, shady business; ho la coscienza pulita, my conscience is clear (o clean) // non c'entro nulla in questa faccenda, ho le mani pulite, (fig.) I've nothing to do with this business, my hands are clean // una barzelletta pulita, poco pulita, a clean, a dirty joke3 (non com.) ( levigato, pulito) polished (anche fig.): uno stile pulito, a polished style // una scrittura pulita, ( ordinata) neat handwriting // un parlare pulito, ( forbito) an articulate way of speaking◆ s.m.1 ( luogo pulito) clean part: non camminare sul pulito, don't walk on the clean part // un detersivo che garantisce il pulito più bianco, a washing powder that guarantees the whitest washpulito avv. ( in modo pulito) cleanly, neatly; ( senza volgarità) properly: parlare pulito, to be well-spoken.* * *[pu'lito] 1.participio passato pulire2.1) (privo di sporcizia) [persona, abito, pavimento, acqua, ferita] clean2) (che ama la pulizia) [persona, animale] clean3) (non inquinante) [ energia] clean, ecological, enviromentally friendly5) (decente)7) colloq. (senza soldi) penniless, cleaned up3.sostantivo maschile••* * *pulito/pu'lito/→ pulireII aggettivo1 (privo di sporcizia) [persona, abito, pavimento, acqua, ferita] clean2 (che ama la pulizia) [persona, animale] clean3 (non inquinante) [ energia] clean, ecological, enviromentally friendly4 (onesto) [persona, affare, denaro] clean, honest; [ coscienza] clear; una faccenda poco -a a shady business5 (decente) barzelletta -a clean joke7 colloq. (senza soldi) penniless, cleaned upIII sostantivo m.profuma di pulito it smells cleanfare piazza -a to sweep the board. -
12 dobrze
Ⅰ adv. grad. 1. (właściwie, odpowiednio) [zachowywać się, ubierać] well- dobrze utrzymany ogród a well-kept garden- dobrze/lepiej płatna praca a well-/better-paid job- dobrze wychowane dziecko a well-behaved child- dobrze mi radzisz that’s good a. sound advice- dobrze postąpiłeś a. zrobiłeś you did the right thing- chciał dobrze, ale nie wyszło he meant well, but it didn’t work out- lepiej być nie może/mogło things a. it couldn’t be/couldn’t have been better- nie lepiej byłoby poczekać trochę (z tym)? wouldn’t it be better to wait a bit (with that)?- w nowej szkole szło mu całkiem dobrze he was doing quite well in the new school- dobrze ci w zielonym/tej sukience you look good in green/that dress- lepiej/najlepiej jej w niebieskim blue suits her better/best- dobrze wygląda w tym garniturze he looks good in that suit- równie a. zupełnie dobrze mógłby studiować w Paryżu he could just as well study in Paris- dobrze jest mieć inne rozwiązanie w zapasie it’s good a. advisable to have a back-up solution- jeśli dobrze pójdzie if all a. everything goes well- dobrze mówię?pot. am I right?- mieć dobrze w głowie to have one’s head screwed on the right way- nie mieć dobrze w głowie to be not right in the head pot.- najlepiej będzie, jeśli… it’ll be best if…- zrobił to najlepiej jak potrafił he did it as well as a. as best he could2. (umiejętnie) [gotować, śpiewać, grać] well- dobrze skrojony garnitur a well-tailored a. well-cut suit- dobrze się uczyć to be a good student, to do well at school- dobrze się znać na czymś to know quite a bit a. (quite) a lot about sth- wszystko wie/wiedział lepiej he always knows/knew better- mówiła po niemiecku lepiej niż ja a. ode mnie she spoke German better than me3. (dokładnie) [pamiętać] well; [przeczytać] properly, right- dobrze się znamy we know each other well- on dobrze wie, co mu grozi he’s well aware of a. knows very well what could happen to him- dobrze wiesz, o co mi chodzi! you know very well what I mean!- trzeba by dobrze się zastanowić we/you need to think about it (very) carefully4. (zdrowo) [czuć się, wyglądać] well- przeszedł ciężką operację, ale już jest z nim dobrze he underwent a serious operation, but he’s recovered now a. he’s doing well now- urlop dobrze ci zrobi it’ll do you good to have a holiday- poranna gimnastyka dobrze mi robi morning exercise a. a morning workout does me (a power a. world of) good5. (miło) dobrze się bawić to have a good time- dobrze mi tutaj, nigdzie nie idę I’m fine right here, I’m not going anywhere- z nikim mi nie było tak dobrze, jak z tobą nobody ever made me feel as good as you did- tobie to dobrze, nie musisz chodzić do pracy you’re lucky, you don’t have to go to work- gdzie ci będzie lepiej niż tu? where would you be better off than here?6. (pozytywnie) [skończyć się, układać się] well- dobrze usposobiony człowiek a good-natured a. an amenable person- dobrze komuś życzyć to wish sb well- wszyscy wypowiadali się o nim bardzo dobrze everyone spoke very well of him- dobrze jest mieć sąsiadów it’s good to have neighbours- byłoby dobrze, gdyby zechciał się pan nią zająć it would be good if you could take care of her- on się żeni – to dobrze he’s getting married – good for him a. that’s good- uda im się wygrać, to dobrze, nie uda się, to drugie dobrze if they win, all well and good, and if they don’t, then it doesn’t matter a. then too bad- to nie jest dobrze widziane it isn’t done, it’s frowned upon- nie będzie dobrze widziane, jak przyjdziesz bez uprzedzenia it won’t go down (too) well if you turn up without warning- przychodzenie bez uprzedzenia nie jest dobrze widziane it isn’t the done thing a. it’s frowned upon to turn up without warning7. (bez wysiłku) well- bawełnę dobrze się prasuje cotton irons well a. is easy to iron- tę książkę dobrze się czyta this book is a good read, the book reads wellⅡ adv. 1. pot. (bardzo) well pot.- jest dobrze po pierwszej/po północy it’s well past one/after midnight- wstać dobrze przed świtem to get up well before sunrise a. dawn- dobrze się naszukaliśmy tego domu we spent hours trying to find the right house2. Szkol. ocenił pracę na dobrze/dobrze plus a. z plusem/bardzo dobrze he gave the work a B/a B+/an A Ⅲ inter. 1. (zgoda) okay pot., all right- no, dobrze, zgadzam się well, all right, I agree- niech mi pan nie przerywa, dobrze? don’t interrupt me, okay?- jak tylko będę wiedział, zadzwonię, dobrze? I’ll call as soon as I find out, okay?- no dobrze, to nie pójdziemy okay, so we won’t go- no dobrze, (ale) nie musisz tak krzyczeć okay, you don’t have to shout like that- dobrze, dobrze! all right, all right!; okay, okay! pot.- dobrze, dobrze, już idę! okay, okay a. all right, all right, I’m going!/I’m coming- „ile razy mam ci mówić?” – „dobrze, dobrze!” ‘how many times do I have to tell you?’ – ‘okay, okay!’- dobrze, dobrze, zobaczymy, jak ty sobie poradzisziron. yeah, yeah, we’ll just (wait and) see how (well) you do pot., iron.2. (aprobata) good, right- „jak się nazywa stolica Urugwaju?” – „Montevideo” – „dobrze!” ‘what’s the capital of Uruguay?’ – ‘Montevideo’ – ‘right! a. good!’- dobrze, oby tak dalej well done, keep it up3. (przerwanie wypowiedzi) all right; okay pot.- no dobrze, ale pani tak mówi, bo nie chce być szczera all right a. okay, but, you’re saying that because you don’t want to be honest- dobrze, dobrze, pożartowaliśmy, a teraz do rzeczy all right a. okay, we’ve had our joke a. a laugh, let’s get down to business- dobrze już, nie płacz there, there a. there, now, don’t cryⅣ lepiej comp. 1. (raczej) rather- lepiej już wychodź, bo się spóźnisz you’d better go, or you’ll be late- lepiej się zastanów you’d better think about it- powiedzieli mu, żeby się lepiej przyznał they told him he’d better own up a. confess2. pot. (więcej) more- dziesięć lat albo i lepiej a. jak nie lepiej ten years or even more■ dobrze zbudowany well-built- być dobrze z kimś pot. to be on good terms with sb- być z kimś (jak) najlepiej to be the best of friends a. on the best of terms with sb- być z kimś nie najlepiej to not be on very good terms with sb- wyjść na czymś dobrze/lepiej/najlepiej pot. to come off well/better/best out of sth- jest z nią dobrze she’s fine- już jest z nią lepiej she’s feeling better now- było z nią nie najlepiej she wasn’t feeling too good- zrobiło mu się lepiej pot. he felt better- dobrze ci/mu/jej tak pot. it serves you/him/her right- nie ma tak dobrze pot. it doesn’t work like that a. that way, it’s not as simple a. easy as that- lepiej nie mówić pot. it doesn’t bear talking about* * *well; ( przyjmować) warmly, (sprzedać, kupić) at a profitdobrze kogoś przedstawić — to show sb in a favourable (BRIT) lub favorable (US) light
dobrze! — O.K.!, all right!
* * *int.all right!, fine!, OK!adv.1. (= prawidłowo, dokładnie, pozytywnie, umiejętnie, ładnie, zdrowo, życzliwie) well; dobrze ci tak mówić that's easy for you to say; dobrze coś sprzedać sell sth at a profit; dobrze komuś z oczu patrzy sb looks honest, sb looks like a good l. an honest person; dobrze komuś życzyć wish sb well; dobrze mu/ci tak! (it) serves him/you right!; dobrze odżywiony t. euf. well-fed; dobrze płatny well-paid; dobrze poinformowany well-informed; dobrze się bawić have fun, have a good time; dobrze się na czymś znać know sth well, know sth inside out, be knowledgeable about sth; dobrze się uczyć be a good student; dobrze ubrany well-dressed; dobrze wychowany well-mannered, well-behaved, well-brought-up; dobrze wyglądać look good; dobrze znany well-known; dobrze, że... it's a good thing (that)..., fortunately,...; coś komuś dobrze robi sth does sb good; jak l. jeśli wszystko dobrze pójdzie if all l. everything goes well; komuś dobrze poszło (w czymś) sb did well (at l. in sth); komuś się dobrze powodzi sb is well off, sb is doing well; komuś w czymś dobrze ( w stroju) sth suits sb (well), sth looks good on sb; ktoś ma się dobrze sb is (doing) well; wszystko dobre co się dobrze kończy all's well that ends well; znać się dobrze know each other well.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dobrze
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13 franc
I.franc1, franche [fʀɑ̃, fʀɑ̃∫]1. adjectivea. ( = loyal) frank ; [rire] heartyb. ( = net) [cassure] clean ; [couleur] purec. ( = libre) free2. adverbII.franc2 [fʀɑ̃]masculine noun( = monnaie) franc* * *Franque fʀɑ̃, fʀɑ̃k nom masculin, féminin Frank* * *fʀɑ̃, fʀɑ̃ʃ (franche)1. adj1) (personne) frank, straightforward, (visage) open2) (= net) (refus) total3) (coupure, rupture) clean4) (couleur) strong5) (intensif: placé avant le nom) unconcealedIls manifestaient à son égard une franche hostilité. — They showed unconcealed hostility to him.
un franc mépris pour... — unconcealed scorn for...
6) (zone, port) free, (boutique) duty-freefranc de port — post free, postage paid
2. adv3. nm* * *I.A adj1 ( honnête) [personne] frank, straight; [réponse] straight, candid; [regard] frank, candid; [rire] open, honest; [discussion] frank; pour être franc to be frank, to be perfectly honest; je vais être franc avec vous I'm going to be straight with you, I'm going to give it to you straight; il n'est pas franc he doesn't play straight, there's something shifty about him; jouer franc jeu to play fair;2 ( sans ambiguïté) (before n) [victoire] absolute, out-and-out; [répulsion, aversion] absolute, sheer; [gaieté] open, uninhibited; il est d'une franche sottise he's downright ou plain stupid; c'est un spectacle d'une franche grossièreté it's a downright rude show;3 ( sans mélange) [goût, vin, couleur] pure;B adv parler franc to be perfectly frank.C ⇒ L'argent et les monnaies nm Fin ( monnaie) franc; en francs constants/courants in constant/current francs; un franc symbolique de dommages et intérêts Jur ≈ nominal damages; une radio à trois francs six sous○ a cheap radio.franc belge Belgian franc; franc français French franc; franc lourd new franc; franc suisse Swiss franc.être franc du collier to be bold; franc comme l'or as straight as a die, absolutely honest.II.Iil a l'air franc he looks like an honest person, he has an honest look (about him)2. [pur] strongun franc scélérat, une franche canaille a downright scoundrel4. DROITjour franc: le jugement est exécutable au bout de trois jours francs the decision of the court to be carried out within three clear days————————adverbe————————adjectif masculinII————————[frɑ̃] nom masculin[monnaie] francancien/nouveau franc old/new franc (in France) -
14 sincero
sincere* * *sincero agg.1 sincere, honest, true; ( schietto) frank, open: sincero rincrescimento, sincere regret; dolore sincero, genuine sorrow; una persona sincera, a sincere (o an honest) person; sentimenti sinceri, sincere feelings; se posso essere sincero, non ho voglia di venire, to be honest I don't feel like coming2 (di vino, olio) pure, unadulterated: vino sincero, unadulterated wine.* * *[sin'tʃɛro]aggettivo [persona, risposta] sincere, honest; [ amico] true, sincere; [emozione, interesse, affetto] sincere, genuinea o per essere sincero,... — to be quite honest
* * *sincero/sin't∫εro/[persona, risposta] sincere, honest; [ amico] true, sincere; [emozione, interesse, affetto] sincere, genuine; a o per essere sincero,... to be quite honest,... -
15 salihina
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] salihina[Swahili Plural] salahina[English Word] devout person[English Plural] devout people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] salihina[Swahili Plural] salahina[English Word] god-fearing person[English Plural] god-fearing people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] salihi A------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] salihina[Swahili Plural] salahina[English Word] honest person[English Plural] honest people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] salihina[Swahili Plural] salahina[English Word] incorruptible person[English Plural] incorruptible people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] salihina[Swahili Plural] salahina[English Word] pious person[English Plural] pious people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 ser íntegro
v.to be very honest, to be an honest and worthy person, to be an honest person. -
17 msalihina
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msalihina[Swahili Plural] wasalihina[English Word] devout person[English Plural] devout people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] salihi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msalihina[Swahili Plural] wasalihina[English Word] honest person[English Plural] honest people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] salihi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msalihina[Swahili Plural] wasalihina[English Word] incorruptible person[English Plural] incorruptible people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] salihi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msalihina[Swahili Plural] wasalihina[English Word] pious person[English Plural] pious people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] salihi -
18 msalikhina
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msalikhina[Swahili Plural] wasalikhina[English Word] devout person[English Plural] devout people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] salihi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msalikhina[Swahili Plural] wasalikhina[English Word] honest person[English Plural] honest people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] salihi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msalikhina[Swahili Plural] wasalikhina[English Word] incorruptible person[English Plural] incorruptible people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] salihi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msalikhina[Swahili Plural] wasalikhina[English Word] pious person[English Plural] pious people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] salihi------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 bravo
good( abile) clever, goodbravo! well done!* * *bravo agg.1 ( abile, capace) clever; skilful, capable, good (at sthg.); fine; ( esperto) expert, (fam.) hot; ( ricco di esperienza) experienced: è un bravo operaio, he is a skilled workman; è una brava insegnante, she is a good teacher; mio fratello è bravo in matematica, my brother is good at mathematics, (fam.) my brother is hot at maths // bravo!, bravo! (o well done! o good for you! o amer. attaboy!) // alla brava, skilfully, cleverly2 ( buono), good; ( egregio) very good; ( degno di stima) honest, reliable, worthy: è una brava persona, he is an honest person; è un bravo uomo, he is a good (o honest) chap // da bravo!, su, da bravo!, (fam.) be a good boy! (o there's a good boy!)3 (non com.) ( ardito) brave, courageous // notte brava, wild night // fare il bravo, to swagger (o to boast)4 ( enfatico) ci vorrà il suo bravo tempo, it will take a good deal of time; deve dormire le sue brave otto ore, he has to have his full eight hours' sleep; fece la sua brava colazione e andò a scuola, he ate up all his breakfast and went to school; bravo furbo!, (iron.) very clever! (o brilliant!)◆ s.m. ( scherano) bravo*.* * *['bravo] 1.un bravo allievo, cuoco — a good pupil, cook
essere bravo in, a fare — to be good at, at doing
2) (onesto, buono) good, honest, nice, decent3) (ubbidiente) goodsu, da bravo, mangia tutto — eat your dinner like a good boy
2.da bravo, versami da bere — be a darling and pour me a drink
"bravo!" — "well done!" "good man!" "nice one!" (anche iron.); (a teatro) "bravo!"
••* * *bravo/'bravo/1 (capace) good, clever; (abile) skilful BE, skillful AE; un bravo allievo, cuoco a good pupil, cook; essere bravo in, a fare to be good at, at doing; e bravo furbo! you silly fool! chi l'indovina è bravo! it's anybody guess!3 (ubbidiente) good; che bravo bambino! there's a good boy! su, da bravo, mangia tutto eat your dinner like a good boy; da bravo, versami da bere be a darling and pour me a drink4 (rafforzativo) avrà i suoi -i motivi he must have good reasons (to do it); ebbe la sua -a ricompensa he received his rewardII interiezione(per congratularsi) "bravo!" "well done!" "good man!" "nice one!" (anche iron.); (a teatro) "bravo!" -
20 mahashumu
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mahashumu[English Word] honest person[English Plural] honest people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6an[Derived Word] heshima------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mahashumu[English Word] person of good repute[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] heshima------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mahashumu[English Word] respectable person[English Plural] respectable people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6an[Derived Word] heshima------------------------------------------------------------
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honest person — trustworthy individual, truthful person, candid person … English contemporary dictionary
honest — /ˈɒnəst / (say onuhst) adjective 1. honourable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright: an honest person. 2. showing uprightness and fairness: honest methods. 3. acquired fairly: honest money. 4. open; sincere: an honest face. 5. genuine… …
honest — honestness, n. /on ist/, adj. 1. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person. 2. showing uprightness and fairness: honest dealings. 3. gained or obtained fairly: honest wealth. 4. sincere; frank: an honest … Universalium
Honest Abe — noun A forthright and honest person. , What we need to restore faith in government is an Honest Abe … Wiktionary
honest broker — honest brokers N COUNT: usu sing If a person or country acts as an honest broker, they try to help people resolve a dispute or arrange a deal by talking to all sides and finding out what they want, without favouring any one side. Canada s prime… … English dictionary
honest broker — noun count a person, group, or country that serves as a MEDIATOR to help other people reach an agreement … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
honest — hon|est [ anəst ] adjective ** 1. ) a person who is honest does not tell lies or cheat people, and obeys the law: Most young people are decent and honest. an honest man honest about: I haven t been completely honest about my past experience.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
honest */*/ — UK [ˈɒnɪst] / US [ˈɑnəst] adjective Metaphor: Being honest and moral is like being in a high position. Being dishonest and immoral is like being low down. She has very high/low standards. ♦ The president took the moral high ground. ♦ They are… … English dictionary
honest — [[t]ɒ̱nɪst[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as honest, you mean that they always tell the truth, and do not try to deceive people or break the law. My dad was the most honest man I ever met... I know she s honest and reliable.… … English dictionary
honest — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ scrupulously … Collocations dictionary
honest*/ — [ˈɒnɪst] adj 1) a person who is honest does not tell lies or cheat people, and obeys the law Ant: dishonest an honest man[/ex] 2) telling the truth, or not cheating people I want you to give me an honest answer.[/ex] I gave her the wrong amount… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English