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1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) honesto2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) honesto3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) honesto•- honestly
2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) hay que ver- honestyhonest adj1. honesto / honradohe's honest, he never lies nor steals es honesto, nunca miente ni roba2. sincerotr['ɒnɪst]1 (trustworthy) honrado,-a, honesto,-a2 (frank) sincero,-a, franco,-a3 (fair) justo,-a, equitativo,-a, decente1 familiar de verdad■ I didn't take it, honest! te juro que no lo cogí yo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe honest truth la pura verdadhonest ['ɑnəst] adj: honesto, honrado♦ honestly advadj.• 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, 'ɒnɪsta) (trustworthy, upright) <person/action> honrado, honesto; < face> de persona honrada or honestahe made an honest woman of her — (hum) cumplió y se casó con ella
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. ADJ1) (=frank) sinceroto be (perfectly) honest... — para ser (totalmente) sincero or franco...
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to be honest about sth — ser sincero or franco con respecto a algo•
to be (perfectly) honest with you — para serle sincero or franco, si quiere que le diga la verdadto 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, honestohe's very honest in money matters — es muy honrado or honesto en lo que respecta al dinero
- earn an honest penny or crust3) (=genuine) sencillogood, honest country cooking — cocina rústica buena y sencilla
2.ADV * de verdadI 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.CPDhonest broker N — (Brit) (esp Pol) mediador(a) m / f
- honestly* * *['ɑːnəst, 'ɒnɪst]a) (trustworthy, upright) <person/action> honrado, honesto; < face> de persona honrada or honestahe made an honest woman of her — (hum) cumplió y se casó con ella
to be honest with you... — si quieres que te diga la verdad or que te sea sincero...
c) (as interj) (colloq) de veras
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