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A adj1 ( truthful) [person] intègre ; [account, answer] sincère ; to be honest about sth être honnête au sujet de qch ; the honest truth la pure vérité ;2 ( trustworthy) honnête ;3 ( sincere) [face] franc/franche ; [attempt] fait de bon cœur ; to be honest with sb être franc avec qn ; to be honest with oneself être honnête avec soi-même ; to be less than honest with sb ne pas être tout à fait franc avec qn ; be honest! sois franc! ; to be honest,… à dire vrai… ;4 ( legal) [profit, money] honnêtement acquis ; [price] juste ; by honest means par des moyens légitimes ; to make an honest living gagner honnêtement sa vie ; he's never done an honest day's work il n'a jamais fait une vraie journée de travail de sa vie!B excl it wasn't me, honest ○ ou honest to God! ce n'était pas moi, parole d'honneur! ; honest to goodness ou honest to God, have you any sense! mais, ma parole, n'as-tu aucun bon sens!to make an honest woman of sb hum épouser qn. -
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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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honest\ to\ goodness — • honest to goodness • honest to God adj. phr. informal Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness. Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl… … Словарь американских идиом
honest-to-goodness — • honest to goodness • honest to God adj. phr. informal Real; genuine. Used for emphasis. She served him honest to goodness deep dish apple pie. It was the first honest to goodness baseball game he d seen since going abroad … Словарь американских идиом
honest-to-goodness — ☆ honest to goodness [än′ist tə good′nis ] adj. Informal genuine; real; authentic: also honest to God … English World dictionary
honest-to-goodness — adjective (used informally especially for emphasis) a real honest to god live cowboy had us a high old time went upriver to look at a sure enough fish wheel • Syn: ↑honest to god, ↑old, ↑sure enough • Similar to … Useful english dictionary
honest to goodness — or[honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. * /When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness./ * / Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
honest to goodness — or[honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. * /When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness./ * / Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in the… … Dictionary of American idioms
honest to goodness — honest to ˈGod/ˈgoodness idiom used to emphasize that what you are saying is true • Honest to God, Mary, I m not joking. Some people find this use offensive. Main entry: ↑honestidiom … Useful english dictionary
honest-to-goodness — /on ist teuh good nis/, adj. 1. real or genuine. adv. 2. really, truly, or genuinely. Also, honest to God /on ist teuh god /. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
goodness — See: HONEST TO GOODNESS, MY GOD or MY GOODNESS … Dictionary of American idioms
goodness — See: HONEST TO GOODNESS, MY GOD or MY GOODNESS … Dictionary of American idioms
goodness — See: honest to goodness, my God or my goodness … Словарь американских идиом