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1 honest
'onist 1. adjective1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) ærlig, hederlig, real2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) ærlig3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) ærlig, redelig•- honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) herlighet!- honestypålitelig--------ærligIadj. \/ˈɒnɪst\/1) ærlig, sannferdig2) hederlig, rettskaffen3) oppriktig, redelig, real4) (om person, ofte litt nedlatende) bra, god, anstendig, skikkeligen fattig, men skikkelig og ordentlig gutt5) ( om penger) tjent på ærlig vis, ervervet på en ærlig måte6) ( om varer) ekte, ren, uforfalsket, riktig7) ( gammeldags eller spøkefullt) ærbar, anstendig8) beskjeden, enkel• they were served good, honest home-cookingde fikk god, enkel hjemmelaget mat9) sannferdig, riktighonest Injun ( hverdagslig) kors på halsen, æresordan honest piece of work et ærlig stykke arbeid, et hederlig stykke arbeidhonest to God\/goodness kors på halsen, æresordbe honest with somebody være oppriktig mot noenmake an honest living tjene penger på ærlig vismake an honest woman of a girl ( gammeldags eller spøkefullt) gjøre en jente til en ærbar kvinne, gifte seg med en jente (man har forført)my honest man ( nedsettende) min gode mannthoroughly honest tvers igjennom ærligto be honest ærlig talt, oppriktig talt, for å være ærligtrust somebody's honest face tro noen på deres ærlige ansiktturn\/earn an honest penny tjene penger på ærlig visIIadv. \/ˈɒnɪst\/se ➢ honestly -
2 livelihood
(a means of living, especially of earning enough money to feed oneself etc.) levebrødlevebrødsubst. \/ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd\/1) levebrød2) utkomme, underholddeprive somebody of their livelihood ta levebrødet fra noenearn an honest livelihood tjene sitt brød ved hederlig arbeidmeans of livelihood levebrød, næringsveiseek a livelihood søke sitt utkommewin\/earn\/gain\/get\/make one's livelihood tjene sitt daglige brød, tjene til livets opphold
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make an honest living — earn a living, make money honestly … English contemporary dictionary
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make an honest woman of — (someone) humorous if a man makes an honest woman of someone that he is having a relationship with, he marries her. You ve been living with Jean for five years, isn t it time you made an honest woman of her? … New idioms dictionary
make an honest woman of — marry a woman who previously was living in sin … English contemporary dictionary
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honest — adjective 1 CHARACTER someone who is honest does not lie or steal etc: It was very honest of him to give them the money back. | an old woman with a plain, honest face you could trust | scrupulously honest (=always very honest): She is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary 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 — hon|est W3S1 [ˈɔnıst US ˈa:n ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(character)¦ 2¦(statement/answer etc)¦ 3 to be honest (with you) 4 honest! 5 honest to God 6¦(work)¦ 7¦(ordinary good people)¦ 8 make an honest woman (out) of somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; … Dictionary of contemporary English