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1 ♦ honest
♦ honest /ˈɒnɪst/A a.1 onesto; dabbene; leale; integro; probo; sincero; schietto: an honest man, un uomo onesto; un galantuomo; honest profits, onesti guadagni; honest weight, peso onesto (o giusto); an honest piece of work, un lavoro onesto (o coscienzioso); an honest face, una faccia onesta; to give an honest opinion, dare un parere schietto; to make an honest living, guadagnarsi la vita onestamenteB inter.(fam.) davvero!; sul serio!; parola!● honest broker, mediatore imparziale (spec. nel caso di dispute tra Stati) □ honest to God! (o honest to goodness!), parola mia!; ( anche) ma insomma!, santo cielo! □ honest-to-God! (o honest-to-goodness), genuino; schietto; sincero; semplice □ to be ( quite) honest, a dire il vero; a essere sincero □ to earn (o to turn) an honest penny, guadagnarsi il pane (o la vita) onestamente □ (arc. o scherz.) to make an honest woman of sb., sposare una donna con nozze riparatrici □ ( slang) honest injun!, parola d'onore! -
2 plain
[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente••* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) semplice2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) chiaro3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) chiaro, evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) insignificante, comune2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) pianura2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) diritto•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente••
См. также в других словарях:
make an honest woman of — (now usu facetious) To marry, where the woman has first been seduced • • • Main Entry: ↑honest * * * dated or humorous marry a woman, esp. to avoid scandal if she is pregnant Origin: honest here originally meant ‘respectable’, but was probably… … Useful english dictionary
make an honest woman of someone — make an honest woman of (someone) (or make (someone) an honest woman) old fashioned + humorous : to marry (a woman, especially a woman you have already had sex with) When will he finally make an honest woman of her? • • • Main Entry: ↑honest … Useful english dictionary
make an honest woman of someone — 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 — (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 — ► make an honest woman of dated or humorous (of a man) marry (a woman) with whom he is having a sexual relationship. Main Entry: ↑honest … English terms dictionary
make an honest woman (out) of someone — humorous phrase to marry a woman, especially when you have already had a long relationship with her Thesaurus: to get, or to be marriedsynonym marital statushyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
make an honest woman of somebody — make an honest ˈwoman of sb idiom (old fashioned, humorous) to marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her Main entry: ↑honestidiom … Useful english dictionary
make an honest woman — verb To marry (a woman), especially if she is having a sexual relationship. I thought about just asking Rosalyn to move in with me, but I decided it was time to make an honest woman out of her … Wiktionary
make an honest woman of — to many a woman you have impregnated There was a time when honest was a word of some worth and this phrase was used seriously: It was your son made her sae, and he can make her an honest woman again. (W. Scott, 1822, writing about a… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
make an honest woman of — dated or humorous marry (a woman), especially to avoid scandal. → honest … English new terms dictionary
make an honest woman of — marry a woman who previously was living in sin … English contemporary dictionary