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1 honest
adjective1) ehrlich; (showing righteousness) redlich; ehrenhaft [Absicht, Tat, Plan]; ehrlich [Arbeit]the honest truth — die reine Wahrheit
2) (unsophisticated) [gut und] einfach; (unadulterated) rein* * *['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.) ehrlich2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) ehrlich•- academic.ru/35434/honestly">honestly2. interjection(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) wirklich- honesty* * *hon·est[ˈɒnɪst, AM ˈɑ:n-]1. (truthful) ehrlichwhat's your \honest opinion of her work? jetzt mal ehrlich — was halten Sie von ihrer Arbeit?▪ to be \honest with oneself sich dat selbst gegenüber ehrlich sein, ehrlich mit sich dat selbst sein2. (trusty) redlichhe had an \honest face er hatte ein ehrliches Gesichtto make an \honest living ein geregeltes Einkommen haben4. (blameless) mistake schuldlos5.▶ to be \honest [with you],... um [dir] die Wahrheit zu sagen,...▶ to be as \honest as the day [is long] eine ehrliche Haut sein▶ \honest [to God]! ehrlich!I didn't take the money, \honest I didn't! ich habe das Geld nicht genommen, ich schwör's!▶ to play the \honest broker die Rolle des Vermittlers spielen* * *['ɒnɪst]1. adj1) (= truthful) ehrlichto be honest with sb — jdm die Wahrheit sagen, jdm nichts vormachen
you must be brutally honest with yourself I don't think you've been quite honest with us — du darfst dir absolut nichts vormachen (inf) ich glaube, du hast uns nicht die ganze Wahrheit gesagt
to be perfectly honest (with you), I don't really know — um (ganz) ehrlich zu sein, ich weiß es nicht genau, (ganz) offen or ehrlich gesagt, ich weiß es nicht genau
I'd like your honest opinion of it — ich möchte wissen, was Sie wirklich davon halten
what do you think of the school, in your honest opinion? — was hältst du von der Schule, ganz ehrlich gesagt?
they are good honest people — sie sind gute, rechtschaffene Leute
he's never done an honest day's work in his life — er ist in seinem ganzen Leben noch keiner ordentlichen Arbeit nachgegangen
(as) honest as the day is long — grundehrlich
2. adv (inf)I didn't know about it, honest — ich wusste nichts davon, ehrlich or Ehrenwort!
it's true, honest it is — es stimmt, ganz ehrlich
* * *A adj1. ehrlich:a) redlich, rechtschaffen (Mann etc):b) offen, aufrichtig (Gesicht etc):be quite honest (Redew) ehrlich gesagt2. hum wacker, bieder3. ehrlich verdient (Reichtum etc):earn ( oder turn) an honest penny, make an honest living ehrlich oder auf ehrliche Weise sein Brot verdienen4. echt, unverfälscht (Produkt etc)5. obs ehrbar, tugendhaft:make an honest woman of bes hum (durch Heirat) zur ehrbaren Frau machen* * *adjective1) ehrlich; (showing righteousness) redlich; ehrenhaft [Absicht, Tat, Plan]; ehrlich [Arbeit]2) (unsophisticated) [gut und] einfach; (unadulterated) rein* * *adj.aufrichtig adj.ehrenwert adj.ehrlich adj.redlich adj. -
2 honest
1) ( truthful) ehrlich;what's your \honest opinion of her work? jetzt mal ehrlich - was halten Sie von ihrer Arbeit?;2) ( trusty) redlich;he had an \honest face er hatte ein ehrliches Gesichtto make an \honest living ein geregeltes Einkommen habenPHRASES:to be as \honest as the day [is long] eine ehrliche Haut sein;\honest [to God]! ehrlich!;I didn't take the money, \honest I didn't! ich habe das Geld nicht genommen, ich schwör's!;to be \honest [with you],... um [dir] die Wahrheit zu sagen,...
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