honest

honest
honest [ˈɒnɪst]
adjective
honnête ; [money, profit] honnêtement acquis
• now, be honest! allons, sois honnête !
• to be honest (with you) ... à vrai dire ...
• he's got an honest face il a l'air honnête
• honest to God! (inf) (expressing sincerity) parole d'honneur ! ; (expressing impatience) vingt dieux ! (inf)
• by honest means par des moyens honnêtes
• an honest mistake une erreur commise en toute bonne foi
• I'd like your honest opinion of it j'aimerais que vous me donniez honnêtement votre avis
• an honest day's work une honnête journée de travail
• the honest truth la pure vérité
► honest broker noun (British Especially politics) médiateur m, -trice f
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✎ honnête has a double n and does not contain an s.
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['ɒnɪst] 1.
adjective
1) (truthful) [person] intègre; [answer, account] sincère

to be honest about — être honnête au sujet de

the honest truth — la pure vérité

2) (trustworthy) honnête
3) (sincere) franc/franche

to be honest with somebody — être franc avec quelqu'un

to be honest with oneself — être honnête avec soi-même

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

2.
exclamation

honest (colloq) ou honest to God! — parole d'honneur!


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