to be honest
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to be honest
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Frankly, honestly.
I don't mind, to be honest.
Similar: TBH, tbh, if I'm honest, in all honesty, I can't lie
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, be, honest. I tried to be honest but still no one believed me.
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phrase frankly
| Español | para ser honesto [with le and a; or with con], si me apuras |
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| 日本語 | 正直に言うと shōjiki ni iu to |
| 中文 | 老實說 /老实说 lǎoshíshuō |
| Português | para ser honesto, para ser honesta |
| Français | pour être honnête, franchement, en toute franchise |
| Deutsch | ehrlich gesagt, um ehrlich zu sein |
| Italiano | ad essere sincero |
| Ελληνικά | εδώ που τα λέμε edó pou ta léme, για να είμαι ειλικρινής gia na eímai eilikrinís |
| Română | sincer, sincer să fiu, sinceră să fiu |
| Русский | че́стно говоря́ čéstno govorjá, е́сли че́стно jésli čéstno |
| العربية | بِصَراحة biṣarāḥa |
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