to be honest in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for to be honest in the English»French Dictionary

to be honest about sth

être honnête au sujet de qc

to be honest, …

à dire vrai…

be honest!

sois franc!

to be honest with oneself

être honnête avec soi-même

to be honest with sb

être franc avec qn

to be honest in business

être toujours honnête en affaires

it pays to be honest

cela paie toujours d'être honnête

Translations for to be honest in the French»English Dictionary

être rond en affaires inf

to be honest

sois sincère pour une fois!

be honest for once!

être honnête vis-à-vis de soi-même

to be honest with oneself

Translations for to be honest in the English»French Dictionary

I.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst] ADJ

1. honest (truthful):

honest person

intègre

honest account, answer

sincère

to be honest about sth

être honnête au sujet de qc

the honest truth

la pure vérité

2. honest (trustworthy):

honest

honnête

3. honest (sincere):

honest face

franc/franche

honest attempt

fait de bon cœur

to be honest with sb

être franc avec qn

to be honest with oneself

être honnête avec soi-même

to be less than honest with sb

ne pas être tout à fait franc avec qn

be honest!

sois franc!

to be honest, …

à dire vrai…

4. honest (legal):

honest profit, money

honnêtement acquis

honest price

juste

by honest means

par des moyens légitimes

to make an honest living

gagner honnêtement sa vie

he's never done an honest day's work

il n'a jamais fait une vraie journée de travail de sa vie!

II.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst] INTERJ

it wasn't me, honest inf or honest to God!

ce n'était pas moi, parole d'honneur!

honest to goodness or honest to God, have you any sense!

mais, ma parole, n'as-tu aucun bon sens!

III.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst]

to make an honest woman of sb hum

épouser qn

be <pres part being, 3e pers sg prés is, prét was, pp been> [Brit biː, Am bi] VB intr

1. be (gen):

be

être

it's me, it's I

c'est moi

he's a good pupil

c'est un bon élève

2. be (in probability):

if Henri were here

si Henri était là

were it not that…

si ce n'était que…

were they to know

s'ils savaient

if I were you

à ta place

had it not been for Frank, I'd have missed the train

sans Frank j'aurais raté le train

3. be (phrases):

so be it

d'accord

be that as it may

quoi qu'il en soit

as it were

pour ainsi dire

even if it were so

même si c'était le cas

I preferred it as it was

je l'aimais mieux avant

leave it as it is

ne changez rien

to be or not to be

être ou ne pas être

let or leave him be

laisse-le tranquille

BE N abrév

BE → bill of exchange

See also bill of exchange

bill of exchange, BE N

bill of exchange COMM, FIN

lettre f de change

to be honest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to be honest in the English»French Dictionary

honest [ˈa·nɪst] ADJ

honest

honnête

I.be <was, been> [bi] VB intr + adj or n

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's American/a dentist

il est Américain/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues fpl se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? – I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? – je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on welfare

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50¢

ce livre fait 50 cents

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? – he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? – il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/il y a du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi] VB aux

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-il possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] to +infin , ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin , ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

See also off

I.off [af] PREP

1. off (apart from):

to be three feet off sb/sth

être à trois pieds de qn/qc

the top is off the jar

le couvercle n'est pas sur le bocal

off the point

hors de propos

just off Cape Cod

juste au large de Cape Cod

the mill is off the road

le moulin est à l'écart de la route

2. off (away from):

her street is off the main road

sa rue part de la route principale

to take sth off the shelf/wall

prendre qc sur l'étagère/enlever qc du mur

keep off the grass

pelouse interdite

to go off the air RADIO

quitter l'antenne

3. off (down from):

to fall/jump off a ladder

tomber/sauter d'une échelle

to get off the train

descendre du train

4. off (from):

to eat off a plate

manger dans une assiette

to wipe the water off the bench

essuyer l'eau qui est sur le banc

to cut a piece off this cheese

couper un morceau de ce fromage

to take $10 off the price

faire une réduction de 10 dollars

to borrow money off of sb inf

taper de l'argent à qn

5. off (stop liking):

to go off sb/sth

cesser d'aimer qn/qc

to be off drugs

être désintoxiqué

II.off [af] ADV

1. off (not on):

to switch/turn sth off

éteindre/arrêter qc

it's off between them fig

c'est fini entre eux

2. off (away):

the town is 5 miles off to the east

la ville est à 5 miles vers l'est

not far/a way's off

pas très loin/à quelque distance

to drive/run off

partir/partir en courant

it's time I was off

il est temps que je m'en aille subj

we're off on Tuesday

nous ne sommes pas là jeudi

3. off (removed):

the lid's off

le couvercle n'est pas dessus

with one's coat off

sans manteau

4. off (free from work):

to get off at 4:00 p.m.

sortir du travail à 16 h

to get a day off

avoir un jour de congé

to take time/an afternoon off

prendre des congés/prendre son après-midi

5. off (completely):

to kill off

anéantir

to pay sth off

finir de payer qc

6. off COMM:

5% off

5% de rabais

7. off (until gone):

to walk off the dinner

faire une promenade digestive

to sleep off the wine

cuver son vin

to work off the calories

brûler les calories

Phrases:

straight [or right] off

tout de suite

off and on, on and off

de temps en temps

it rained off and on

il pleuvait par intermittence

III.off [af] ADJ inv

1. off (not on):

off light

éteint(e)

off faucet

fermé(e)

off water, electricity

coupé(e)

off concert

annulé(e)

off engagement

rompu(e)

2. off (bad):

off day

mauvais(e)

3. off (free from work):

to be off at 5 a.m.

terminer à 17h

I'm off on Mondays

je ne suis pas là le lundi

4. off (provided for):

to be badly off

être gêné

to be well/not well off for sth

être bien pourvu en/à court de qc

5. off (rude):

to go off on sb inf

engueuler qn

IV.off [af] VB trans inf (kill)

off

buter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You were looking for the cloven hoof, to be honest.

www.irishexaminer.com

To be honest it will be a wait-and-see.

www.stuff.co.nz

We'll continue to be honest and say that it took us a while to come around on English muffins.

www.huffingtonpost.com

To be honest, this loyal carthorse of a show does seem a trifle sclerotic nowadays.

www.telegraph.co.uk

To be honest, the only benefit might be that the metal nail file will last longer.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The trial judge had directed that the belief to entitlement needed to be honest and reasonable.

en.wikipedia.org

At the same time, people the world over expect their governments to be honest, accountable, and responsive to their needs.

en.wikipedia.org

To be honest, my own take on the "conscience rights" story isn't quite so cut-and-dried.

edmontonjournal.com

To be honest, it annoys me, people like that, with zilch credibility.

en.wikipedia.org

But with it being a business, he needs to be honest.

en.wikipedia.org