honest in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for honest in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst] ADJ

1. honest (truthful, sincere):

honest person, face

onesto, sincero, leale, schietto

honest account, answer

sincero

honest attempt

onesto

to be honest about sth

essere sincero su qc

the honest truth

la pura verità

to be honest with sb

essere sincero con qn

to be honest with oneself

essere sincero con sé stesso

to be less than honest with sb

non essere del tutto sincero con qn

be honest!

sii sincero! dì la verità!

to be honest, …

a essere sincero…

2. honest (trustworthy):

honest

onesto, integro, probo

3. honest (legal):

honest profit, money

pulito

honest price

onesto

by honest means

con mezzi legali

to make an honest living

guadagnarsi da vivere onestamente

he's never done an honest day's work

non ha mai fatto un lavoro onesto in vita sua

II.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst] INTERJ

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

non sono stato io, lo giuro!

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

santo cielo, non hai neanche un po' di giudizio!

III.honest [Brit ˈɒnɪst, Am ˈɑnəst]

to make an honest woman of sb hum

= sposare una ragazza con la quale si sono avuti rapporti prematrimoniali

honest broker [Brit, Am ˈɑnəst ˈbroʊkər] N POL

honest broker

mediatore m internazionale

honest-to-goodness [Brit, Am ˈˌɑnəst tə ˈɡʊdnəs] ADJ

1. honest-to-goodness (simple):

honest-to-goodness holiday

semplice

honest-to-goodness meal

genuino

2. honest-to-goodness Am (authentic):

honest-to-goodness

vero

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honest Injun!

parola d'onore!

endearingly honest

di un'onestà commovente

Translations for honest in the Italian»English Dictionary

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probo

honest

intemerato

honest

onesto persona, risposta

honest

onesto faccia

honest

onesto persona, vita

honest

onesto prezzo

honest

onesto mezzi

honest

onesto proposta, lavoro

honest

onesto (onesta)

honest person

di un'onestà disarmante

scathingly honest

dabbene

honest

honest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for honest in the English»Italian Dictionary

honest [ˈɑ:·nɪst] ADJ

1. honest (trustworthy, fair):

honest

onesto, -a

2. honest (truthful):

honest

sincero, -a

to be honest with oneself

essere sincero con se stesso

honest (to God) inf

lo giuro (su Dio)

honest-to-goodness ADJ

honest-to-goodness

vero, -a

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to be perfectly honest, …

per essere del tutto sincero, …

to be honest …

sinceramente…

Translations for honest in the Italian»English Dictionary

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onesto (-a)

honest

onesto (-a)

honest person

sincero (-a)

honest

leale (onesto, sincero: persona)

honest

raccontamela giusta!

be honest!

honest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be honest …

sinceramente…

to be honest with oneself

essere sincero con se stesso

honest (to God) inf

lo giuro (su Dio)

to be perfectly honest, …

per essere del tutto sincero, …

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While the narrator's speech might be limited, the tone is unavoidably honest.

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I thoughtand feltthat the moment was painfully honest.

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In referring to a person, the word originally meant someone who was honest, traditional and loyal.

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In this honest and at times harrowingly introspective portrait, nothing is off the record.

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He was known to be an honest and efficient officer during his period.

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Be honest even if others are not, be honest even if others can not, be honest even if others will not.

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I think this is what fans and others have wanted from her for a long time, to be honest.

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His sculpture works for some ordinary people in our daily life express the sincere and honest vitalities, penetrating into a great many peoples heart.

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Ash is prone to talk about the working man and people making an honest living (which he seems to erroneously think includes himself).

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The middle eight on that song is very honest and truthful.

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