honest

honest
adjective
1) ehrlich; (showing righteousness) redlich; ehrenhaft [Absicht, Tat, Plan]; ehrlich [Arbeit]

the honest truth — die reine Wahrheit

make an honest living — sein Leben auf ehrliche Weise verdienen

2) (unsophisticated) [gut und] einfach; (unadulterated) rein
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['onist] 1. adjective
1) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) ehrlich
2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) ehrlich
3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) rechtschaffen
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2. interjection
(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) wirklich
- honesty
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hon·est
[ˈɒnɪst, AM ˈɑ:n-]
adj
1. (truthful) ehrlich
what'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 sein
2. (trusty) redlich
he had an \honest face er hatte ein ehrliches Gesicht
3. attr (correct) ehrlich, ordentlich
to make an \honest living ein geregeltes Einkommen haben
4. (blameless) mistake schuldlos
5.
▶ to be \honest [with you], ... um [dir] die Wahrheit zu sagen, ...
▶ to be as \honest as the day [is long] eine ehrliche Haut sein
▶ to earn [or turn] an \honest penny [or AM dollar] ehrliches Geld verdienen
▶ \honest [to God]! ehrlich!
I didn't take the money, \honest I didn't! ich habe das Geld nicht genommen, ich schwör's!
▶ to make an \honest woman of sb (dated or hum) eine Frau ehelichen veraltend
▶ to play the \honest broker die Rolle des Vermittlers spielen
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['ɒnɪst]
1. adj
1) (= truthful) ehrlich

to 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 honest about sth — etw ehrlich darstellen

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?

the honest truth — die reine Wahrheit

2) (= law-abiding, decent) person redlich; money, profit ehrlich or redlich erworben

they are good honest people — sie sind gute, rechtschaffene Leute

to make an honest living or penny — sein Geld ehrlich or redlich verdienen

he made an honest woman of her (dated hum) — er machte sie zu seiner Angetrauten (hum)

after an honest day's work — nach einem ordentlichen Tagewerk

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

3) (= straightforward, real) material, cooking einfach, echt; mistake echt

good honest cooking — gutbürgerliche Küche

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

honest to God or to goodness (emph) —

honest injun (emph inf) — ganz ehrlich

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honest [ˈɒnıst; US ˈɑnəst]
A adj
1. ehrlich:
a) redlich, rechtschaffen (Mann etc):
(as) honest as the day is long umg kreuzehrlich; → broker 2, Injun
b) offen, aufrichtig (Gesicht etc):
be quite honest (Redew) ehrlich gesagt
2. hum wacker, bieder
3. ehrlich verdient (Reichtum etc):
earn (oder turn) an honest penny, make an honest living ehrlich oder auf ehrliche Weise sein Brot verdienen
4. echt, unverfälscht (Produkt etc)
5. obs ehrbar, tugendhaft:
make an honest woman of bes hum (durch Heirat) zur ehrbaren Frau machen
B int → honestly B
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adjective
1) ehrlich; (showing righteousness) redlich; ehrenhaft [Absicht, Tat, Plan]; ehrlich [Arbeit]

the honest truth — die reine Wahrheit

make an honest living — sein Leben auf ehrliche Weise verdienen

2) (unsophisticated) [gut und] einfach; (unadulterated) rein
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adj.
aufrichtig adj.
ehrenwert adj.
ehrlich adj.
redlich adj.

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