honestly

honestly
adverb
ehrlich; redlich [handeln]

honestly! — ehrlich!; (annoyed) also wirklich!

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adverb
1) (in an honest way: He gained his wealth honestly.) ehrlich
2) (used to stress the truth of what a person is saying: Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible.) wirklich
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hon·est·ly
[ˈɒnɪstli, AM ˈɑ:n-]
I. adv
1. (truthfully) ehrlich
I \honestly didn't know ich hatte wirklich keine Ahnung!
2. (really) wirklich
he couldn't quite \honestly tell me whether ... er konnte mir nicht mit absoluter Sicherheit sagen, ob ...
II. interj
1. (promising) [ganz] ehrlich!
I'll do it tomorrow, \honestly I will ich mach's morgen, ich versprech's!
2. (disapproving) also ehrlich!
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['ɒnIstlɪ]
adv
1) (= truthfully) answer ehrlich, aufrichtig; (= legally) earn money ehrlich, auf ehrliche or redliche Weise

to talk about or discuss sth openly and honestly — offen und ehrlich über etw (acc) reden

2) (emph) say, believe ehrlich, wirklich; call, think, expect wirklich

I honestly thought you'd be pleased no, honestly, I'm fine — ich dachte wirklich, dass du dich freuen würdest nein, wirklich or (ganz) ehrlich, mir gehts gut

I don't mind, honestly — es ist mir wirklich or ehrlich egal

honestly, it's terrible — das ist wirklich furchtbar

quite honestly I don't remember it — ehrlich gesagt or um ehrlich zu sein, ich kann mich daran nicht erinnern

honestly! (showing exasperation) — also ehrlich or wirklich!

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honestly
A adv
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2. ehrlich, auf ehrliche Weise
3. ehrlich gesagt
B int, umg auch:
honestly to God (oder goodness)
1. (empört oder überrascht) (nein also) wirklich!
2. (beteuernd) ganz bestimmt!, ehrlich!
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adverb
ehrlich; redlich [handeln]

honestly! — ehrlich!; (annoyed) also wirklich!

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adv.
ehrenvoll adv.
ehrlich adv.

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