honest

honest
'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.) ærlig, hederlig, real
2) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) ærlig
3) ((of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc: to earn an honest living.) ærlig, redelig
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2. interjection
(used to express mild anger etc: Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!) herlighet!
pålitelig
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ærlig
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adj. \/ˈɒnɪst\/
1) ærlig, sannferdig
2) hederlig, rettskaffen
• make an honest attempt
gjøre et hederlig forsøk
3) oppriktig, redelig, real
• it is my honest opinion
det er min oppriktige mening
4) (om person, ofte litt nedlatende) bra, god, anstendig, skikkelig
• a poor but honest boy
en fattig, men skikkelig og ordentlig gutt
5) (om penger) tjent på ærlig vis, ervervet på en ærlig måte
• honest profits
penger tjent på ærlig vis
6) (om varer) ekte, ren, uforfalsket, riktig
• honest weight
riktig vekt
• honest goods
ekte varer
7) (gammeldags eller spøkefullt) ærbar, anstendig
8) beskjeden, enkel
• they were served good, honest home-cooking
de fikk god, enkel hjemmelaget mat
9) sannferdig, riktig
• an honest account of something
en sannferdig framstilling av noe
honest Injun (hverdagslig) kors på halsen, æresord
an honest piece of work et ærlig stykke arbeid, et hederlig stykke arbeid
honest to God\/goodness kors på halsen, æresord
be honest with somebody være oppriktig mot noen
make an honest living tjene penger på ærlig vis
make an honest woman of a girl (gammeldags eller spøkefullt) gjøre en jente til en ærbar kvinne, gifte seg med en jente (man har forført)
my honest man (nedsettende) min gode mann
thoroughly honest tvers igjennom ærlig
to be honest ærlig talt, oppriktig talt, for å være ærlig
trust somebody's honest face tro noen på deres ærlige ansikt
turn\/earn an honest penny tjene penger på ærlig vis
II
adv. \/ˈɒnɪst\/
se ➢ honestly

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