 | English  | German | |
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 | honest {adj} | 9874 ehrlich | |
| honest {adj} | 1342 aufrichtig | |
| honest {adj} | 572 redlich | |
| honest {adj} | 561 offen [ehrlich, aufrichtig] | |
| honest {adj} [upright] | 528 brav [veraltend] [rechtschaffen (z. B. Mann, Bursche, Bürger)] | |
| honest {adj} | 387 ehrenwert | |
| honest {adj} | 358 rechtschaffen [veraltend] | |
| honest {adj} | 349 bieder [veraltend] [rechtschaffen] | |
| honest {adj} [sincere, frank] | 349 gerade [aufrichtig] | |
| honest {adj} | 91 wahrhaftig [Gemüt] | |
| honest {adj} [upright] | 53 aufrecht [redlich] | |
| honest {adj} [upright] | 6 honett [veraltend] [rechtschaffen] | |
| honest {adj} | 5 geradsinnig [veraltet] [aufrichtig, ehrlich] | |
| honest {adj} | 5 sauber [anständig] | |
| Honest! [used as emphasis that what has just been said is true] | 5 Ungelogen! [ugs.] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| Be honest! | Hand aufs Herz! [Redewendung] | |
| brutally honest {adj} | schonungslos ehrlich | |
| commonly honest {adj} | im gewöhnlichen Sinne ehrlich | |
| dead honest {adj} | ganz ehrlich | |
| Honest injun! [Am.] [coll.] [now considered offensive] | (Ganz) ehrlich! | |
| Honest injun! [Am.] [coll.] [now considered offensive] | Großes Indianerehrenwort! [hum.] | |
| more honest {adj} | ehrlicher | |
| most honest {adj} | ehrlichste | |
| searingly honest {adj} | gnadenlos ehrlich [freie Übersetzung] | |
| thoroughly honest {adj} | grundehrlich | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to be honest <tbh> | um ehrlich zu sein | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| pol. Honest Abe [coll.] [best-known nickname of Abraham Lincoln] | Abraham Lincoln {m} | |
| pol. honest broker | ehrlicher Vermittler {m} | |
| pol. honest broker [fig.] | ehrlicher Makler {m} [fig.] | |
| Honest Fritz | Deutscher Michel {m} | |
| honest man | Aufrechter {m} | |
| honest man | Biedermann {m} [Ehrenmann] | |
| honest man | Ehrenmann {m} | |
| honest man | ehrlicher Mann {m} | |
| honest man | Mann {m} von Ehre | |
| honest soul | ehrliche Seele {f} | |
| honest toil | ehrliche Arbeit {f} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| honest by nature {adj} [postpos.] | von Natur aus ehrlich | |
| honest-to-goodness {adj} | echt [wirklich] | |
| honest-to-goodness {adj} | waschecht | |
| honest-to-goshen {adj} [Am.] [coll.] | waschecht [fig.] | |
| Let's be honest. | Seien wir doch ehrlich. | |
| To be honest, ... | Um ehrlich zu sein, ... | |
| to be honest {adv} <tbh> | ehrlich gesagt | |
| to be honest {adv} <tbh> [idiom] | wenn ich ehrlich bin | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to be honest with sb. | jdm. gegenüber ehrlich sein | |
| to be honest with sb. | zu jdm. ehrlich sein | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| an honest answer | eine ehrliche Antwort {f} | |
| idiom an honest soul | eine ehrliche Haut {f} [ugs.] | |
| God's (honest) truth [the absolute truth] | (nichts als) die reine Wahrheit {f} | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| in an honest manner {adv} | auf ehrliche Weise | |
| to be perfectly honest {adv} | um der Wahrheit die Ehre zu geben [Redewendung] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| idiom to earn an honest penny [Br.] | sich sein Brot redlich verdienen | |
| to give sth. an honest try | etw.Akk. ernsthaft ausprobieren | |
| to make an honest living | (sichDat.) sein Brot auf ehrliche (Art und) Weise verdienen | |
| idiom to make an honest living | (sichDat.) sein Brot ehrlich verdienen | |
| to turn an honest penny | sein Geld redlich verdienen | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| honest piece of work | ehrliches Stück {n} Arbeit | |
| the plain honest German | Deutscher Michel {m} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| proverb An honest man's word's as good as his bond. | Ein Mann, ein Wort. | |
| I consider Mr Miller to be honest. | Ich halte Herrn Miller für ehrlich. | |
| I didn't do it, honest injun! [coll.] [Am.] | Ich habe nichts gemacht, ich schwör's! | |
| I would rather be an honest sinner than a lying hypocrite. | Ich bin lieber ein ehrlicher Sünder als ein verlogener Heuchler. | |
| Internet in my humble / honest opinion {adv} <IMHO> | meiner bescheidenen / ehrlichen Meinung nach | |
| Internet in my not so humble / honest opinion {adv} <IMNSHO> | nach meiner nicht ganz so bescheidenen / ehrlichen Meinung | |
| Though he's poor, he's an honest man. | Er ist zwar arm, aber (dennoch) ehrlich. | |
| To be perfectly honest / frank, ... | Ehrlich gesagt, ... | |
| To be perfectly honest / frank, ... | Um ehrlich zu sein, ... | |
| We need to be honest. | Seien wir doch ehrlich. | |
| Well, to be perfectly honest, ... | Nun, um ganz ehrlich zu sein, ... | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to act like an honest man | sich wie ein ehrlicher Mann verhalten | |
| to come of poor but honest parents | von armen aber redlichen Eltern abstammen | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| idiom an honest day's pay for an honest day's work | (ein) ehrlicher Lohn {m} für ehrliche Arbeit | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| comics F Honest John D. Foulfellow [Pinocchio] [Disney] | Ehrlicher John | |
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