honest

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
honest adj(person: sincere)sincero/a adj
  franco/a adj
 She was being honest when she said that she had no money.
 Estaba siendo sincera cuando dijo que no tenía dinero.
honest adj(person: truthful)honesto/a, honrado/a adj
 An honest man has no need to remember what he said.
 Un hombre honesto no necesita recordar todo lo que dice.
honest adj(opinion, statement: truthful)sincero/a adj
  honesto/a adj
 He gave his honest opinion about the business.
 Dio su opinión sincera sobre el negocio.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
honest adj(person: upright)honrado/a adj
 He was a poor but honest man.
 Era un hombre pobre pero honrado.
honest adj(act: genuine)sin mala fe loc adj
  mala intención
 It was an honest mistake.
 Fue un error sin mala fe.
 Fue un error sin mala intención.
honest adj(business, exchanges: fair)honesto/a adj
 All her business dealings were honest.
 Todos sus tratos comerciales fueron honestos.
honest adj(person: virtuous)honrado/a adj
 She remained an honest woman despite the pressures of her suitors.
 Siguió siendo una mujer virtuosa a pesar de las presiones de sus pretendientes.
honest advinformal (really, truly)de verdad loc adv
  en serio loc adv
  de veras loc adv
 We'll have time for a movie afterwards, honest.
 De verdad, nos da tiempo de ver una película después.
 En serio, nos da tiempo de ver una película después.
 De veras, nos da tiempo de ver una película después.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Honest to God!,
Honest to goodness! interj		informal (really, truthfully)palabra de honor loc nom f
  ¡te lo juro! interj
honest woman ndated, humorous (married adult female)mujer casada nf + adj
 Jon proposed to me today. After ten years of living together, finally I'll be an honest woman!
 Jon me propuso matrimonio hoy. Después de diez años de vivir juntos, finalmente voy a ser una mujer casada.
honest-to-God adjinformal (real, true)verdadero/a adj
honest-to-goodness adjinformal (straightforward, plain)honesto/a adj
  sincero/a adj
make an honest woman of [sb] v exprdated, humorous (marry)casarse con v prnl + prep
 (anticuado)desposarse con v prnl + prep
 (formal)contraer matrimonio con loc verb
 (informal)darle el sí a loc verb
 Sara's father was happy because Tom had made an honest woman of her.
to be honest advinformal (in truth)sinceramente loc adv
  para ser honesto adv
  a decir verdad loc adv
 To be honest, I knew the test would be difficult.
 Sinceramente, sabía que el examen iba a ser difícil.
turn an honest penny v exprinformal (earn money by fair means)ganarse la vida honorablemente loc verb
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'honest' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
aboveboard - decency - dinkum - fair dinkum - foursquare - frank - good man - good people - good person - hard-hitting - head on - honestly - honor system - honorable - if truth be told - insincere - lawful - man to man - naked truth - of good character - on the level - openhearted - speak plainly - square - straight - straight as an arrow - straight up - straightforward - tell it like it is - tell the truth - truthful - upfront - upright
Spanish:
franco - honesto - honrado - acrisolado - candeal - honorable - cabal - decente - íntegro - serio - legal - veraz - gente decente - pura verdad - una verdad como un templo - verdad absoluta - probo - error de buena fe - hombre bueno - sincerar - puro

Collocations: an honest [person, child, wife, student, worker], an honest [look, face, expression], want an honest [opinion, answer, verdict], more...

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