to be honest nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di to be honest nel dizionario inglese»francese

to be honest about sth

être honnête au sujet de qc

to be honest, …

à dire vrai…

be honest!

sois franc!

to be honest with oneself

être honnête avec soi-même

to be honest with sb

être franc avec qn

to be honest in business

être toujours honnête en affaires

it pays to be honest

cela paie toujours d'être honnête

Traduzioni di to be honest nel dizionario francese»inglese

être rond en affaires colloq

to be honest

sois sincère pour une fois!

be honest for once!

être honnête vis-à-vis de soi-même

to be honest with oneself

Traduzioni di to be honest nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.honest [ingl brit ˈɒnɪst, ingl am ˈɑnəst] AGG

1. honest (truthful):

honest person

intègre

honest account, answer

sincère

to be honest about sth

être honnête au sujet de qc

the honest truth

la pure vérité

2. honest (trustworthy):

honest

honnête

3. honest (sincere):

honest face

franc/franche

honest attempt

fait de bon cœur

to be honest with sb

être franc avec qn

to be honest with oneself

être honnête avec soi-même

to be less than honest with sb

ne pas être tout à fait franc avec qn

be honest!

sois franc!

to be honest, …

à dire vrai…

4. honest (legal):

honest profit, money

honnêtement acquis

honest price

juste

by honest means

par des moyens légitimes

to make an honest living

gagner honnêtement sa vie

he's never done an honest day's work

il n'a jamais fait une vraie journée de travail de sa vie!

II.honest [ingl brit ˈɒnɪst, ingl am ˈɑnəst] INTER

it wasn't me, honest colloq or honest to God!

ce n'était pas moi, parole d'honneur!

honest to goodness or honest to God, have you any sense!

mais, ma parole, n'as-tu aucun bon sens!

III.honest [ingl brit ˈɒnɪst, ingl am ˈɑnəst]

to make an honest woman of sb scherz

épouser qn

be <part pres being, 3e pers sg prés is, prét was, part perf been> [ingl brit biː, ingl am bi] VB vb intr

1. be (gen):

be

être

it's me, it's I

c'est moi

he's a good pupil

c'est un bon élève

2. be (in probability):

if Henri were here

si Henri était là

were it not that…

si ce n'était que…

were they to know

s'ils savaient

if I were you

à ta place

had it not been for Frank, I'd have missed the train

sans Frank j'aurais raté le train

3. be (phrases):

so be it

d'accord

be that as it may

quoi qu'il en soit

as it were

pour ainsi dire

even if it were so

même si c'était le cas

I preferred it as it was

je l'aimais mieux avant

leave it as it is

ne changez rien

to be or not to be

être ou ne pas être

let or leave him be

laisse-le tranquille

BE SOST abrév

BE → bill of exchange

Vedi anche: bill of exchange

bill of exchange, BE SOST

bill of exchange COMM, FIN

lettre f de change

to be honest nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di to be honest nel dizionario francese»inglese

être honnête avec soi-même

to be honest with oneself

Traduzioni di to be honest nel dizionario inglese»francese

honest [ˈɒnɪst, ingl am ˈɑ:nɪst] AGG

honest

honnête

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB vb intr + agg or sost

1. be (expresses identity, position, place):

he's be English/a dentist

il est anglais/dentiste

it's a key

c'est une clef

to be in Spain

être en Espagne

the statues are in the Louvre

les statues se trouvent au Louvre

2. be (expresses a state, situation):

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

my hands are cold

j'ai froid aux mains

how are you? — I'm fine

comment vas-tu/allez-vous? — je vais bien

be quiet!

reste(z) tranquille!

to be on a diet

faire un régime

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

to be on benefit [or welfare ingl am]

toucher des allocations

3. be (expresses calculation/price):

two and two is four

deux et deux font quatre

this book is 50p

ce livre fait 50 pence

4. be (indicates age):

how old is he? — he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? — il a vingt ans

5. be (take place):

the meeting is next Tuesday

la réunion a lieu mardi prochain

6. be (exist):

there is/are ...

il y a ...

let her be!

laisse-la tranquille!

7. be (impersonal use):

what is it?

qu'est-ce que c'est?

it's three

il est trois heures

it's cold/windy

il fait froid/du vent

it's rainy

il pleut

it's fair

c'est juste

what's it to be?

ce sera?

as it were

pour ainsi dire

locuzioni:

the be-all and end-all

le but suprême

be that as it may

malgré cela

so be it

soit

far be it from sb to +infin

loin de qn l'idée de +infin

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB vb aus

1. be (expresses continuation):

he's breathing

il respire

she's still sleeping

elle est encore en train de dormir

it's raining

il pleut

2. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that ...? form

est-ce possible que +subj ?

the exhibition is to be seen at the gallery

on peut voir l'exposition à la galerie

what is he to do?

qu'est-il censé faire?

may I be of service?

je peux vous aider?

3. be (expresses passive):

to be discovered by sb

être découvert par qn

to be left speechless

rester bouche bée

I'm asked to come at seven

on me demande de venir à sept heures

4. be (expresses future):

she's leaving tomorrow

elle part demain

you are to wait here

vous devez attendre ici

we are to meet at seven

on est censé se rencontrer à sept heures

5. be (expresses future in past):

she was never to see her brother again

elle n'allait jamais plus revoir son frère

6. be (in conditionals):

if sb were [or was] were to +infin, ...

si qn devait +infin , ...

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

s'il travaillait plus, il aurait de meilleures notes

were sb to +infin, ... form

si qn devait +infin , ...

Vedi anche: off

I.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] PREP

1. off (apart from):

to be one metre off sb/sth

être à un mètre de qn/qc

the top is off the jar

le couvercle n'est pas sur le bocal

off the point

hors de propos

off Dover

au large de Douvres

the mill is off the road

le moulin est à l'écart de la route

2. off (away from):

her street is off the avenue

sa rue part de l'avenue

to take sth off the shelf/wall

prendre qc sur l'étagère/enlever qc du mur

keep off the grass

pelouse interdite

to go off the air RADIO

quitter l'antenne

3. off (down from):

to fall/jump off a ladder

tomber/sauter d'une échelle

to get off the train

descendre du train

4. off (from):

to eat off a plate

manger dans une assiette

to wipe the water off the bench

essuyer l'eau du banc

to cut a piece off this cheese

couper un morceau de ce fromage

to take £10 off the price

faire une réduction de 10£

to borrow money off sb colloq

emprunter de l'argent à qn

5. off (stop liking):

to go off sb/sth

cesser d'aimer qn/qc

to be off drugs

être désintoxiqué

II.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] AVV

1. off (not on):

to switch/turn sth off

éteindre/arrêter qc

it's off between them fig

c'est fini entre eux

2. off (away):

the town is 8 km off

la ville est à 8 km

not far/some way off

pas très loin/à quelque distance

to go/run off

partir/partir en courant

it's time I was off

il est temps que je m'en aille congt

we're off on Tuesday

nous ne sommes pas là jeudi

to be off SPORT

avoir pris le départ

3. off (removed):

there's a button off

il manque un bouton

the lid's off

le couvercle n'est pas dessus

with one's coat off

sans manteau

4. off (free from work):

to get off at 4:00

sortir du travail à 4 h

to get a day off

avoir un jour de congé

to take time/an afternoon off

prendre du temps/un après-midi de libre

5. off (completely):

to kill off

anéantir

to pay sth off

finir de payer qc

6. off COMM:

5% off

5% de rabais

7. off (until gone):

to walk off the dinner

faire une promenade digestive

to sleep off the wine

cuver son vin

to work off the calories

brûler les calories

locuzioni:

straight [or right] off

tout de suite

off and on [or on and off]

de temps en temps

it rained off and on

il pleuvait par intermittence

III.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] AGG inv

1. off (not on):

off light

éteint(e)

off tap

fermé(e)

off water, electricity

coupé(e)

off concert

annulé(e)

off engagement

rompu(e)

2. off (bad):

off day

mauvais(e)

off milk

tourné(e)

off food

avarié(e)

3. off (free from work):

to be off at 5 o'clock

terminer à 5 h

I'm off on Mondays

je ne suis pas là le lundi

4. off ingl Aus, ingl brit (provided for):

to be badly off

être dans la gêne

to be well/badly off for sth

être bien pourvu en/à court de qc

5. off (sold out):

veal is off now

il n'y a plus de veau

6. off ingl brit (rude):

that's a bit off!

c'est plutôt dur à avaler!

to go off on sb ingl am colloq

engueuler qn

IV.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] SOST no pl ingl brit

off

départ m

V.off [ɒf, ingl am ɑ:f] VB vb trans ingl am colloq (kill)

off

buter

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

You were looking for the cloven hoof, to be honest.

www.irishexaminer.com

To be honest it will be a wait-and-see.

www.stuff.co.nz

We'll continue to be honest and say that it took us a while to come around on English muffins.

www.huffingtonpost.com

To be honest, this loyal carthorse of a show does seem a trifle sclerotic nowadays.

www.telegraph.co.uk

To be honest, the only benefit might be that the metal nail file will last longer.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The trial judge had directed that the belief to entitlement needed to be honest and reasonable.

en.wikipedia.org

At the same time, people the world over expect their governments to be honest, accountable, and responsive to their needs.

en.wikipedia.org

To be honest, my own take on the "conscience rights" story isn't quite so cut-and-dried.

edmontonjournal.com

To be honest, it annoys me, people like that, with zilch credibility.

en.wikipedia.org

But with it being a business, he needs to be honest.

en.wikipedia.org