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Definition 2024

to_tell_the_truth

to tell the truth

English

Adverb

to tell the truth

(idiomatic) An attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement

Synonyms

(attestation): tell the truth

Translations

attestation of truthfulness and frankness

Chinese:
Mandarin: 老實說 (zh), 老实说 (zh) ‎(lǎoshishuō)
Finnish: totta puhuen, toden sanoakseni
French: à vrai dire (fr), à dire vrai (fr)
German: um die Wahrheit zu sagen

Icelandic: reyndar, raunar, í raun og veru, satt best að segja, frómt frá sagt
Irish: déanta na fírinne
Japanese: 実を言えば ‎(じつをいえば, jitsu-o ieba)
Russian: по пра́вде говоря́ ‎(po právde govorjá), че́стно говоря́ (ru) ‎(čéstno govorjá)
Scottish Gaelic: leis an fhìrinn innse