to tell the truth

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Adverb

to tell the truth (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

tell the truth, to tell you the truth; see also Thesaurus:actually

Translations

attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of a statement

Bashkir: дөрөҫөн әйткәндә (döröśön əytkəndə)
Bengali: বলিতে কি (bn) (bolite ki)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 老實說／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
Greek: εδώ που τα λέμε (edó pou ta léme)
Icelandic: reyndar, raunar, í raun og veru, satt best að segja, frómt frá sagt
Irish: déanta na fírinne
Italian: a dire il vero, a onor del vero
Japanese: 実を言えば (じつをいえば, jitsu-o ieba)
Polish: prawdę mówiąc (pl)
Russian: по пра́вде говоря́ (ru) (po právde govorjá), че́стно говоря́ (ru) (čéstno govorjá)
Scottish Gaelic: leis an fhìrinn innse, a dh'innse na fìrinn
Ukrainian: пра́вду ка́жучи (právdu kážučy)

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Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} verdire