to tell the truth

English

Adverb

to tell the truth (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

(attestation): tell the truth, to tell you the truth

Translations

attestation of truthfulness and frankness

Bashkir: дөрөҫөн әйткәндә (döröθön äytkändä)
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

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
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

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Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} verdire

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