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

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 (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

to tell the truth

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