honestamente

adv.

honestly.

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honestamente

► adverbio

1 (con honestidad) honestly

2 (con decencia) decently, properly

3 (con recato) modestly

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ADV

1) (=sinceramente) honestly

dime honestamente lo que piensas — tell me honestly what you think

2) (=honradamente) honourably, honorably (EEUU)

cumple honestamente con su deber — she carries out her duty honourably

se comportó honestamente y nos devolvió lo nuestro — he did the decent thing and gave us back what was rightly ours

3) (=decentemente) decently

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adverbio

a) (sinceramente) honestly

honestamente, no sé qué puedes hacer — (indep) to be honest, I don't know what you can do, I don't honestly know what you can do

b) <actuar/comportarse> honestly, honorably

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= honestly, in good conscience.

Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.

Ex. By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.

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adverbio

a) (sinceramente) honestly

honestamente, no sé qué puedes hacer — (indep) to be honest, I don't know what you can do, I don't honestly know what you can do

b) <actuar/comportarse> honestly, honorably

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= honestly, in good conscience.

Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.

Ex: By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.

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honestamente

adverb

1 (sinceramente) honestly

te voy a decir honestamente lo que pienso I'm going to be honest o frank with you

honestamente, no sé qué puedes hacer (indep) to be honest, I don't know what you can do, I don't honestly know what you can do

2 ‹actuar/comportarse› honorably, decently

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honestamente adverbio honestly, sincerely: honestamente, no sé qué decir, I honestly don't know what to say
'honestamente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
correctamente
English:
fair

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honestamente adv

1. [con honradez] honestly

2. [con sinceridad] honestly;

si quieres que te diga lo que honestamente pienso… if you want me to tell you what I honestly o really think…, if you want me to tell you my honest opinion…