What does honnête in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word honnête in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use honnête in French.

The word honnête in French means honest, respectable, law-abiding, honest, honest with, honest, fair, decent, fair, honest man, respectable man, decent man, to be honest, to tell you the truth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word honnête

honest, respectable, law-abiding

adjectif (intègre, vertueux)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu peux faire confiance à Jacques ; c'est un homme honnête. Pierre mène une existence très honnête.
Peter lives a very honest life.

honest

adjectif (qui dit ce qu'il pense, de bonne foi)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sois honnête ; tu n'aimes pas ton nouveau beau-frère, n'est-ce pas ? Alexandre est honnête, il sait reconnaître ses torts.
Be honest; you don't like your new brother-in-law, do you? Alex is honest; he can recognize his faults.

honest with

(qui dit ce qu'il pense à [qqn])

Je vais être honnête avec vous ; ce modèle est cher mais pas très robuste. Si j'étais vous, je prendrais plutôt celui-ci qui est moins cher.
I'll be straight with you: this model is expensive but not very sturdy. If I were you, I'd rather take this cheaper one.

honest

adjectif (personne : correct avec l'argent)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cet artisan est honnête ; tu peux l'embaucher les yeux fermés.
This craftsman is honest; you can hire him with confidence.

fair

adjectif (objet : au prix convenable) (price)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le vendeur veut bien me céder le tout à 20 € ; ça me semble honnête.
The seller wants to let me have the lot for 20 euros; that sounds fair to me.

decent, fair

adjectif (convenable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Marie a une moyenne honnête en anglais.
Marie has a decent average in English.

honest man

nom masculin ([qqn] respectant les bonnes mœurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

respectable man, decent man

nom masculin (homme respectable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to be honest, to tell you the truth

locution adverbiale (en vérité)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pour être honnête, je n'aime pas trop cette émission.

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