English–French

“honest” in French

French

Alsosincère

Pronunciation

IPA/onɛt/

Example

Il est honnête avec tout le monde.

He is honest with everyone.

Illustration for honnête (honest)

How to say “honest” in French

“Honest” in French is honnête.

A straight path between intention, speech, and action, with no trickery.

Full entry for honnête: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with honnête

Pour être honnête, je n'aime pas ce film.

To be honest, I don't like this film.

Tips for using honnête

  • Pour être honnête introduces a candid opinion, while honnêtement is the corresponding adverb.

Other French words for “honest”

Sois sincère, s'il te plaît.

Please be honest.

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