French Conversation · Level 147
30 words
French word
malhonnête
Pronunciation
IPA/malonɛt/
Meaning
- adjectivedishonest
Example
Elle a été malhonnête dans ses réponses.
She was dishonest in her answers.
More examples
Il a été malhonnête lors de la transaction.
He was dishonest during the transaction.
Core concept
A statement or action that hides the truth or serves self-interest instead of showing integrity.
Common phrases
être malhonnête
be dishonest
comportement malhonnête
dishonest behavior
Similar words
menteur: Deceiving people by saying things that are not true.
hypocrite: Pretending to have feelings or motives that are not genuine.
déloyal: Ignoring fairness and acting against agreed promises or rules.
fourbe: Using clever deception to obtain a personal benefit.
Definition in French
Qualifie un propos ou un comportement qui dénote un manque d'intégrité ou de franchise.
Word origin
Malhonnête combines the French prefix mal-, meaning badly or wrongly, with honnête, from Latin honestus.
Usage tips
- Malhonnête has the same form for masculine and feminine singular, while the plural form is malhonnêtes.
Other meanings
- deviousadjective
Opposites
- honnêtehonestadjective
- intègreuprightadjective
Related words
- malhonnêtetédishonestynoun
- malhonnêtementdishonestlyadverb