No. 4,416 in French
honnêtement
Honestly.
In a sentence
Honnêtement, je trouve que ce film est très bien réalisé.
Honestly, I think this movie is very well made.
Here, "honnêtement" is used to mean "honestly" or "frankly", expressing a personal opinion with sincerity.
Il parle honnêtement de ses erreurs dans son discours.
He speaks honestly about his mistakes in his speech.
In this case, "honnêtement" signifies speaking in a truthful and straightforward manner about topics.
Ce test était honnêtement difficile, mais j'ai réussi.
This test was honestly difficult, but I succeeded.
Here, "honnêtement" is used to acknowledge a fact about the difficulty, indicating genuine self-assessment.
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