honest John: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    General Englishneutral
    • A man named John who is honest (literal, personal name usage).

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    • Honest John always pays his debts on time and never misses a promise to his friends.

      El Honesto John siempre paga sus deudas a tiempo y nunca incumple una promesa a sus amigos.

    • I met Honest John yesterday; he told me all about his new job and his plans for the future.

      Conocí a John Honesto ayer; me contó todo sobre su nuevo trabajo y sus planes para el futuro.

    • Honest John was well respected in the community for his straightforward and reliable nature.

      John Honesto era muy respetado en la comunidad por su naturaleza directa y confiable.

    • If you want to find Honest John, he’s usually at the corner store chatting with neighbors.

      Si quieres encontrar a John Honesto, normalmente está en la tienda de la esquina charlando con los vecinos.

  • 2.

    USUKinformalcolloquial
    • A generic, ordinary, or trustworthy member of the public; a reliable or straightforward person.

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    • She’s an honest John who always tells it like it is, no matter the situation.

      Ella es una persona honesta que siempre dice las cosas tal como son, sin importar la situación.

    • In our group, Tom is the honest John everyone trusts to keep things fair and square.

      En nuestro grupo, Tom es el tipo honesto en quien todos confían para mantener las cosas justas y equitativas.

    • You can rely on an honest John like him to give you straightforward advice without sugarcoating.

      Puedes confiar en una persona honesta como él para darte consejos directos sin endulzarlos.

  • 3.

    USUKinformalironic
    • An ironic or sarcastic usage implying the opposite—that the person so called is not honest or is untrustworthy.

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    • Everyone called him Honest John, but we all knew better; he was anything but trustworthy.

      Todos lo llamaban Juan Honesto, pero todos sabíamos que no era nada confiable.

    • If Honest John says the deal is good, I'd be cautious—he's been known to cut corners.

      Si Juan Honesto dice que el trato es bueno, yo tendría cuidado; se sabe que hace trampas.

    • They sarcastically referred to the con artist as Honest John, highlighting his deceitful nature.

      Se referían sarcásticamente al estafador como Juan Honesto, resaltando su naturaleza engañosa.

Examples:

  • EN: Ain't you played the honest John too long?
    ES: ¿No has sido honesta demasiado tiempo?
  • EN: How's the world treating honest John?
    ES: - ¿Cómo van las ventas?
  • EN: If I may be honest John, most of the time I have no idea what you're saying.
    ES: Si te soy sincera, John la mayoría de las veces no tengo ni idea de lo que estás diciendo.
  • EN: Let's talk for a minute about honest John baconian.
    ES: Hablemos un minuto del honesto John Baconian.
    ID: Mari kita bahas sedikit soal "Si Jujur" John Bacon.
  • EN: According to your initial statements to the police, in the past this honest John supplied you with impoverished homeless people against their will so that you could perform deviant medical experiments on them-- Right. I did conduct experiments to further human knowledge in areas most fear to go.
    ES: Realicé experimentos para fomentar el conocimiento humano en las áreas donde más se teme proceder.
  • EN: That's why they call me honest John, right?
    ES: Es por eso que me llaman el honesto John, ¿no?
    ID: Itu sebabnya mereka memanggilku "Si Jujur" John, kan?
  • EN: I had to get to honest John.
    ES: Tenía que contactar al honesto John.
    ID: Aku harus mendatangi "Si Jujur" John.
  • EN: I got it from honest John's boys.
    ES: Lo obtuve de los chicos del honesto John.
    ID: Aku dapat dari anak buah "Si Jujur" John.
  • EN: I had a long talk with honest John.
    ES: Tuve una larga charla con el honesto John.
    ID: Aku sudah bicara panjang dengan "Si Jujur" John.
  • EN: According to your initial statements to the police, in the past this honest John supplied you with impoverished homeless people against their will so that you could perform deviant medical experiments on them-- Right.
    ID: Benar.
  • EN: Good riddance "honest John"!
    TE: ప్రభాస్ 'జాన్' పై ఇంట్రస్టింగ్ గాసిప్ !
  • EN: Today it's "honest John."
    TE: కాబట్టి, నేడు మేము, "జార్న్" ఆసక్తి.

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