Frankly vs To tell you the truth

Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.

Frankly

Top 2000 (comune) C1 adverb

To tell you the truth

Top 2000 (comune)

	Frankly	To tell you the truth
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ˈfræŋkli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈfræŋkli/"]/	🇬🇧 //tə tɛl jʊ ðə truːθ// 🇺🇸 //tə tɛl jʊ ðə truθ//
Significato	Onestamente o direttamente. Honestly or directly.	Onestamente, ti sto dicendo la verità. Honestly, I'm being truthful with you.
Esempio	He spoke frankly about the ordeal.	To tell you the truth, I wasn't very excited about the party.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 2000 (comune)	Top 2000 (comune)
Livello CEFR	C1	-
Categoria grammaticale	adverb
Collocazioni	speak frankly, frankly speaking, respond frankly	to tell you the whole truth, to tell you the absolute truth, to tell the truth
Contrari	deceptively, insincerely, dishonestly	to lie, to deceive
Errori comuni	Used in questions when it should be a statement., Confused with 'frank' as an adjective., Overused in casual settings.	Omitting 'the' ('to tell you truth'), Using in formal contexts too often, Overusing in casual conversations
Note d'uso	Usa 'francamente' quando vuoi esprimere la tua opinione onesta. Viene spesso usato in conversazioni più serie e potrebbe essere considerato troppo diretto in contesti molto formali. Use 'frankly' when you want to express your honest opinion. It's often used in more serious conversations and might be considered too direct for very formal contexts.	Usato quando si introduce un'opinione sincera o una confessione. Meglio nelle conversazioni in cui si apprezza l'onestà; evitare nella scrittura formale. Used when introducing a frank opinion or confession. Best in conversations where honesty is valued; avoid in formal writing.

Guardalo in clip reali

We're tight but frankly, there's a lot of windows up here.

Frankly, I don't see how you can vote for acquittal.

Sherlock › S1 E1

- No. No, he wasn't, really, was he? - Frankly, a bloody awful cabbie.

We're tight but frankly, there's a lot of windows up here.

Frankly, I don't see how you can vote for acquittal.

Frankly

The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

To tell you the truth, Bilbo's been a bit odd lately.

The Queen Gambit › S1 E1

To tell you the truth of it, child…

The Sopranos › S1 E1

To tell you the truth,

The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

To tell you the truth, Bilbo's been a bit odd lately.

The Queen Gambit › S1 E1

To tell you the truth of it, child…

To tell you the truth

Domande frequenti: Frankly vs To tell you the truth

Qual è la differenza tra Frankly e To tell you the truth?

Frankly: Honestly or directly. To tell you the truth: Honestly, I'm being truthful with you.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Frankly: He spoke frankly about the ordeal. To tell you the truth: To tell you the truth, I wasn't very excited about the party.

Posso usare Frankly e To tell you the truth in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Frankly e To tell you the truth sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.