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Pronunciation / Transliteration: franqueza
"A sua franqueza evitou maiores problemas na empresa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The quality of being direct and honest in speech and behavior, without hesitation or evasion.
"I appreciated her forthrightness when she explained why the project had failed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'forthright' (from 'forth' + 'right', in the sense of going straight forward), combined with the Old English nominal suffix '-nes' indicating a state or quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "forthrightness" is said worldwide
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franchise
Transliteration: franchise
"Sa franchise a permis de résoudre le malentendu rapidement."
Offenheit
Transliteration: Offenheit
"Ihre Offenheit in der Diskussion wurde von allen geschätzt."
franchezza
Transliteration: franchezza
"Rispose alle domande con grande franchezza."
franqueza
Transliteration: franqueza
"Agradecí su franqueza durante la negociación."
franqueza
Transliteration: franqueza
"A sua franqueza evitou maiores problemas na empresa."
स्पष्टवादिता
Transliteration: spashtavadita
"उसकी स्पष्टवादिता ने सभी को प्रभावित किया।"
直率
Transliteration: zhíshuài
"我非常欣赏她的直率。"
솔직함
Transliteration: soljikham
"그녀의 솔직함이 우리에게 큰 도움이 되었습니다."
率直さ
Transliteration: sotchokusa
"彼の率直さに好感を抱いた。"
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