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Dictionary: a·bove·board   (ə-bŭv'bôrd', -bōrd') pronunciation
adv. & adj.
Without deceit or trickery; straightforward.

[Originally a gambling term referring to the fact that a gambler whose hands were above the board or gaming table could not engage in trickery, such as changing cards, below the table.]


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adj, adv

Definition: candid, candidly
Antonyms: deceitful, devious, lying, shady, underhanded


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IN BRIEF: Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.

pronunciation All players were reminded to play aboveboard.

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - åbenlys, ærlig, regulær
adj. - åbenlys, ærlig, regulær

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerlijk

Français (French)
adv. - franchement, cartes sur table
adj. - régulier, correct (une personne)

Deutsch (German)
adv. - ehrlich, offen, fair
adj. - ehrlich, offen, fair

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τίμιος, υπεράνω υποψίας
adv. - τίμια, με ειλικρίνεια

Italiano (Italian)
irreprensibile, corretto, onesto, in regola

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aberto, ingênuo, honesto
adv. - abertamente, honestamente, ingenuamente

Русский (Russian)
честный, открытый, прямой, честно, открыто, прямо

Español (Spanish)
adv. - abiertamente, a las claras, sinceramente, lealmente
adj. - franco, sincero, honrado, leal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - öppen, ärlig
adv. - öppet, ärligt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
光明正大地, 率直地, 光明正大的, 率直的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 光明正大地, 率直地
adj. - 光明正大的, 率直的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 공명 정대하게, 있는 그대로
adj. - 공명 정대한, 있는 그대로의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 隠しだてのない, ありのままに
adv. - 隠しだてなく, 公明正大に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صريح, مستقيم (ظرف) بصراحه وعلانيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮גלוי, הוגן, כן‬
adj. - ‮גלוי, הוגן, כן‬


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