hederlig
Swedish
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Adjective
hederlig (comparative hederligare, superlative hederligast)
- honorable, honest, not corrupt
- which has been proved to be trustworthy and reliable
- När datorerna lade av, fick vi ta till gamla hederliga skrivmaskiner.
- When the computers went down, we had to resort to old-fashioned but reliable typewriters.
- När datorerna lade av, fick vi ta till gamla hederliga skrivmaskiner.
Usage notes
- reliable
Often used in the constructions gammal hederlig ("old-fashioned but reliable") or vanlig, hederlig ("ordinary, reliable") if one wants to stress that it has been used, and tried, for a long time or by a lot of people, respectively.
Related terms
- heder
- hederlighet
- hedersam