truthful person

[TROOTH-ful PUR-sun]

nounpl: truthful people

pessoa honesta / pessoa veraz

1. A person who tells the truth and does not lie or deceive

She is a truthful person who always speaks her mind honestly.

Ela é uma pessoa honesta que sempre fala sua opinião com sinceridade.

2. An individual characterized by truthfulness and integrity

As a truthful person, he refused to participate in the deception.

Como uma pessoa veraz, ele se recusou a participar da fraude.

NYC Slang

straight shooter / real one

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

pessoa honesta / pessoa veraz

Most common usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

pessoa sincera / sujeito honesto

Colloquial variant with 'sujeito' used informally

São Paulo

pessoa honesta / pessoa de palavra

Alternative phrase 'pessoa de palavra' emphasizes keeping one's word

Portugal

pessoa veraz / pessoa honrada

'Honrada' more formal and less common in Brazil

a person of integrity

someone who tells it like it is

a keeper of the truth

homem/mulher de palavra (Portuguese idiom meaning 'person of their word')

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