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1 straight
adj. rak; rät; ärlig; heterosexuell, inte homosexuell--------adv. raka vägen, direkt; öppet, rakt på sak, rent ut; genast--------n. ärlighet; rak linje; rak serie, straight (kortspel)* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rak, rät2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ärlig3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) rak4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i ordning5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) ren6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) allvarlig7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) realistisk, seriös2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) rakt, rätt2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) raka vägen, direkt3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ärligt, hederligt3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) raksträcka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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2 straight off
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3 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.)English-Swedish dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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4 straight away
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5 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.)English-Swedish dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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6 straight talking
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7 straight answer
rakt svar -
8 straight from the horse's mouth
från säkert håll, direkt från källanEnglish-Swedish dictionary > straight from the horse's mouth
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9 straight from the shoulder
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10 straight line
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11 straight tip
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12 straight to the point
rakt på sak -
13 straight-spoken
ärlig -
14 a straight fight
(an election contest involving only two candidates.) en valkamp mellan två kandidater -
15 go straight
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16 came straight from his heart
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17 came straight to the point
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18 double straight line depreciation
dubbel linjär avskrivningEnglish-Swedish dictionary > double straight line depreciation
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19 get straight to the point
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20 keep a straight face
hålla masken
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