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1 straightforward
1) (without difficulties or complications; simple: a straightforward task.) vienkāršs; saprotams2) ((of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest: a nice straightforward boy.) godīgs; tiešs; atklāts* * *godīgs; taisns; vienkāršs -
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3 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) neass; truls2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) skarbs; atklāts2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) notrulināt- bluntly- bluntness* * *lāpāmā adata; notrulināt; neass, truls; notrulināts; skarbs, atklāts -
4 devious
['di:viəs](not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) aplinkus; negodīgs- deviousness* * *aplinku; negodīgs, viltīgs -
5 direct
[di'rekt] 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) taisns2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) atklāts; tiešs3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) tiešs4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) pilnīgs5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) tiešs2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) vērst; virzīt2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) parādīt ceļu3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) norīkot; pavēlēt4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) vadīt; regulēt; režisēt (filmu)•- directional
- directive
- directly
- directness
- director
- directory* * *pārvaldīt, vadīt; norīkot, pavēlēt; vērst, virzīt; parādīt ceļu; sūtīt, adresēt; tiešs, taisns; vaļsirdīgs, atklāts; tieši -
6 forthright
(honest and straightforward: He is a very forthright young man.) atklāts; godīgs* * *taisns, atklāts -
7 indirect
[indi'rekt]1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) netiešs; aplinku-2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) izvairīgs3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) netiešs•- indirect object
- indirect speech* * *aplinku, netiešs; izvairīgs; papildu; netiešs -
8 naive
1) (simple and straightforward in one's way of thinking, speaking etc.)2) (ignorantly simple.)•- naively* * *naivs -
9 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) taisns2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) godīgs; tiešs; atklāts3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) pareizs; taisns4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tīrs; sakārtots; precīzs5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) tīrs; neatšķaidīts6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nopietns7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) (par aktieri, lugu) parasts; klasisks2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) taisni2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) taisni; tieši; nekavējoties3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) godīgi; atklāti3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) taisne- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *taisns stāvoklis; taisna līnija; finiša taisne; taisns; kārtīgs; godīgs; normāls, pareizs; ticams, drošs; neatšķaidīts; gabal; nopietns; uzticīgs; noteikta žanra; taisni; tieši; godīgi
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