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1 frank
[fræŋk] 1.nome stor. franco m. (-a)2.nome proprio Franco* * *[fræŋk] 1. adjective(saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) franco2. verb(to mark a letter by machine to show that postage has been paid.) affrancare- frankly* * *I [fræŋk] adj II [fræŋk] vt(letter) affrancare* * *frank (1) /fræŋk/a.1 franco; schietto; aperto; sincero: a frank answer, una risposta schietta; Let me be perfectly frank with you, sarò del tutto franco con te; brutally frank, di una franchezza brutale; a frank discussion, una discussione franca3 (antiq.) aperto; liberale; generoso4 (med.) evidente; conclamato.frank (2) /fræŋk/n.2 (stor.) firma che affrancava una lettera3 (stor.) lettera spedita in franchigia.frank (3) /fræŋk/n. (abbr. slang USA)salsicciotto affumicato; würstel.(to) frank /fræŋk/v. t.* * *[fræŋk] 1.nome stor. franco m. (-a)2.nome proprio Franco -
2 evasive
[ɪ'veɪsɪv]to take evasive action — BE aut. cercare di evitare un incidente; fig. schivare il pericolo
* * *[-siv]1) (having the purpose of evading.) sfuggente2) (not frank and direct: He gave evasive answers.) evasivo* * *evasive /ɪˈveɪsɪv/a.● (mil., aeron., naut.) to take evasive action, sottrarsi al combattimento; ( anche fig.) disimpegnarsievasively avv. evasiveness n. [u].* * *[ɪ'veɪsɪv]to take evasive action — BE aut. cercare di evitare un incidente; fig. schivare il pericolo
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3 straight
I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) diritto, dritto; liscio2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franco, schietto, diretto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) dritto4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) in ordine, chiaramente5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro, liscio6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio, impassibile7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) diritto, dritto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direttamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) correttamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) dirittura (d'arrivo)- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
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4 straightforward
[ˌstreɪt'fɔːwəd]1) (honest) [person, answer] franco, schietto2) (simple) [explanation, case, question] chiaro, semplice* * *1) (without difficulties or complications; simple: a straightforward task.) semplice2) ((of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest: a nice straightforward boy.) onesto, franco* * *[ˌstreɪt'fɔːwəd]1) (honest) [person, answer] franco, schietto2) (simple) [explanation, case, question] chiaro, semplice -
5 straight ****
[streɪt]to be (all) straight — (tidy) essere a posto, essere sistemato (-a), (clarified) essere chiaro (-a)
to put straight — (picture) raddrizzare, (hat, tie) aggiustare, (house, room, accounts) mettere in ordine
to put things or matters straight — chiarire le cose
I couldn't keep a straight face; I couldn't keep my face straight — non riuscivo a stare serio
2) (continuous, direct) diritto (-a)straight speaking; straight talking — franchezza
4) (plain, uncomplicated) semplice, (drink) liscio (-a), (Theatre: part, play) serio (-a), (person: conventional) normale, (heterosexual) etero inv2. adv1) (in a straight line: gen) drittoto go straight up/down — andare dritto su/giù
to go straight fig — rigare dritto
2) (directly, without diversion) direttamente, diritto3) (immediately) subito, immediatamentestraight away; straight off — subito
4) (frankly) chiaramente, francamente3. n(on racecourse) dirittura d'arrivo, Rail rettilineo
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