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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rovný2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) priamy, otvorený3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) rovný; upravený4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) jasný, usporiadaný5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čistý6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) vážny7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) normálny2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) priamo, rovno2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rovno3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) poctivo3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) rovinka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *• vodorovný• zarucený• rýdzi• strmý• spolahlivý• statocný• úprimný• uprataný• priamo• priamy smer• priamost• priamy úsek dráhy• priamy• priamka• hned• bez zábran• bezúhonne• cistý• cestný• cistý nápoj• cestne• cielová rovinka• cistá pravda• prvé miesto• rovno• rovnost• rovina• prosto• rovný• rovný smer• otvorený• pocestný• poctivý• kolmo postavený• nespútaný• normálny• okamžite• nezmiešaný
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