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• oikopäätä• paljaaltaan• ryhdikäs• heti• viivasuora• vilpitön• siekailematon• raaka• rehti• rehellinen• kiertelemätön• kohti• peittelemätön• sekoittamaton• selväsanainen• selvä• suorasukainen• suoraan• suora• suora vastaanotin• suoraviivainen• suoraa päätä• suorasanainen• suora linja• suorassa• tasainen* * *streit 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) suora2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) suora3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) suorassa4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) selvä, siisti5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) kuiva6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) vakava7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) vakava2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) suoraan2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) heti3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) reilusti3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) suora- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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set you straight — give you the facts, tell you how it is If you want to know who s got the gold, Pat will set you straight … English idioms
straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
straight — I UK [streɪt] / US adverb Word forms straight : comparative straighter superlative straightest *** 1) without a bend or curve Continue straight on for about 20 yards then turn left. Sue always looks you straight in the eye when she s talking to… … English dictionary
straight — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b Geom. (of a line) lying on the shortest path between any two of its points. 2 successive, uninterrupted (three straight wins). 3 in proper order… … Useful english dictionary
tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
straight — 1 /streIt/ adverb 1 IN A STRAIGHT LINE moving in a straight line: straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc: The book is on the table straight in front of you. | She was looking straight at me. | We re stuck in the middle of the road with this truck … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straight — straightly, adv. straightness, n. /strayt/, adj. straighter, straightest, adv., n. adj. 1. without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 2. exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a… … Universalium
Straight Shooter (James Gang album) — Infobox Album | Name = Straight Shooter Type = Album Artist = James Gang Released = October 19, 1972 Recorded = Early 1972 Genre = Rock Length = 35:15 Label = Paramount Producer = James Gang Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2|5… … Wikipedia
straight up — I adv Directly. Tell me straight up: do you love me. 1980s II adj Without ice. He drinks his scotch straight up. 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
straight from the shoulder — I have to tell you the truth straight from the shoulder See straight 2. 4) … Thesaurus of popular words
