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1 indirect
indi'rekt1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) indirekte2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) indirekte3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) utilsiktet•- indirect object
- indirect speechindirekteadj. \/ˌɪndɪˈrekt\/, \/ˌɪndaɪˈrekt\/1) indirekte, fordekt, implisitt2) ( om effekt) sekundær, side-, bi- -
2 devious
'di:viəs(not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) slynget, snodd; utspekulert- deviousnessindirekte--------underfundigadj. \/ˈdiːvjəs\/1) slingret, slynget, snodd, som går omveier2) underfundig3) utspekulert, bedragersk, uærlig, svikefull4) avsides(liggende), fjerndevious ways eller devious paths omveier, sideveier, krokveier -
3 straight
streit 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rett, bein, glatt2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) hederlig; oppriktig, åpenhjertig, rett ut3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlig, skikkelig4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden/stand, rett5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) rein, bar6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) som holder masken7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) karakter-2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) rett, beint2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rett, direkte3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) fair, ærlig3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.)- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight offlike--------rank--------rett--------strakIsubst. \/streɪt\/1) rett linje2) rett vei(strekning)3) ( sport) langside, oppløpsside4) ( sport eller kortspill) serie, rekke5) ( i poker) straight6) ( hverdagslig) heteroseksuell, heterofil7) ( hverdagslig) konvensjonell personbe on the straight (and narrow) føre et hederlig liv, skikke segbe out of the straight være kroket, være skjev, sitte skjevtkeep to the straight and narrow (hverdagslig, overført) holde seg på den smale veion the straight rett, i rett linjeIIadj. \/streɪt\/1) rett, ben• is my hat on straight?2) rank, rett, stram3) direkte, rett4) på rad, etter hverandre5) i orden6) oppriktig, ærlig, åpenhjertig7) ærlig, hederlig, ordentlig, skikkelig, rettskaffen8) ( hverdagslig) pålitelig, tilforlatelig9) ( om alkoholholdig drink) ublandet, bar, ren10) (amer. skolevesen, om karakterer) blank, ren, strak11) (amer.) rendyrket, helhjertet, tro(fast)14) ( hverdagslig) borgerlig, konvensjonell15) ( hverdagslig) heterofil, heteroseksuell16) ( hverdagslig) som ikke bruker narkotika, dopfrias straight as an arrow snorrettget something straight få noe klart for seg, klargjøre en situasjon• now get this straight!get\/put\/make\/set straight ( overført) få orden på, ordne opp ibringe i orden, få orden på, rydde, gjøre i stand, ordnehave a straight word\/talk with someone si noen et alvorsordI'll put you straight! jeg skal lære deg!keep someone straight se til at noen skikker seg vel, holde orden på noenkeep straight føre et hederlig liv, skikke seg ( også) holde seg på matta, ikke skeie utkeep to the straight and narrow (path) ( overført) holde seg på den smale veimake\/put\/set everything\/matters straight ordne opp i alt, legge alt til retteput straight rette på, henge retta straight tip et stalltipsIIIadv. \/streɪt\/1) rakt, rett, bent2) rett, riktig, korrekt3) logisk, klart4) direkte, rett, rake veien5) straks, umiddelbart, øyeblikkelig6) ( overført) hederlig, ærlig, ordentlig, skikkelig7) (amer.) uten omsvøp, rett frem, direkte8) (amer.) (netto) per stykkstraight across tvers overstraight away med det samme, med en gang, umiddelbart, øyeblikkelig tvertstraight from the shoulder (gammeldags, om slag) raskt og godt slått ( overført) direkte, uten omsvøp, rett fra levrastraight off med en gang, øyeblikkelig uten forberedelser, på strak arm, på stående fot, i fartenuten videre, uten omsvøpstraight on rett fremstraight (out) direkte, rett ut, rett på sak, uten omsvøpstraight through tvers igjennom i ett strekk -
4 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) sløv, stump2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) brysk, rett fram2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) sløve- bluntly- bluntnessfrimodig--------oppriktig--------sløvIverb \/blʌnt\/( også overført) gjøre sløv, gjøre avstumpet, sløve(s)IIadj. \/blʌnt\/1) kort, brysk, avvisende2) treg, sløv3) ufølsom, avstumpet4) rett frem, rett på sak, bardus
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