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1 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) beinn2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) heiðarlegur, hreinskilinn3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) beinn4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) í röð og reglu5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) óblandaður6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) svipbrigðalaus7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) venjulegur, dramatískur2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) beint2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rakleiðis3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) drengilega, heiðarlega3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) beinn kafli- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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2 straight off
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3 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) frá fyrstu hendiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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4 straight away
(immediately: Do it straight away!) samstundis -
5 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) frá fyrstu hendiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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6 straight talking
(frank discussion.) hreinskilnislegar samræður -
7 a straight fight
(an election contest involving only two candidates.) kosningabarátta tveggja frambjóðenda -
8 go straight
((of a former criminal) to lead an honest life.) vera löghlÿðinn -
9 this instant
(straight away; at this very moment: Give it back this instant!) á stundinni, tafarlaust -
10 ruler
1) (a person who governs: the ruler of the state.) stjórnandi2) (a long narrow piece of wood, plastic etc for drawing straight lines: I can't draw straight lines without a ruler.) reglustika -
11 skew
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12 the splits
(the gymnastic exercise of sitting down on the floor with one leg straight forward and the other straight back: to do the splits.) splitt, spígat -
13 align
1) (to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.) setja í beina línu2) (to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc: He aligned himself with the rebels.) skipa sér við hlið (e-s) -
14 angle
I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) horn2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) sjónarhorn3) (a corner.) horn•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) veiða á stöng- angler- angling -
15 arrow
['ærəu]1) (a thin, straight stick with a point, which is fired from a bow.) ör2) (a sign shaped like an arrow eg to show which way to go: You can't get lost - just follow the arrows.) ör, örvarmerki• -
16 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) athygli2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) umönnun3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) athygli4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) réttstaða•- attentively
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17 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) bjálki, biti2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) geisli3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) breiðasti hluti skips2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) ljóma (gleið)brosa2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) (senda frá sér) geisla; senda út, útvarpa -
18 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) teinréttur -
19 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) teinréttur -
20 crooked
[-kid]1) (badly shaped: a crooked little man.) boginn2) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) skakkur3) (dishonest: a crooked dealer.) óheiðarlegur
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