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adj. düz, dik, doğru, karşı cinse ilgi duyan, dümdüz, dosdoğru, direkt, düzgün, dürüst, güvenilir, sek, katışıksız, iskontosuz, orijinal(piyes), sıradan————————adv. düz, doğru, dümdüz, dosdoğru, dik olarak, doğruca, direkt olarak, doğru olarak, doğrudan doğruya, düzenli biçimde, tam, tam olarak————————n. düz çizgi, yarış çizgisi, düzlük, kent, eşcinsel olmayan kimse, uyuşturucu kullanmayan kimse* * *düz* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) düz2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) dürüst3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) düzgün4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) düzgün, tertipli5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) sek6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) ciddî7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) basit2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) dosdoğru2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) hemen3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) dürüstce3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) düzlük- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off -
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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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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) taisns2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) godīgs; tiešs; atklāts3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) pareizs; taisns4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tīrs; sakārtots; precīzs5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) tīrs; neatšķaidīts6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nopietns7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) (par aktieri, lugu) parasts; klasisks2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) taisni2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) taisni; tieši; nekavējoties3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) godīgi; atklāti3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) taisne- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *taisns stāvoklis; taisna līnija; finiša taisne; taisns; kārtīgs; godīgs; normāls, pareizs; ticams, drošs; neatšķaidīts; gabal; nopietns; uzticīgs; noteikta žanra; taisni; tieši; godīgi -
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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) tiesus2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) tiesus, sąžiningas3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) tiesus4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tvarkingas5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) grynas6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) rimtas7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) įprastinis, tradicinis2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) tiesiai2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) tiesiai3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) tiesiai, sąžiningai, dorai3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) tiesioji- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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adj. rak; rät; ärlig; heterosexuell, inte homosexuell--------adv. raka vägen, direkt; öppet, rakt på sak, rent ut; genast--------n. ärlighet; rak linje; rak serie, straight (kortspel)* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rak, rät2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ärlig3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) rak4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i ordning5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) ren6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) allvarlig7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) realistisk, seriös2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) rakt, rätt2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) raka vägen, direkt3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ärligt, hederligt3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) raksträcka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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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!) otevřený3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) správně umístěný4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) v náležitém pořádku5) ((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.) nepohnutý7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) charakterní, dramatický2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) přímo, rovně2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rovnou3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) poctivě3. 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* * *• přímý• přímo• rovný -
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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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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) drept; întins2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) cinstit, sincer3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) drept4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) în ordine; clar5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) fără apă; sec6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) imposibil7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatic2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (drept) înainte; direct2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) imediat3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) cinstit3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) linie dreaptă- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) ίσιος2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ευθύς,ειλικρινής3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ίσιος4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) σε τάξη,σε σωστή σειρά5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) σκέτος6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) ανέκφραστος7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) ηθοποιός ρεπερτορίου, κλασικός ηθοποιός2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) ίσια2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) κατευθείαν3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) τίμια3. 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
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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) droit; raide2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franc3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) droit4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) en ordre; clairement5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) sans eau, sec6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) impassible7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatique2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (tout) droit; directement2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) tout droit3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) franc-jeu3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ligne droite- straightness - straightforward - straightforwardly - straightforwardness - straight talking - go straight - straight away - straighten out/up - a straight fight - straight off -
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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) reto2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) direto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) direito4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) correto, em ordem5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) sério7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) sério2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) em linha reta2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) diretamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) honestamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) reta- straightness - straightforward - straightforwardly - straightforwardness - straight talking - go straight - straight away - straighten out/up - a straight fight - straight off -
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[heə] n մազ, մազեր. բուրդ (կենդանու). black/brown/red/grey/blond, light hair սև/շագանա կագույն/շիկակարմիր/ալեհեր/շեկ մազեր. flaxen/auburn/ ash-blond/chestnut/silvery hair բաց դեղին/շիկակարմիր/շագա նակագույն/մոխրա գույն/շագանակա գույն/ ար ծաթափայլ մազեր. wavy/curly/ straight/ smooth/thick/thin soft hair ալիք ա ձև/գա ն գուր/ ուղիղ/հարթ/խիտ/նոսր, ցանցառ/փափուկ մազեր. grow one’s hair մազերը երկարացնել. knot of hair մազերի հանգույց. mop of hair մա զերի դեզ. strand/wisp of hair մազափունջ, խոպոպ. hair care մազերի խնամք. have one’s hair done մազերը հարդարել. a hair mattress մազե ներքնակ. split hair մանրուքներով զբաղվել, բծա խնդրություն անել. not turn a hair աչք չթար թել, հոնքն էլ չշարժել, անտարբեր մնալ. tear one’s hair մազերը փետել/պոկել. make one’s hair stand on end մազերը բիզ-բիզ կանգնել. stroke the dog’s hair շանը շոյել -
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1) (from, of smth.) едва не, чуть-чуть не, на волосок от чего-л. (тж. within a hair's(-)breadth of smth.)More than once I have been within hair's breadth of death. (W. S. Maugham ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. VI) — Не раз я смотрел смерти в глаза.
Yet even so he came within a hair's breadth of winning. — При всем этом он чуть не одержал победу.
2) чуть-чуть, хоть немного, хоть самую малость, хоть на йоту (тж.a hair's breadth)Suppose anything you please, Miss Clark, it wouldn't shake my belief in Rachel Verinder by a hair's-breadth. (W. Collins, ‘The Moonstone’, ‘The Second Period’, ch. III) — Думайте что хотите, мисс Кларк. Это ничуть не поколеблет мою веру в Рэчел Вериндер.
Valentine: "...If I swerve by a hair's breadth from the straight line of the most rigid respectability, I'm done for." (B. Shaw, ‘You Never Can Tell’, act I) — Валентин: "...Я пропал, если хоть на йоту уклонюсь от линии самого безупречного поведения."
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на волосок от, чуть-чуть неMr. Rosenbaum was... very frail... and he gave you the impression of hanging on to mortality only by a hair. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Straight Flush’) — Мистер Розенбаум был... на вид такой хрупкий... что, казалось, вот-вот отдаст Богу душу.
He just missed hitting me by a hair. — Он чуть-чуть в меня не попал.
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57 to put one's hair straight
to put one's hair (one's hat) straight поправить причёску (шляпу)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to put one's hair straight
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58 straighten straight·en
['streɪtn]1. vt(sth bent), (also: straighten out) raddrizzare, (hair) stirare, (tablecloth, tie) aggiustare, (tidy), (also: straighten up) mettere in ordine, (fig: problem), (also: straighten out) spianare, risolvere2. vi(person), (also: straighten (o.s.) up) raddrizzarsi -
59 pelo
Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar) \ \
pelo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
peló es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: pelar pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹habas/marisco› to shell; ‹ caramelo› to unwrap 2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short 3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq) 4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq) pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel; [cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelo sustantivo masculino 1 ( de personas) hair; pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE) 2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair; ( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur; (— de conejo, oso) fur; 3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth ' pelo' also found in these entries: Spanish: aclarado - ahuecar - alisarse - arremolinarse - barba - caerse - caída - calva - canosa - canoso - caracol - castaña - castaño - cepillarse - cepillo - cerda - cero - cinta - comer - copete - cortarse - corte - crespa - crespo - de - decir - decolorarse - diadema - el - enjuagar - enredar - enredarse - erizar - estropajosa - estropajoso - fastidiar - fijador - fosca - fosco - ir - gancho - goma - grasa - grasienta - grasiento - graso - horquilla - laca - lazada - llevar English: applicant - arrange - artificial - balding - bareback - bleach - blow-dry - bob - body - braid - bristle - brush - bun - bushy - clip - coat - come out - conditioner - consent - crew cut - crop - curl - dark - deceive - disheveled - dishevelled - do - dye - fair - fall out - false - flowing - fly - fool - fringe - frizzy - fur - fuzzy - gel - get - ginger - glossy - greasy - grey - grey-haired - grow - hair - hair-clippers - hair-conditioner - hair-restorer -
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нареч.
1) straight держаться прямо ≈ to hold oneself erect/upright
2) (непосредственно) straight прямо к делу
3) (откровенно) openly, frankly, bluntly
4) разг. (совершенно) real, really, truly он прямо идиот ≈ he is a real idiot
5) разг. (как раз) exactly;
downright попадать прямов цель ≈ to hit the mark, to hit the bull's eye прямо в глаз ≈ to square in the eye прямо в нос ≈ to full on the noseпрям|о - нареч.
1. straight;
держаться ~ hold* one self straight;
идти ~ go* straight;
2. (непосредственно) straight;
идти ~ к цели gо*/flу* straight to the mark/target;
приступить ~ к делу come* straight to the point;
спать ~ на полу sleep* on the bare floor;
3. (открокровенно) plainly, bluntly, frankly;
говорить ~ talk straight;
4. в знач. усил. частицы разг. (совершенно - при сущ.) real;
(при прил.) really;
это ~ наказание! it`s a downright ordeal/nuisance!;
это ~ удивительно it`s really amazing;
я ~ не знаю, что делать I reаllу don`t know what to do;
5. в знач. усил. частицы разг. (как раз) right, directly;
~ напротив directly/right/just opposite;
~ в лоб right in the forehead;
ударить кого-л. ~ в лицо hit* smb. full in the face;
попадать ~ в цель hit* the mark, strike* home;
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6. straight;
~ая линия straight line;
~ые волосы straight hair sg. ;
7. (обеспечивающий непосредственную связь) through, direct;
~ое сообщение through traffic;
~ой поезд through train;
говорить по ~ому проводу speak* by direct line;
8. (непосредственный) direct;
~ой налог эк. direct tax;
~ая передача радио, тлв. live, live program;
~ая котировка бирж. direct quotation;
~ые расходы, не связанные с зарплатой эк. direct non-salary expenses;
~ые хозяйственные связи direct economic connections;
~ой коносамент direct bill of lading;
~ые убытки эк. proximate damages;
~ыe выборы direct elections;
~ые указания direct instructions;
9. (откровенный, правдивый) straightforward;
~ой человек straightforward person;
~ой ответ straightforward answer;
10. (явный, открытый) open, obvious;
~ой вызов open challenge;
~ой обман obvious trickery;
11. (безусловный, действительный) sheer;
~ая необходимость sheer necessity;
~ой смысл поступить так there is every reason to act like that;
~ой ворот upright collar;
~ая дорога, ~ой путь к чему-л. direct road to smth., highroad to smth. ;
~ая речь грам. direct speech;
~ой угол мат. right angle;
~ая кишка анат. rectum;
~ая наводка воен. direct laying;
~ой пробор parting in the middle;
в ~ом смысле слова in the ordinary sense of the word;
~ая линия родства direct line of descent;
~оe попадание direct hit.
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