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1 straight man
straight man[str'eit mæn] n Theat ator que contracena com um comediante ajudando-o nas piadas e servindo de alvo. -
2 upright
1. adjective1) (( also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical: He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.) vertical2) ((of a person) just and honest: an upright, honourable man.) honesto2. noun(an upright post etc supporting a construction: When building the fence, place the uprights two metres apart.) poste* * *up.right['∧prait] n 1 poste, pilar, coluna ou qualquer peça perpendicular com função de apoio, como pontalete etc. 2 pianino. 3 Soccer traves de gol. • adj 1 perpendicular, vertical, aprumado, ereto, em pé. 2 direito, honesto, correto, justo. • adv em posição vertical, verticalmente, a prumo. to be an upright man ser um homem correto. to sit upright sentar-se direito (não com a espinha curvada). to stand upright conservar-se de pé. -
3 crooked
[-kid]1) (badly shaped: a crooked little man.) torto2) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) torto3) (dishonest: a crooked dealer.) desonesto* * *crook.ed[kr'ukid] adj 1 curvo, torto, tortuoso. 2 dobrado, arqueado. 3 desonesto, fraudulento, falso. • adv 1 de modo curvo. 2 desonestamente. -
4 crooked
[-kid]1) (badly shaped: a crooked little man.) torto2) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) torto3) (dishonest: a crooked dealer.) desonesto -
5 upright
1. adjective1) (( also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical: He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.)2) ((of a person) just and honest: an upright, honourable man.)2. noun(an upright post etc supporting a construction: When building the fence, place the uprights two metres apart.)
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Straight man — may refer to:*An archetypal comic foil, especially in a comedy duo; a character whose seriousness, obliviousness or both conflicts with one or more other characters to comic effect. * Straight Man , a novel by Richard Russo * A heterosexual male … Wikipedia
Straight Man — (New York: Random House, 1997) is a novel by Richard Russo set at the fictional West Central Pennsylvania State University in Railton, Pennsylvania. It is a mid life crisis tale told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the… … Wikipedia
straight man — n an entertainer who works with a ↑comedian, providing him or her with opportunities to make jokes … Dictionary of contemporary English
straight man — straight ,man noun count an entertainer whose job is to say or do things that allow another entertainer to be funny … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
straight man — straight′ man n. sbz an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
straight man — ► NOUN ▪ a comedian s stooge … English terms dictionary
straight man — ☆ straight man n. an actor who serves as a foil for, and feeds lines to, a comedian … English World dictionary
straight man — noun a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian • Syn: ↑second banana • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist * * * noun : an actor or other entertainer whose main function is to feed lines to a comedian * * * an entertainer who plays the… … Useful english dictionary
straight man — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms straight man : singular straight man plural straight men an entertainer whose job is to say or do things that allow another entertainer to be funny … English dictionary
straight man — n. someone who sets up jokes or gags so that someone else can say the unch line. □ I need a straight man to pick up on all my jokes. □ I’m tired of being a straight man for a has been comic … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
straight man — the man who is not joking, the man who is honest or natural When I began in comedy, my straight man was Jason. He would ask honest questions and I would give funny answers … English idioms
