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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.) 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 -
2 straight off
(straight away.) ihned -
3 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) z bezpečného zdrojeEnglish-Czech dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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4 straight away
(immediately: Do it straight away!) ihned -
5 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) z bezpečného zdrojeEnglish-Czech dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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6 straight ahead/on
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7 straight line
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8 straight talking
(frank discussion.) otevřený rozhovor -
9 go straight
((of a former criminal) to lead an honest life.) vést poctivý život* * *• jít přímo• jít rovně• jednat fér -
10 a straight fight
(an election contest involving only two candidates.) volební souboj -
11 this instant
(straight away; at this very moment: Give it back this instant!) okamžitě -
12 ruler
1) (a person who governs: the ruler of the state.) vládce, panovník2) (a long narrow piece of wood, plastic etc for drawing straight lines: I can't draw straight lines without a ruler.) pravítko* * *• vládce• pravítko -
13 skew
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14 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.) sed roznožný -
15 align
1) (to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.) seřadit2) (to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc: He aligned himself with the rebels.) připojit se* * *• vyrovnat• zarovnávat• postavit do řady -
16 angle
I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) úhel2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) hledisko3) (a corner.) roh, kout•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) chytat na udici- angler- angling* * *• udice• úhel• rybařit• roh• stanovisko• hledisko -
17 arrow
['ærəu]1) (a thin, straight stick with a point, which is fired from a bow.) šíp2) (a sign shaped like an arrow eg to show which way to go: You can't get lost - just follow the arrows.) šipka•* * *• šíp -
18 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) pozornost, pozor2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) ošetření3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) pozornost4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) pozor, v pozoru•- attentively
- attentiveness* * *• věnovat pozornost• pozornost• pozor• ošetření• péče -
19 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) trám2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) paprsek3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) šířka2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) zářivě se usmívat, zářit2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) vysílat* * *• paprsek -
20 crooked
[-kid]1) (badly shaped: a crooked little man.) shrbený2) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) nakřivo3) (dishonest: a crooked dealer.) nečestný* * *• křivý• nepoctivý
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