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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.) 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
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- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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2 Straight
adj.Opposed to crooked: P. and V. εὐθύς.Direct: P. and V. εὐθύς, ὀρθός.Tidy: see Tidy.——————adv.Of direction: P. and V. εὐθύ, εὐθύς (rare).Straight for: Ar. and P. εὐθύ (gen.), V. εὐθύς (gen.).Lamachus said they ought to sail straight for Syracuse: P. Λάμαχος ἄντικρυς ἔφη χρῆναι πλεῖν ἐπὶ Συρακούσας (Thuc. 6, 49).Straight on: P. πόρρω, V. πρόσω, πόρσω.Onward: P. and V. εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Straight
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3 straight
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4 straight off
(straight away.) αμέσως -
5 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) από πρώτο χέρι,από αξιόπιστη πηγήEnglish-Greek dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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6 straight away
(immediately: Do it straight away!) αμέσως -
7 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) από πρώτο χέρι,από αξιόπιστη πηγήEnglish-Greek dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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8 straight talking
(frank discussion.) ειλικρινής συζήτηση -
9 a straight fight
(an election contest involving only two candidates.) εκλογική αναμέτρηση δύο αντιπάλων -
10 go straight
((of a former criminal) to lead an honest life.) μπαίνω στον ίσιο δρόμο -
11 this instant
(straight away; at this very moment: Give it back this instant!) αμέσως -
12 ruler
1) (a person who governs: the ruler of the state.) κυβερνήτης, άρχοντας2) (a long narrow piece of wood, plastic etc for drawing straight lines: I can't draw straight lines without a ruler.) χάρακας -
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.) σπαγγάκι -
15 align
1) (to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.) ευθυγραμμίζω2) (to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc: He aligned himself with the rebels.) συντάσσομαι -
16 angle
I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) γωνία2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) οπτική γωνία, σκοπιά3) (a corner.) γωνία•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) ψαρεύω- angler- angling -
17 arrow
['ærəu]1) (a thin, straight stick with a point, which is fired from a bow.) βέλος2) (a sign shaped like an arrow eg to show which way to go: You can't get lost - just follow the arrows.) βέλος• -
18 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) προσοχή2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) φροντίδα3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) προσήλωση, προσοχή4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) σε στάση προσοχής•- attentively
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19 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) δοκάρι2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) ακτίνα, δέσμη ακτίνων3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) πλάτος2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) λάμπω2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) εκπέμπω -
20 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) στητός
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