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Общая лексика: дать прямой ответУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give a straight answer
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Pol. répondre franchement, carrément, sans ambagesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to give a straight answer
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A n1 Sport ligne f droite ; back straight côté m opposé de la piste ; home straight dernière ligne droite ; into the straight dans la ligne droite ;2 Games suite f ;3 ○ ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ mf.B adj1 ( not bent or curved) [line, cut, edge, road, stretch] droit ; [chair] à dossier droit ; [hair] raide ; dead straight gen tout droit ; [hair] très raide ; in a straight line en ligne droite ;2 (level, upright) [fixture, post, shelf, hem, edge, wall] bien droit ; [garment, bedclothes, rug, tablecloth] bien mis ; is the picture straight now? est-ce que le tableau est droit maintenant? ; the picture/your tie isn't straight le tableau/ta cravate est de travers ; to put ou set sth straight mettre qch (bien) droit [furniture, picture, mirror] ; ajuster [tie, hat] ; to have a straight back avoir le dos droit ; a straight(-sided) glass un verre droit ;3 (tidy, in order) en ordre ; to get ou put sth straight lit, fig mettre qch en ordre ; I must get the house straight before Sunday il faut que je mette la maison en ordre avant dimanche ; the lawyer will put things straight l'avocat va mettre les choses en ordre ;4 ( clear) to get sth straight comprendre qch ; have you got that straight? c'est compris? ; let's get this straight, you're paying half entendons-nous bien, tu paies la moitié ; now let's get one thing straight que ce soit bien clair ; to put ou set sb straight about sth éclairer qn sur qch ; to set matters straight mettre les choses en clair ; to put ou set the record straight établir la vérité ;5 (honest, direct) [person] honnête, loyal ; [answer, question] clair ; [advice, tip] sûr ; to be straight with sb jouer franc jeu avec qn ; I want a straight answer to a straight question je veux une réponse claire à une question claire ; it's time for straight talking il est temps de parler franchement ;6 ( unconditional) [contradiction, majority, profit] net/nette ; [choice] simple ; [denial, refusal, rejection] catégorique ; to do a straight swap faire simplement l'échange ; a straight fight GB Pol une élection à deux candidats ; that's straight dishonesty c'est de la malhonnêteté pure et simple ;7 ( undiluted) [spirits, drink] sec, sans eau ;8 ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-ive ; she got straight ‘A’s Sch elle a eu A partout ; to win/lose in straight sets Sport gagner/perdre en plusieurs sets consécutifs ; to vote a straight ticket US Pol voter pour la liste d'un parti ;9 Theat [actor, play, role] classique ;11 ○ [person] ( conventional) conventionnel/-elle ; ( not on drugs) qui ne se drogue pas ; ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ inv.C adv1 ( not obliquely or crookedly) [walk, stand up, grow, fly, steer, hang, cut, throw, hit] droit ; [shoot] juste ; stand up straight! tenez-vous droit! ; sit up straight! asseyez-vous convenablement! ; she held her arm out straight elle a tendu son bras tout droit ; she was stretched straight out on the floor elle était étendue toute raide sur le sol ; to go straight ahead aller tout droit ; to look straight ahead regarder droit devant soi ; to look sb straight in the eye ou face regarder qn droit dans les yeux ; can you see straight? est-ce-que tu vois bien? ; he headed straight for the bar il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar ; he went straight for me il s'est jeté sur moi ; he walked straight across the road il a traversé la route tout droit ; the car was coming straight at ou towards me la voiture se dirigeait droit sur moi ; she was looking straight at me elle regardait droit dans ma direction ; straight above our heads juste au-dessus de nos têtes ; straight down into the ground droit dans le sol ; straight up in the air droit en l'air ; the bullet went straight through his body la balle lui a traversé le corps de part en part ; we went straight through the book nous avons lu le livre de bout en bout ; he fired straight into ou through the crowd il a tiré en plein dans la foule ; they drove straight through the red light ils ont brûlé le feu rouge ; they drove straight past me ils sont passés droit devant moi ; she drove straight into a tree elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre ; keep straight on, it's on the left continuez tout droit, c'est sur la gauche ; his poems speak straight to our hearts ses poèmes nous vont droit au cœur ;2 ( without delay) directement ; to go straight home rentrer directement à la maison ; to go straight to bed aller directement au lit ; she went straight back to Paris elle est rentrée directement à Paris ; shall we go straight there? nous y allons directement? ; she wrote straight back elle a répondu immédiatement ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he went straight to the heart of the matter il est rentré directement dans le vif du sujet ; straight after tout de suite après ; I went out straight after phoning you je suis sorti tout de suite après t'avoir téléphoné ; straight away, straight off tout de suite ; I saw straight away ou off that it was impossible j'ai vu tout de suite que c'était impossible ; he sat down and read/played it straight off il s'est assis et l'a lu/joué d'une seule traite ; I can tell you the dates/prices straight off je peux vous donner les dates/prix de mémoire ; she told him straight out that… elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que… ; it seemed like something straight out of a horror film/the Middle Ages cela semblait sortir tout droit d'un film d'horreur/du Moyen Âge ;3 ( frankly) tout net ; I'll tell you straight, I'll give it to you straight ○ je vous le dirai tout net ; give it to me straight ○ dis-moi la vérité ; straight out carrément ; I told him straight out that he was wrong je lui ai dit carrément qu'il se trompait ; to play straight with sb fig jouer franc jeu avec qn ;to keep a straight face garder son sérieux ; to keep to the straight and narrow suivre le droit chemin ; to stray from the straight and narrow s'écarter du droit chemin ; to go straight ○ [criminal] se ranger ; straight up ○ ? 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straight [streɪt]ligne droite ⇒ 1 (a) droit ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (g), 3 (a)-(c) raide ⇒ 2 (a) honnête ⇒ 2 (c) franc ⇒ 2 (c) clair ⇒ 2 (d) en ordre ⇒ 2 (e) quitte ⇒ 2 (f) pur ⇒ 2 (h) consécutif ⇒ 2 (i) directement ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (d) franchement ⇒ 3 (e)1 noun(a) (on racetrack, railway track) ligne f droite;∎ the final or home straight la dernière ligne droite;∎ figurative we're on the home straight now nous sommes dans la dernière ligne droite;∎ to keep to the straight and narrow rester dans le droit chemin∎ to be out of straight être de biais ou de travers;∎ to cut a material on the straight couper une étoffe de droit fil(c) (in poker) quinte f∎ don't be such a straight! sois pas si sérieux!∎ Mathematics a straight line une (ligne) droite;∎ in a straight line en ligne droite;∎ to have a straight back avoir le dos bien droit, se tenir bien droit;∎ keep your back straight tiens-toi droit, redresse-toi;∎ figurative to play with or to keep a straight bat se conduire honorablement(b) (level, upright) droit;∎ the picture isn't straight le tableau n'est pas droit ou est de travers;∎ is my tie straight? est-ce que ma cravate est droite?;∎ hold or keep the tray straight tenez le plateau bien droit∎ straight as a die d'une droiture ou honnêteté absolue;∎ he's always been straight in his dealings with me il a toujours été honnête avec moi;∎ to be straight with sb être franc avec qn;∎ are you being straight with me? est-ce que tu joues franc jeu avec moi?;∎ to play a straight game jouer franc jeu;∎ to give sb a straight answer répondre franchement à qn;∎ to have a straight talk about sth parler franchement de qch;∎ to do some straight talking parler franchement;∎ at the meeting he did some straight talking il n'a pas mâché ses mots à la réunion;∎ it's time we did some straight talking il faut qu'on parle, tous les deux;∎ he's a straight arrow (person of integrity) on peut compter sur lui□ ; (too conventional) il est un peu coincé(d) (correct, clear) clair;∎ to put or to set the record straight mettre les choses au clair;∎ just to set the record straight pour que ce soit bien clair;∎ I'd like to get things straight before I leave je voudrais mettre les choses au clair avant de partir;∎ let's get this straight entendons-nous bien là-dessus;∎ let's get this straight, he left at two o'clock? mettons les choses au clair, il est parti à deux heures?;∎ have you put her straight? as-tu mis les choses au point avec elle?;∎ you ought to put her straight about what he's (really) like tu devrais lui dire comment il est vraiment;∎ now just you get this straight! mets-toi bien ceci dans la tête!, qu'on se mette bien d'accord sur ce point!(e) (tidy, in order → room, desk, accounts) en ordre;∎ to put or to set straight (room, house) mettre en ordre, mettre de l'ordre dans; (affairs, accounts) mettre de l'ordre dans;∎ put your desk straight rangez votre bureau;∎ put your things straight on the desk mettez un peu d'ordre sur le bureau∎ here's the £5 I owe you, now we're straight voilà les 5 livres que je te dois, maintenant nous sommes quittes;∎ I need five hundred pounds to get myself straight il me faut cinq cents livres pour me remettre d'aplomb ou me refaire∎ Boxing he hit him a straight left/right il lui a porté un direct du gauche/du droit;∎ American to vote a straight ticket voter pour une liste sans panachage(h) (pure, utter) pur;∎ it's just straight prejudice ce sont des préjugés, tout simplement;∎ it's just straight propaganda c'est de la propagande pure et simple(i) (consecutive) consécutif, de suite;∎ to have three straight wins gagner trois fois de suite ou d'affilée;∎ Sport to win in three straight sets (in tennis) gagner en trois sets;∎ he won in straight sets (best of three sets) il a gagné en deux sets; (best of five sets) il a gagné en trois sets;∎ we worked for three straight days nous avons travaillé trois jours d'affilée;∎ he got straight As all term il n'a eu que de très bonnes notes tout le semestre;∎ a straight A student un étudiant brillant;∎ a straight flush (in poker) une quinte flush(j) (neat → whisky, vodka) sec (sèche)∎ to keep a straight face garder son sérieux;∎ it's the first straight role she's played in years c'est son premier rôle sérieux depuis des années∎ a straight eight engine un moteur huit cylindres en ligne∎ this is the straight story of what happened voici comment ça s'est vraiment passé3 adverb(a) (in a straight line) droit, en ligne droite;∎ try and walk straight! essaie de marcher droit!;∎ the rocket shot straight up la fusée est montée à la verticale ou en ligne droite;∎ to shoot straight viser juste;∎ familiar to go straight (criminal) se ranger des voitures(b) (upright → walk, sit, stand) (bien) droit;∎ sit up straight! tiens-toi droit ou redresse-toi (sur ta chaise)!(c) (directly) (tout) droit, directement;∎ he looked me straight in the face/in the eye il me regarda bien en face/droit dans les yeux;∎ to drink straight from the bottle boire à (même) la bouteille;∎ it's straight across the road c'est juste en face;∎ the car came straight at me la voiture a foncé droit sur moi;∎ the ball went straight through the window la balle est passée par la fenêtre;∎ the knife went straight through my arm le couteau m'a transpercé le bras;∎ we drove straight through Nantes nous avons traversé Nantes sans nous arrêter;∎ to read a book straight through (from beginning to end) lire un livre d'un bout à l'autre; (without stopping) lire un livre d'une traite;∎ he looked straight through me il m'a regardé sans me voir;∎ it went straight to his heart cela lui est allé droit au cœur;∎ straight ahead tout droit;∎ where's the crossroads? - it's straight ahead où se trouve le carrefour? - c'est tout droit devant vous;∎ he looked straight ahead il regarda droit devant lui;∎ straight on tout droit;∎ go straight on till you come to a roundabout continuez tout droit jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à un rond-point;∎ at the roundabout go straight over au rond-point allez tout droit;∎ familiar to let sb have it straight dire son fait à qn□ ;∎ to come straight out with sth dire qch tout net;∎ she gave it me straight from the shoulder elle me l'a dit sans ambages ou sans prendre de gants(d) (without delay) directement;∎ come straight home after the concert! rentre à la maison tout de suite après le concert!;∎ go straight to bed! va tout de suite te coucher!;∎ I'll be straight back je reviens directement;∎ they mostly go straight from school to university pour la plupart, ils passent directement du lycée à l'université;∎ to come straight to the point aller droit au fait;∎ to get straight on with one's work se mettre directement au travail;∎ straight away immédiatement, aussitôt, tout de suite;∎ familiar straight off tout de suite□(e) (frankly, honestly) franchement, carrément;∎ I told him straight (out) what I thought of him je lui ai dit franchement ce que je pensais de lui;∎ to play straight jouer franc jeu;∎ familiar I'm giving it to you straight je vous le dis tout net□ ;∎ straight up! sans blague!, je t'assure!∎ I can't see straight je ne vois pas bien;∎ I can't think straight je n'ai pas les idées claires(g) (neat, unmixed)∎ to drink whisky straight boire son whisky sec►► Theatre straight actor acteur(trice) m,f sérieux-(euse);straight four (in rowing) quatre m de pointe sans barreur;Theatre straight man (of comedian) faire-valoir m inv;Theatre straight part rôle m sérieux;American straight razor rasoir m à main;straight theatre le théâtre traditionnel; -
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♦ answer /ˈɑ:nsə(r)/n.1 risposta; riscontro (bur.): to give no answer, non rispondere; to get no answer, non avere risposta; non avere riscontro; to have no answer, non saper rispondere; non avere una risposta da dare; in answer to your letter, in risposta (bur.: in seguito) alla vostra lettera; an evasive answer, una risposta evasiva; a straight answer, una risposta franca, schietta; a definitive answer, una risposta decisiva; a direct answer, una risposta precisa ( sì o no); a flippant answer, una risposta impertinente; a satisfactory answer, una risposta esauriente; the wrong answer, la risposta sbagliata3 (mat.) soluzione● Italy's answer to Disneyland, la Disneyland italiana □ to have an answer for everything, avere la risposta sempre pronta □ (fig.) to know all the answers, saperla lunga.♦ (to) answer /ˈɑ:nsə(r)/A v. t.1 rispondere a: to answer a letter [a question, a criticism], rispondere a una lettera [a una domanda, a una critica]; to answer the phone [the bell], rispondere al telefono [al campanello]; to answer the door, andare ad aprire (la porta); DIALOGO → - Greeting a guest- I'll answer the door, that'll be James, vado io ad aprire, sarà James; Answer me!, rispondimi!; He refused to answer, si è rifiutato di rispondere; She answered with a smile, rispose con un sorriso NOTA D'USO: - to answer, to reply o to respond?-2 soddisfare; rispondere a; servire a: to answer a need, rispondere a un bisogno; to answer a purpose, rispondere (o servire) a uno scopo; to answer a prayer, esaudire una preghieraB v. i.servire (allo scopo); andare bene: This bit of wire will answer, questo pezzetto di fil di ferro andrà bene● to answer the call, rispondere all'appello □ (leg.) to answer a charge, rispondere a un'accusa □ to answer a description, corrispondere a una descrizione □ (leg.) to answer a summons, comparire in giudizio.NOTA D'USO: - to answer- -
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♦ straight /streɪt/A a.1 diritto; dritto; ritto; eretto; retto; corretto; giusto; onesto; perbene: a straight road, una strada diritta; straight legs, gambe diritte; a straight back, una schiena dritta, eretta; (geom.) straight line, linea retta; a straight player, un giocatore corretto; a straight man, un uomo retto; Is my tie straight?, ho la cravatta dritta?; straight thinking, modo di pensare retto, giusto; straight dealings, affari onesti3 franco; diretto; leale; schietto; perbene; bravo: straight speaking, parlar franco e leale; He is well-known for his straight manner, è noto a tutti per il suo leale modo di fare; a straight answer, una risposta franca, schietta; to be straight with sb., comportarsi lealmente con q.; ( anche) essere franco con q.; DIALOGO → - Business trip 1- I just wish they'd been straight with us in the first place, avrei preferito che fossero stati franchi con noi da subito4 assettato; ordinato; in ordine; a posto; in sesto: The accounts are straight, i conti sono in ordine; Get your bedroom straight, metti in ordine la tua camera!5 (fam.) di fonte sicura; sicuro; attendibile; giusto; vero: a straight tip, un'informazione attendibile; un suggerimento sicuro ( circa un cavallo vincente, un investimento, ecc.)8 ( del viso) serio: to keep a straight face, fare la faccia seria; rimanere serio, impassibile; riuscire a trattenere il riso12 (fam.) che non devia dalla norma; «sano» ( eterosessuale, o che non si droga); (spreg.) convenzionale14 ( cricket) ( del braccio) teso: straight-arm bowling, lanci a braccio teso ( la posizione normale)16 (equit., ecc.) a piombo; verticale: a straight obstacle (o a straight jump) un ostacolo verticale18 (fig.) consecutivo; in fila: After five straight wins they finally lost to us, dopo cinque vittorie consecutive, alla fine con noi perseroB n.1 l'esser dritto; l'essere a piombo2 rettifilo; rettilineo; ( sport) dirittura (d'arrivo): They were even as they reached the straight, in dirittura d'arrivo si sono ritrovati appaiati5 (fam.) chi non devia dalla norma; eterosessuale; persona «sana» ( che non si droga, ecc.); (spreg.) tipo convenzionaleC avv.1 diritto; in linea retta; direttamente; dritto: to go straight on, andar sempre diritto; tirar diritto; This hat comes straight from Paris, questo cappellino viene direttamente da Parigi; ( calcio) A goal cannot be scored straight from a throw-in, non si può fare gol direttamente su rimessa laterale4 correttamente; lealmente5 schiettamente; francamente; esplicitamente; chiaro e tondo: I told him straight ( out), glielo dissi chiaro e tondo● (fam.) the straight and narrow, la retta via; la vita onesta: to keep to (o on) the straight and narrow, vivere rettamente; seguire la retta via □ (geom.) a straight angle, un angolo piatto □ (archit.) straight arch, piattabanda □ ( sport) straight-arm, (agg.) a braccio teso; (sost.) ( football americano, rugby) respinta ( di un avversario) a braccio teso □ ( rugby) straight-arm tackle, placcaggio a braccio teso □ (fam. USA) straight arrow, persona onesta, perbene; ( anche) persona che si attiene alle convenzioni □ as straight as a die, diritto come un fuso; (fig.) fidatissimo, onestissimo □ straight away, subito; senz'indugio; difilato; lì per lì; su due piedi: DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- I'll change it straight away, lo cambio subito; I cannot tell you straight away, non posso dirtelo su due piedi □ ( boxe) a straight blow, un colpo che va dritto al segno; un diretto □ (fin.) straight bond, obbligazione ordinaria □ a straight choice, una scelta obbligata □ ( poker, USA) straight color, scala reale (cfr. ingl. straight flush, sotto flush /4/) □ straight-cut, tagliato per il lungo; ( del tabacco) trinciato; (fig.) onesto, fidato, serio □ straight-cut tobacco, trinciato (sost.) □ (mecc.) straight-eight ( engine), (motore a) otto cilindri in linea □ (fig.) straight-faced, impassibile; serio; solenne □ a straight fight, una lotta accanita; (polit.) una competizione diretta ( fra due candidati) □ ( poker) straight flush, scala reale □ straight from, (direttamente) da: He came home straight from the office, è venuto a casa direttamente dall'ufficio; to learn st. straight from the horse's mouth, apprendere qc. direttamente dalla fonte; to drink straight from the bottle, bere dalla bottiglia; bere a collo □ ( sport) straight from the shoulder, ( di un lancio, ecc.) (effettuato) dalla spalla; ( boxe: di un pugno) portato con la spalla; (fig. fam.) senza circonlocuzioni, chiaro e tondo: I'll give it to you straight from the shoulder, te lo dirò chiaro e tondo □ ( slang USA) straight goods (o straight dope), la verità: I want the straight goods, voglio sapere la verità □ straight hair, capelli lisci □ straight-jacket ► straitjacket □ (aeron.) straight jet, aereo a reazione senz'elica □ straight-laced = strait-laced ► strait (1) □ (ass.) straight life annuity, vitalizio; assegno vitalizio □ (ass.) straight life insurance, assicurazione vita intera □ straight-line, (geom.) in linea retta, rettilineo; (rag.) a quote costanti: straight-line depreciation, ammortamento a quote costanti □ straight-line rate, tariffa fissa ( dell'elettricità, ecc.) □ straight-lined, rettilineo □ (teatr.) straight man, spalla □ straight off, sùbito; immediatamente; su due piedi; lì per lì □ straight out, in modo chiaro (o esplicito); chiaro e tondo (fam.) □ (fin.) straight paper, titolo di credito firmato (o girato) da una persona sola □ ( sci) straight plough, discesa a spazzaneve □ straight poker, poker con una sola distribuzione di carte ( ora in disuso, salvo fra professionisti e con poste elevate) □ (equit.) straight post and rail, dritto; barriera □ ( sport) a straight race, una corsa «tirata» □ (chim.) straight run, distillato primario (o vergine) □ ( nelle corse) straight stretch, dirittura; rettilineo; rettifilo □ (polit., USA) straight ticket, lista completa di candidati di un partito □ straight through, da cima a fondo: to read a novel straight through, leggere un romanzo da cima a fondo (o tutto d'un fiato) □ ( scherma) straight thrust, stoccata diritta □ straight time, orario lavorativo normale ( esclusi gli straordinari, ecc.) □ (fam. USA) (agg.) straight-up, onesto, retto, perbene; ( di whisky, ecc.) liscio; ( di uovo) (cotto) all'occhio di bue: I like my eggs straight-up, le uova mi piacciono all'occhio di bue; (avv., ingl.) sul serio, davvero, proprio così □ to come straight to the point, venir subito al punto, al dunque; entrare subito in argomento □ (fam.) to get straight, rimettere (rimettersi) in sesto; raddrizzare ( un'azienda, ecc.); raddrizzarsi □ (fam.) to get st. straight, capire bene qc. □ to go straight, andare (sempre) diritto; (fig. fam.) comportarsi onestamente, rigare diritto □ to have a straight eye, avere «occhio»; saper distinguere una deviazione dalla linea retta □ to hit straight from the shoulder, ( boxe) portare i colpi dalla spalla; colpire di diritto □ (mecc., edil.) out of the straight, storto; fuori squadra □ (fam.) to play it straight, mettere giudizio; rigare dritto □ to put sb. straight, chiarire le idee a q.; dire a q. come stanno le cose □ to put st. straight, raddrizzare qc. □ to put one's hair straight, rassettarsi, rimettersi a posto i capelli □ to put the record straight, dire (o per dire) le cose come stanno; (per) mettere tutto in chiaro □ to put things straight, metter le cose a posto; sistemare le cose □ to ride straight, cavalcare in linea retta ( saltando siepi, steccati, ecc.) □ to set sb. straight about it, chiarire la cosa a q.; accertarsi che q. abbia capito bene □ to set the record straight = to put the record straight ► sopra □ to shoot straight, sparar diritto; sparare bene; avere la mira buona □ (polit., USA) to vote the straight ticket, votare l'intera lista dei candidati, senza fare aggiunte o modifiche □ Keep straight on!, andate sempre dritto!FALSI AMICI: straight non significa stretto. 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1. adjective1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]in a straight line — in gerader Linie
2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt6) (successive) fortlaufendwin in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen
the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen
straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen
7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache
he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus
9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell10) (in good order, not askew)the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung
is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?
is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?
put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]
get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen
let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären
get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!
2. adverbput or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
1) (in a straight line) geradego straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen
2) (directly) geradewegscome straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen
straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus
I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...
4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]5) (accurately) zielsicherhe can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher
6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]3. noun* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) gerade, glatt2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ehrlich3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlich4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) ordentlich5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) pur6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nicht verzogen7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) konventionell2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) gerade(wegs)2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direkt3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) anständig3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) die Gerade- academic.ru/71096/straighten">straighten- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *[streɪt]I. nin the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden3.▶ stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow ( saying) bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich provII. adj1. (without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]geradeis my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schiefhe landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im GesichtI think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden▪ to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm seina \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwortto do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandelnhe looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus\straight gin/Scotch Gin m/Scotch m purvodka \straight Wodka m pur\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung7. (clear, uncomplicated) klarwell done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegtjust give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht\straight answer eindeutige Antwort; (in exams)\straight A's glatte Einserhe's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidatthe team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnenthe \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linieto win/lose in \straight sets TENNIS mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlierenthere's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes gebotento keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben\straight actor/actress THEAT Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs\straight production [or play] ernstes Stückto put things \straight (tidy) Ordnung schaffen; (organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen fam, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. etwas schaffenlet's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehrIII. adv1. (in a line) gerade[aus]go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straßehe drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baumthe village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor unsafter a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehenthe dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommenthe arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwandshe told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangento look \straight ahead geradeaus schauenshall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ schauenI got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafenwe've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechenshe said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habeto get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommentell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele5. (clearly) klarafter five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehenI'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann* * *[streɪt]1. adj (+er)1) gerade; shot, pass direkt; stance, posture aufrecht; hair glatt; skirt, trousers gerade geschnittenthe picture isn't straight —
please put the picture straight —
as straight as a die (Brit) — kerzengerade; road schnurgerade
to keep a straight face, to keep one's face straight — ernst bleiben, das Gesicht nicht verziehen
straight left/right (Boxing) — gerade Linke/Rechte
2) (= clear) thinking klarto get things straight in one's mind — sich (dat) der Dinge klar werden
3) (= frank) answer, talking, question offen, direkt; piece of advice offen, ehrlich; denial, refusal direkt, ohne Umschweife; (= honest) person, dealings ehrlichto keep sb straight — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät (inf)
straight arrow ( US inf ) — biederer Mensch
to vote the straight ticket ( US Pol ) — seine Stimme einer einzigen Partei (dat) geben
to have a straight choice between... — nur die Wahl zwischen... haben
5) (= continuous) ununterbrochenfor the third straight day (US) —
our team had ten straight wins — unsere Mannschaft gewann zehnmal hintereinander or in ununterbrochener Folge
in straight sets/games (win) — ohne Satz-/Spielverlust; (lose) ohne Satz-/Spielgewinn, in aufeinanderfolgenden Sätzen/Spielen
if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight (inf) — wenn ich dir einen Fünfer gebe, sind wir quitt
9) (DRUGS inf) clean (inf)2. adv1) hold, walk, fly, shoot, grow gerade; sit up, stand up aufrecht, gerade; hit genau; leap at, aim for direkt; above genau, direkt; across direktit went straight up in the air — es flog senkrecht in die Luft
to look straight ahead —
the airport is straight ahead —
he drove straight into a tree — er fuhr direkt or voll (inf) gegen einen Baum
2) (= directly) direkt3) (= immediately) sofortstraight away or off —
he said straight off that... — er sagte ohne Umschweife or sofort, dass...
4) (= clearly) think, see klar5) (= frankly) offen, rundheraus, ohne UmschweifeI'll give it to you straight, you're fired — ich sage es Ihnen rundheraus or ohne Umschweife, Sie sind entlassen
straight out (inf) — unverblümt (inf), rundheraus
to give or tell sb sth/it straight from the shoulder —
straight up, I got fifty quid for it (inf) — echt, ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt (inf)
I got fifty quid for it – straight up? (inf) — ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt – echt? (inf)
6) (THEAT) play, produce konventionell7) drink pur3. nto keep sb on the straight and narrow — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät
to stay on or keep to the straight and narrow — auf dem Pfad der Tugend bleiben
2) (= straight line) Gerade fto cut sth on the straight — etw gerade ( ab)schneiden; cloth etw am Faden(lauf) entlang schneiden
3) (inf: heterosexual) Hetero m (inf)* * *straight [streıt]A adj (adv straightly)1. gerade (Beine etc):straight hair glattes Haar;keep the car in a straight line die Spur halten;keep a straight face das Gesicht nicht verziehen, engS. ernst bleiben;in straight sets (Tennis etc) ohne Satzverlust;his third straight win SPORT sein dritter Sieg in (ununterbrochener Reihen)Folge3. in Ordnung, ordentlich:put straight in Ordnung bringen;put things straight Ordnung schaffen;put a few things straight einige Dinge klarstellen;set sb straight jemandem einen Zahn ziehen umg;4. a) offen, ehrlichb) ehrlich, reell (Geschäftsmann etc): → die2 15. anständig (Leben etc)6. umg zuverlässig, sicher (Tipp etc)7. geradlinig, folgerichtig (Denken etc)8. POL US hundertprozentig (Republikaner etc)9. pur:drink one’s whisky straightc) gewöhnlich, normal (Roman etc)11. WIRTSCH US mit festem Preis, ohne Mengenrabatt12. AUTO, TECH Reihen…:13. umg quitt:we’re straight14. sl spießig15. sla) hetero (heterosexuell)b) clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)B adv1. gerade(aus):2. richtig:I can’t think straight ich kann nicht (mehr) klar denken;get sb straight sl jemanden richtig verstehen3. direkt, gerade, gerade(s)wegs, unmittelbar:a) es ernst meinen,b) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;a) nur heraus mit der Wahrheit!,b) mir gegenüber brauchst du kein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen7. ohne Eis (Cocktail)8. straight up? Br umg echt?, ehrlich?C s1. Geradheit f:out of the straight krumm, schief2. SPORT (Gegen-, Ziel) Gerade f3. SPORT (Erfolgs-, Treffer- etc) Serie f6. sl Spießer(in)7. sla) Hetero mb) jemand, der clean ist* * *1. adjective1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischthave or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken
6) (successive) fortlaufendwin in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen
straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen
7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache
9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell10) (in good order, not askew)is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?
is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?
put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]
get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen
let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären
get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!
2. adverbput or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
1) (in a straight line) geradego straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen
2) (directly) geradewegscome straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen
straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus
3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtigI told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...
4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]5) (accurately) zielsicherhe can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher
6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]3. nounfinal or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die
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1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) recto, liso2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) honrado, de confianza, sincero, franco3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) derecho, recto4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) en orden, arreglado5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) solo6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio, dramático
2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) recto, directamente2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) directamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) francamente, con franqueza
3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) recta- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
straight1 adj1. liso2. recto / derecho3. en ordenI want everything straight before your mother comes back quiero todo en orden antes de que vuelva tu madrestraight2 adv1. recto / derecho2. directamentestraight away enseguida / inmediatamentetr[streɪt]1 (not curved - gen) recto,-a; (- hair) liso,-a■ can you walk in a straight line? ¿puedes caminar en línea recta?2 (level, upright) derecho,-a, recto,-a■ backs straight! ¡espalda recta!■ is my tie straight? ¿tengo la corbata recta?3 (tidy, neat) en orden, arreglado,-a4 (honest - person) honrado,-a, de confianza; (sincere) sincero,-a, franco,-a5 (direct - question) directo,-a; (- refusal, rejection) categórico,-a, rotundo,-a■ he gave me a straight "no" for an answer su respuesta fue un "no" rotundo6 (correct, accurate) correcto,-a■ have you got your facts straight? ¿tienes la información correcta?7 (consecutive) seguido,-a8 (drink) solo,-a9 (play, actor, etc) serio,-a, dramático,-a10 (person - conventional) convencional; (- heterosexual) heterosexual; (non-drug user) que no toma droga11 familiar (not in debt) solvente1 (in a straight line) recto,-a2 (not in a curve) derecho,-a, recto,-a3 (directly) directamente4 (immediately) en seguida5 (frankly) francamente, con franqueza6 (clearly) claro, con claridad1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in race) recta2 (in cards) escalera3 familiar (conventional person) carca nombre masulino o femenino; (heterosexual) heterosexual nombre masulino o femenino; (non-drug user) persona que no se droga\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe straight and narrow el buen caminostraight from the shoulder sin rodeosstraight away en seguidastraight off sin pensarlo, en el actostraight up en serioto go straight (criminal) reformarseto keep a straight face contener la risato play straight (with somebody) jugar limpio (con alguien)to put/set the record straight dejar las cosas claras, aclarar las cosas, poner las cosas en su lugarto put/set somebody straight (about something) explicar los hechos a alguiento vote a/the straight ticket SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL votar a candidatos del mismo partido para todos los cargosstraight choice alternativa clarastraight fight mano a mano nombre masculinostraight profit beneficio limpiostraight swap cambio directostraight ['streɪt] adv1) : derecho, directamentego straight, then turn right: sigue derecho, luego gira a la derecha2) honestly: honestamenteto go straight: enmendarse3) clearly: con claridad4) frankly: francamente, con franquezastraight adj1) : recto (dícese de las líneas, etc.), derecho (dícese de algo vertical), lacio (dícese del pelo)2) honest, just: honesto, justo3) neat, orderly: arreglado, ordenadoadj.• derecho, -a adj.• directo, -a adj.• engallado, -a adj.• enhiesto, -a adj.• erguido, -a adj.• franco, -a adj.• liso, -a adj.• recto, -a adj.• seguido, -a adj.• serio, -a adj.adv.• derechamente adv.• derecho adv.• directamente adv.• recto adv.straight* (Sexuality)n.• buga* s.m.
I streɪtadjective -er, -est1)a) ( not curved or wavy) recto; < hair> lacio, lisob) (level, upright, vertical) (pred)to be straight — estar* derecho
is my tie straight? — ¿tengo la corbata derecha or bien puesta?
your tie isn't straight — llevas or tienes la corbata torcida
2) ( in order) (pred)is my hair straight? — ¿tengo bien el pelo?
I have to get o put my room straight — tengo que ordenar mi cuarto
if I pay for the coffees, we'll be straight — si pago los cafés quedamos or estamos en paz or (CS) a mano
to get something straight: let's get this straight a ver si nos entendemos; you have to make sure you've got your facts straight tienes que asegurarte de que la información que tienes es correcta; to set the record straight dejar las cosas en claro; to put o set somebody straight about something — aclararle algo a alguien
3)a) (direct, clear) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categóricoit's a straight choice between buying a car or going on holiday — la alternativa es clara: o se compra un coche o se va de vacaciones
I made $20,000 straight profit — saqué 20.000 dólares limpios de beneficio
she got straight A's — ≈sacó sobresaliente en todo
b) ( unmixed) <gin/vodka> soloall I want is a straight yes or no — lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más
5) ( successive)he won in straight sets — ( Sport) ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set
this is the fifth straight day it's happened — (AmE) éste es el quinto día seguido que pasa
6)a) ( serious) <play/actor> dramático, seriob) ( conventional) (colloq) convencionalc) ( heterosexual) (colloq) heterosexual
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1)a) ( in a straight line) < walk> en línea rectathe truck was coming straight at me — el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí
b) ( erect) <sit/stand> derecho2)a) ( directly) directamenteI came straight home from work — vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo
b) ( immediately)straight after dinner — inmediatamente después de cenar, en cuanto terminé de cenar
she said straight off she wasn't paying — (colloq) dijo de entrada que ella no pagaba
I'll come straight to the point — iré derecho or directamente al grano
3) (colloq)a) ( frankly) con franquezab) ( honestly)are you playing straight with me? — ¿estás jugando limpio conmigo?
to go straight: he swore he'd go straight — prometió que se reformaría
4) ( clearly) <see/think> con claridadI can't think straight — no puedo pensar claro or con claridad
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[streɪt]1. ADJ(compar straighter) (superl straightest)1) (=not bent or curved) [line, road, nose, skirt] recto; [trousers] de perneras estrechas, de pata estrecha *; [hair] lacio, liso; [shoulders] erguido, rectoto have a straight back — tener la espalda erguida or recta
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I couldn't keep a straight face, I couldn't keep my face straight — no podía mantener la cara seria2) (=not askew) [picture, rug, hat, hem] derechothe picture isn't straight — el cuadro está torcido or (LAm) chueco
your tie isn't straight — tienes la corbata torcida, tu corbata no está bien
3) (=honest, direct) [answer] franco, directo; [question] directo; [refusal, denial] categórico, rotundo•
all I want is a straight answer to a straight question — lo único que pido es que respondas con franqueza a una pregunta directa•
to be straight with sb — ser franco con algn, hablar a algn con toda franqueza4) (=unambiguous) clarois that straight? — ¿está claro?
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to get sth straight, let's get that straight right from the start — vamos a dejar eso claro desde el principiothere are a couple of things we'd better get straight — hay un par de cosas que debemos dejar claras
have you got that straight? — ¿lo has entendido?, ¿está claro?
to put or set things or matters straight — aclarar las cosas
to put or set the record straight — aclarar las cosas
he soon put or set me straight — enseguida me aclaró las cosas
5) (=tidy, in order) [house, room] arreglado, ordenado; [books, affairs, accounts] en orden6) (=clear-cut, simple) [choice, swap] simplewe made £50 straight profit on the deal — sacamos 50 libras limpias del negocio
7) (=consecutive) [victories, defeats, games] consecutivothis is the fifth straight year that she has won — este es el quinto año consecutivo en el que ha ganado
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to get straight As — sacar sobresaliente en todo•
we had ten straight wins — ganamos diez veces seguidas, tuvimos diez victorias consecutivas8) (=neat) [whisky, vodka] solo9) (Theat) (=not comic) [part, play, theatre, actor] dramático, serio10) * (=conventional) [person] de cabeza cuadrada *she's a nice person, but very straight — es maja pero tiene la cabeza demasiado cuadrada *
11) * (=not owed or owing money)if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight — si te doy cinco libras, estamos en paz
12) * (=heterosexual) heterosexual, hetero *13) * (=not criminal) [person]14) ** (=not using drugs)I've been straight for 13 years — hace 13 años que dejé las drogas, llevo 13 años desenganchado de las drogas
2. ADV1) (=in a straight line) [walk, shoot, fly] en línea recta; [grow] rectostand up straight! — ¡ponte derecho or erguido!
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straight above us — directamente encima de nosotros•
it's straight across the road from us — está justo al otro lado de la calle•
to go straight ahead — ir todo recto, ir todo derechoto look straight ahead — mirar al frente, mirar hacia adelante
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to look straight at sb — mirar derecho hacia algn•
to hold o.s. straight — mantenerse derecho•
to look sb straight in the eye — mirar directamente a los ojos de algn•
to go straight on — ir todo recto, ir todo derecho•
the bullet went straight through his chest — la bala le atravesó limpiamente el pecho•
I saw a car coming straight towards me — vi un coche que venía derecho hacia mi•
to look straight up — mirar hacia arriba2) (=level)the picture isn't hanging straight — el cuadro está torcido or (LAm) chueco
3) (=directly) directamente; (=immediately) inmediatamenteyoungsters who move straight from school onto the dole queue — jóvenes que pasan directamente del colegio a la cola del paro
I went straight home/to bed — fui derecho a casa/a la cama
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straight after this — inmediatamente después de esto•
straight away — inmediatamente, en seguida, al tiro (Chile)•
straight off — (=without hesitation) sin vacilar; (=immediately) inmediatamente; (=directly) directamente, sin rodeos4) (=frankly) francamente, con franquezajust give it to me or tell me straight — dímelo francamente or con franqueza
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straight up — (Brit) * en seriostraight from the shoulder —
5) (=neat) [drink] solo6) (=clearly) [think] con claridadhe was so frightened that he couldn't think straight — tenía tanto miedo que no podía pensar con claridad
7) *•
to go straight — (=reform) [criminal] enmendarse; [drug addict] dejar de tomar drogas, desengancharsehe's been going straight for a year now — [ex-criminal] hace ahora un año que lleva una vida honrada; [ex-addict] hace un año que dejó las drogas, lleva un año desenganchado de las drogas
8) (Theat)9) (=consecutively)3. N1) (=straight line)•
to cut sth on the straight — cortar algo derecho2) (Brit) (on racecourse)•
the straight — la rectaas the cars entered the final straight Hill was in the lead — cuando los coches entraron en la recta final Hill iba a la cabeza
3) (Cards) runfla f, escalera f4) * (=heterosexual) heterosexual mf4.CPDstraight angle N — ángulo m llano
straight arrow * N — (US) estrecho(-a) m / f de miras
straight man N — actor m que da pie al cómico
I was the straight man and he was the comic — yo era el actor que daba pie a sus chistes y él era el cómico
straight razor N — (US) navaja f de barbero
straight sex N — (=not homosexual) sexo m entre heterosexuales; (=conventional) relaciones fpl sexuales convencionales, sexo m sin florituras *
straight ticket N (US) (Pol) —
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I [streɪt]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( not curved or wavy) recto; < hair> lacio, lisob) (level, upright, vertical) (pred)to be straight — estar* derecho
is my tie straight? — ¿tengo la corbata derecha or bien puesta?
your tie isn't straight — llevas or tienes la corbata torcida
2) ( in order) (pred)is my hair straight? — ¿tengo bien el pelo?
I have to get o put my room straight — tengo que ordenar mi cuarto
if I pay for the coffees, we'll be straight — si pago los cafés quedamos or estamos en paz or (CS) a mano
to get something straight: let's get this straight a ver si nos entendemos; you have to make sure you've got your facts straight tienes que asegurarte de que la información que tienes es correcta; to set the record straight dejar las cosas en claro; to put o set somebody straight about something — aclararle algo a alguien
3)a) (direct, clear) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categóricoit's a straight choice between buying a car or going on holiday — la alternativa es clara: o se compra un coche o se va de vacaciones
I made $20,000 straight profit — saqué 20.000 dólares limpios de beneficio
she got straight A's — ≈sacó sobresaliente en todo
b) ( unmixed) <gin/vodka> soloall I want is a straight yes or no — lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más
5) ( successive)he won in straight sets — ( Sport) ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set
this is the fifth straight day it's happened — (AmE) éste es el quinto día seguido que pasa
6)a) ( serious) <play/actor> dramático, seriob) ( conventional) (colloq) convencionalc) ( heterosexual) (colloq) heterosexual
II
1)a) ( in a straight line) < walk> en línea rectathe truck was coming straight at me — el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí
b) ( erect) <sit/stand> derecho2)a) ( directly) directamenteI came straight home from work — vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo
b) ( immediately)straight after dinner — inmediatamente después de cenar, en cuanto terminé de cenar
she said straight off she wasn't paying — (colloq) dijo de entrada que ella no pagaba
I'll come straight to the point — iré derecho or directamente al grano
3) (colloq)a) ( frankly) con franquezab) ( honestly)are you playing straight with me? — ¿estás jugando limpio conmigo?
to go straight: he swore he'd go straight — prometió que se reformaría
4) ( clearly) <see/think> con claridadI can't think straight — no puedo pensar claro or con claridad
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I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) diritto, dritto; liscio2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franco, schietto, diretto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) dritto4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) in ordine, chiaramente5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro, liscio6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio, impassibile7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) diritto, dritto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direttamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) correttamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) dirittura (d'arrivo)- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) lige; glat2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) oprigtig3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) lige4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden; korrekt5) ((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.) udtryksløs; uden at fortrække en mine7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) almindelig2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) lige2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) lige3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ærligt3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) langside; opløb- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) lige; glat2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) oprigtig3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) lige4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden; korrekt5) ((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.) udtryksløs; uden at fortrække en mine7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) almindelig2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) lige2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) lige3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ærligt3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) langside; opløb- straightness
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- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
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ˈɑ:nsə
1. сущ.
1) ответ to give, offer, provide an answer ≈ дать ответ blunt, curt answer ≈ грубый ответ civil answer ≈ вежливый ответ diplomatic answer ≈ дипломатичный ответ direct answer ≈ прямой ответ equivocal answer ≈ двусмысленный ответ evasive, vague answer ≈ уклончивый, туманный ответ glib answer ≈ бойкий ответ ready answer ≈ готовый ответ straight answer ≈ прямой ответ wise answer ≈ мудрый ответ witty answer ≈ остроумный ответ negative answer ≈ отрицательный ответ positive answer ≈ положительный ответ right answer ≈ правильный ответ wrong answer ≈ ошибочный ответ dusty answer ≈ неудовлетворительный ответ in answer to know all the answers Syn: riposte, reply, response Ant: question
2) возражение, противоречие Syn: objection, rejoinder, retort
3) ответное действие His only answer was to walk out. ≈ Его единственным ответом был демонстративный уход.
4) решение (вопроса, задачи и т. п.)
5) юр. возражение ответчика Syn: defense, plea
6) соответствие, замена Television's answer to the news magazines. ≈ Телевидение - это замена информационным журналам.
2. гл.
1) отвечать;
откликаться, реагировать to answer politely (sharply, rudely, etc.) ≈ отвечать вежливо (резко, грубо и т. п.) to answer а question (smb.'s remark, etc.) ≈ отвечать на вопрос( чье-л. замечание и т. п.) to answer in the affirmative( in the negative) ≈ дать положительный (отрицательный) ответ He answered me nothing. ≈ Он мне ничего не ответил. to answer to the medical treatment ≈ поддаваться лечению answer the door answer the phone answer a call answer to the name answer the helm
2) подходить, соответствовать, удовлетворять (часто to) to answer the description ≈ соответствовать описанию to answer а demand( smb. 's wishes, etc.) ≈ отвечать/соответствовать потребности( желаниям и т. п.) The man answers to the description of the wanted murderer. ≈ Этот человек совпадает по описанию с разыскиваемым убийцей. to answer expectations ≈ не обмануть( чьих-л.) надежд, ожиданий
3) ручаться;
быть ответственным, нести ответственность( for - за кого-л.) I can't answer for his honesty. ≈ Я не могу поручиться за его честность. to answer for the consequences ≈ отвечать за последствия
4) нести ответственность( to - перед кем-л.) Who will answer to me for this? ≈ Кто мне за это ответит? Syn: account
2.
2)
5) удаваться;
иметь успех The experiment has not answered at all. ≈ Опыт не удался.
6) служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.), заменять( что-л.) A piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth. ≈ Вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги. Syn: satisfy ∙ answer back answer for be answered for answer upответ;
возражение - favourable * положительный ответ;
- in * to smth. в ответ на что-л;
возражая на что-л.;
- an * in the affirmative положительный ответ;
- to give an * отвечать;
- to have an * получать ответ;
- to vouchsafe no * не удостоить ответом;
- to teach foreign languages through questions and *s преподавать иностранные языки вопросно-ответным методом ответное действие, реакция - the * was a volley of fire в ответ раздался залп;
- his only * was to walk out вместо ответа он вышел из комнаты решение;
ответ, объяснение - to find the * to smth. решить проблему чего-л., справиться с чем-л., победить что-л.;
- prohibition might not be the * запрещение спиртных напитков еще не решение проблемы;
- the system is not necessarily the * for these states данная система может оказаться неподходящей для этих стран решение - the * to 3 x 17 is 51 3 х 17 равно 51;
- * to a chess problem решение шахматной задачи ответ, разгадка равноценная, достойная замена - this fictional spy is a French * to James Bond шпион в этом французском романе вполне достоин своего коллеги Джеймса Бонда;
- he has the reputation of being the American * to Caruso у него репутация американского Карузо (юридическое) письменное объяснение ответчика по делу( музыкальное) ответ > he knows all the *s он за словом в карман не полезет;
> a soft * turns away wrath( библеизм) кроткий ответ отвращает гнев;
повинную голову меч не сечет;
> the *'s a lemon (сленг) дудки!, номер не пройдет!;
> * to the maiden's prayer( сленг) красавец-мужчина;
популярный киноактер отвечать - to * questions отвечать на вопросы;
- to * a charge возражать на обвинение;
- to * smb. отвечать кому-л., - not to * a word не вымолвить в ответ ни слова;
откликаться, реагировать;
- to * a call откликаться на зов;
ответить по телефону;
- to * the bell отворить дверь;
- to * to a name of откликаться на имя;
- to * blows with blows отвечать ударом на удар;
- to * to a treatment поддаваться лечению;
- to * the whip повиноваться удару хлыста;
- to * the helm (морское) слушаться руля;
- when I call you, you should * at once когда я тебя зову, ты должен сразу откликнуться соответствовать, отвечать, удовлетворять - to * the description соответствовать описанию;
- to * hopes оправдывать надежды удаваться, иметь успех - the plan has not *ed план не удался исполнять - to * orders исполнять приказания;
- to * obligations выполнять обязательства удовлетворять - to * claims удовлетворять жалобы;
- to * debts уплачивать долги отвечать, ручаться, нести ответственность - to * for smb. ручаться за кого-л.;
- to * smb.'s honesty ручаться за чью-л. честность;
- to * for one's wrong-doings отвечать за свои проступки отвечать, нести ответственность перед кем-л. - you'll have to * to me if any harm comes to this child если с ребенком что-нибудь случится, вы мне за него ответите заменять;
служить - on the picnic a newspaper *ed for a tablecloth на пикнике газета заменяла нам скатертьanswer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответ ~ быть ответственным ~ возражать (to - на обвинение) ~ возражение, возражать ~ возражение ~ юр. возражение ответчика ~ исполнять, удовлетворять;
to answer the helm мор. слушаться руля ~ объяснение ~ ответ, отвечать ~ ответ ~ ответное действие ~ отвечать, откликаться ~ отвечать ~ письменные объяснения ответчика по делу ~ реагировать (to) ~ реагировать ~ реакция ~ мат. решение (задачи) ~ решение (вопроса и т. п.) ~ решение ~ ручаться (for - за кого-л.) ;
быть ответственным;
to answer for the consequences отвечать за последствия ~ служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.) ;
a piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги ~ соответствовать;
подходить;
to answer the description (purpose) соответствовать описанию (цели) ~ соответствовать ~ удаваться;
иметь успех;
the experiment has not answered at all опыт не удался~ a call откликнуться на зов;
~ a call ответить по телефону~ back дерзить~ ручаться (for - за кого-л.) ;
быть ответственным;
to answer for the consequences отвечать за последствия~ in the negative отрицательный ответ~ соответствовать;
подходить;
to answer the description (purpose) соответствовать описанию (цели) description: to answer (to) the ~ соответствовать описанию;
совпадать с приметами~ the door (или the bell) открыть дверь (на звонок, на стук и т. п.) door: to answer the ~ открыть дверь (на стук или звонок) ;
behind closed doors за закрытыми дверями, тайно~ исполнять, удовлетворять;
to answer the helm мор. слушаться руля helm: ~ рулевое колесо;
штурвал, румпель;
the man at the helm рулевой;
кормчий;
to answer the helm слушаться руля~ the phone подойти к телефону~ удаваться;
иметь успех;
the experiment has not answered at all опыт не удалсяanswer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответanswer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответanswer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответ~ служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.) ;
a piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги -
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1. nounI tried to phone him, but there was no answer — ich habe versucht, ihn anzurufen, aber es hat sich niemand gemeldet
there is no answer to that — dem ist nichts mehr hinzuzufügen
by way of [an] answer — als Antwort
in answer to something — als Antwort od. Reaktion auf etwas (Akk.)
2. transitive verbhave or know all the answers — (coll.) alles wissen
1) beantworten [Brief, Frage]; antworten auf (+ Akk.) [Frage, Hilferuf, Einladung, Inserat]; (react to) erwidern [Geste, Schlag]; eingehen auf (+ Akk.), erfüllen [Bitte]; sich stellen zu [Beschuldigung]answer me! — antworte [mir]!
2)3. intransitive verb1) (reply) antworten2) (be responsible)answer to somebody — jemandem [gegenüber] Rechenschaft ablegen
he has a lot to answer for — er hat vieles zu verantworten
3) (correspond)answer to a description — einer Beschreibung (Dat.) entsprechen
4)answer to the name of... — auf den Namen... hören
5)answer back — (coll.) widersprechen; Widerworte haben (ugs.)
* * *1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) die Antwort2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) die Lösung2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) beantworten2) (to open (the door), pick up( the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) Telefon beantworten; Tür aufmachen usw.4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) entsprechen•- answerable- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone* * *an·swer[ˈɑ:n(t)səʳ, AM ˈæn(t)sɚ]I. n1. (reply) Antwort f (to auf + akk); (reaction also) Reaktion f; ( fig: equivalent) Pendant nt geh (to zu + dat), Gegenstück nt (to zu + dat)he didn't give an \answer er antwortete nicht\answer to a question Antwort f auf eine Fragea straight \answer eine direkte Antwortby way of an \answer als Antwortto get an/no \answer eine/keine Antwort bekommenthere's no easy \answer es gibt dafür keine Patentlösung\answer to a problem Lösung f eines Problemsto know all the \answers ( also iron: be well-informed) alles wissen, die Antwort auf alle Fragen kennen; (be big-headed) [immer] alles besser wissen4.▶ a soft \answer [turneth away wrath] ( saying) mit ein bisschen Ruhe kann man so manchen Zorn besänftigenII. vt▪ to \answer sth“why not?” he \answer „warum nicht?“ erwiderte ernot many people have \answered our want ad so far bis jetzt haben sich noch nicht viele auf unsere Suchanzeige gemeldetthis \answers all our prayers unsere Gebete wurden erhört! gehto \answer the call of sb jdm gehorchento \answer the door[bell] die Tür öffnento \answer the telephone ans Telefon gehen▪ to \answer sb jdm antworten\answer me! antworte [mir]!/antworten Sie!that \answered our prayers das war wie ein Geschenk des Himmelsto \answer a need einem Bedürfnis entgegenkommento \answer a purpose einem Zweck dienen3. LAWto \answer charges sich wegen einer Klage verantwortenIII. vi antworten, eine Antwort geben* * *['Aːnsə(r)]1. n1) (= response) (to auf +acc) Antwort f, Entgegnung f (geh), Erwiderung f (geh); (in exam) Antwort fto get an/no answer — Antwort/keine Antwort bekommen
there was no answer (to telephone, doorbell) — es hat sich niemand gemeldet
the answer to a maiden's prayer (hum) — ein Traummann m (inf), der ideale Mann
there's no answer to that (inf) — was soll man da groß machen/sagen! (inf)
Germany's answer to Concorde —
they had no answer to the new striker (Ftbl) — sie hatten dem neuen Stürmer nichts or niemanden entgegenzusetzen
2) (= solution) Lösung f (to +gen)his answer to any problem is to ignore it — seine Reaktion auf alle Schwierigkeiten ist, sie einfach nicht wahrhaben zu wollen
there's only one answer for depression... — es gibt nur ein Mittel gegen Depression...
the defendant's answer to the charge was... — laut Einlassung des Beklagten... (form)
2. vt1) antworten auf (+acc); person antworten (+dat); exam questions beantworten, antworten auf (+acc); objections, criticism beantwortenwill you answer that? (phone, door) — gehst du ran/hin?
to answer the telephone — das Telefon abnehmen, rangehen (inf)
to answer the bell or door — die Tür öffnen or aufmachen, hingehen (inf)
who answered the phone? — wer war dran (inf) or am Apparat?; (here at this end) wer hat den Anruf entgegengenommen?
shall I answer it? (phone) — soll ich rangehen?; (door) soll ich hingehen?
5,000 men answered the call for volunteers — 5.000 Männer meldeten sich auf den Freiwilligenaufruf hin
..., he answered —..., antwortete er
answer me! —
to anyone who claims... I would answer this — jemandem, der... behauptet, würde ich Folgendes erwidern or entgegen
2) (= fulfil) description entsprechen (+dat); hope, expectation erfüllen; prayer (God) erhören; need befriedigenpeople who answer that description — Leute, auf die diese Beschreibung passt or zutrifft
this answered our prayers —
it answers the/our purpose — es erfüllt seinen Zweck/es erfüllt für uns seinen Zweck
3. vi1) antwortenif the phone rings, don't answer — wenn das Telefon läutet, geh nicht ran or nimm nicht ab
2) (= suffice) geeignet or brauchbar sein, taugen* * *A sto auf akk):a) in Beantwortung (gen),b) auf (akk) … hin,a) er weiß Bescheid, er kennt sich aus,b) pej er weiß immer alles besser2. fig Antwort f:a) Reaktion f:I rang the doorbell, but there was no answer ich klingelte, aber es machte niemand auf; → maiden B 1b) Gegenmaßnahme f:3. JURa) Klagebeantwortung f, Gegenschrift fb) weitS. Verteidigung f, Rechtfertigung fa) Lösung f (eines Problems)b) Abhilfe f, (das) Richtige (für)6. MUS Beantwortung f (in der Fuge)B v/i1. antworten, eine Antwort geben ( beide:to auf akk):a) freche Antworten geben,b) widersprechen,I telephoned this morning, but nobody answered ich rief heute morgen an, aber es hob niemand ab oder aber es meldete sich niemand;I rang the doorbell, but nobody answered ich klingelte, aber es machte niemand auf3. (to sb) sich (jemandem gegenüber) verantworten, (jemandem) Rechenschaft ablegen, (jemandem) Rede (u. Antwort) stehen ( for für):he had to answer for … in court er musste sich für … vor Gericht verantwortenfor für)5. die Folgen tragen, büßen, geradestehen ( alle:for für):he has a lot to answer for er hat allerhand auf dem Gewissen oder Kerbholz7. glücken, gelingen (Plan)8. answer to the name of … auf den Namen … hörenC v/t1. jemandem antworten, erwidern, entgegnen:a) jemandem freche Antworten geben,b) jemandem widersprechen,answer sb a question jemandem eine Frage beantworten3. fig reagieren auf (akk):a) eingehen auf (akk):answer the telephone ans Telefon oder an den Apparat gehen, einen Anruf entgegennehmen;I’ll answer it ich geh schon ran!b) TECH dem Steuer etc gehorchenc) einem Befehl, einem Ruf etc Folge leisten, folgen, gehorchen, entsprechenanswer sb’s prayers auch jemanden erhören4. einer Beschreibung entsprechen, übereinstimmen mit:he answers the description die Beschreibung passt auf ihn5. sich gegen eine Anklage verteidigen6. sich jemandem gegenüber verantworten, jemandem Rechenschaft ablegen, jemandem Rede (u. Antwort) stehen ( alle:for für)8. einem Zweck dienen, entsprechen9. eine Aufgabe lösen10. einen Auftrag ausführenA. abk2. America (American)3. answer* * *1. nounI tried to phone him, but there was no answer — ich habe versucht, ihn anzurufen, aber es hat sich niemand gemeldet
by way of [an] answer — als Antwort
in answer to something — als Antwort od. Reaktion auf etwas (Akk.)
2. transitive verbhave or know all the answers — (coll.) alles wissen
1) beantworten [Brief, Frage]; antworten auf (+ Akk.) [Frage, Hilferuf, Einladung, Inserat]; (react to) erwidern [Geste, Schlag]; eingehen auf (+ Akk.), erfüllen [Bitte]; sich stellen zu [Beschuldigung]answer me! — antworte [mir]!
2)3. intransitive verbanswer the door/bell — an die Tür gehen; see also telephone 1.
1) (reply) antwortenanswer to somebody — jemandem [gegenüber] Rechenschaft ablegen
3) (correspond)answer to a description — einer Beschreibung (Dat.) entsprechen
4)answer to the name of... — auf den Namen... hören
5)answer back — (coll.) widersprechen; Widerworte haben (ugs.)
* * *n.Antwort -en f.Lösung -en f. (to) v.antworten v.erwidern (auf) v. (telephone) v.abnehmen v. v.antworten v.beantworten v.einem Zweck entsprechen ausdr. -
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streit 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rett, bein, glatt2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) hederlig; oppriktig, åpenhjertig, rett ut3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlig, skikkelig4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden/stand, rett5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) rein, bar6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) som holder masken7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) karakter-2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) rett, beint2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rett, direkte3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) fair, ærlig3. 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
- straight offlike--------rank--------rett--------strakIsubst. \/streɪt\/1) rett linje2) rett vei(strekning)3) ( sport) langside, oppløpsside4) ( sport eller kortspill) serie, rekke5) ( i poker) straight6) ( hverdagslig) heteroseksuell, heterofil7) ( hverdagslig) konvensjonell personbe on the straight (and narrow) føre et hederlig liv, skikke segbe out of the straight være kroket, være skjev, sitte skjevtkeep to the straight and narrow (hverdagslig, overført) holde seg på den smale veion the straight rett, i rett linjeIIadj. \/streɪt\/1) rett, ben• is my hat on straight?2) rank, rett, stram3) direkte, rett4) på rad, etter hverandre5) i orden6) oppriktig, ærlig, åpenhjertig7) ærlig, hederlig, ordentlig, skikkelig, rettskaffen8) ( hverdagslig) pålitelig, tilforlatelig9) ( om alkoholholdig drink) ublandet, bar, ren10) (amer. skolevesen, om karakterer) blank, ren, strak11) (amer.) rendyrket, helhjertet, tro(fast)14) ( hverdagslig) borgerlig, konvensjonell15) ( hverdagslig) heterofil, heteroseksuell16) ( hverdagslig) som ikke bruker narkotika, dopfrias straight as an arrow snorrettget something straight få noe klart for seg, klargjøre en situasjon• now get this straight!get\/put\/make\/set straight ( overført) få orden på, ordne opp ibringe i orden, få orden på, rydde, gjøre i stand, ordnehave a straight word\/talk with someone si noen et alvorsordI'll put you straight! jeg skal lære deg!keep someone straight se til at noen skikker seg vel, holde orden på noenkeep straight føre et hederlig liv, skikke seg ( også) holde seg på matta, ikke skeie utkeep to the straight and narrow (path) ( overført) holde seg på den smale veimake\/put\/set everything\/matters straight ordne opp i alt, legge alt til retteput straight rette på, henge retta straight tip et stalltipsIIIadv. \/streɪt\/1) rakt, rett, bent2) rett, riktig, korrekt3) logisk, klart4) direkte, rett, rake veien5) straks, umiddelbart, øyeblikkelig6) ( overført) hederlig, ærlig, ordentlig, skikkelig7) (amer.) uten omsvøp, rett frem, direkte8) (amer.) (netto) per stykkstraight across tvers overstraight away med det samme, med en gang, umiddelbart, øyeblikkelig tvertstraight from the shoulder (gammeldags, om slag) raskt og godt slått ( overført) direkte, uten omsvøp, rett fra levrastraight off med en gang, øyeblikkelig uten forberedelser, på strak arm, på stående fot, i fartenuten videre, uten omsvøpstraight on rett fremstraight (out) direkte, rett ut, rett på sak, uten omsvøpstraight through tvers igjennom i ett strekk -
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[streɪt] nPHRASES:1) ( without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]gerade;is my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?;the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schief;he landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im Gesicht;( honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich( honest) ehrlich;I think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden;to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm sein;a \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwort;to do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandeln;to go \straight ( fam) keine krummen Sachen machen ( fam), sich dat nichts zu Schulden kommen lassenhe looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus5) ( plain) einfach;( undiluted) pur;vodka \straight Wodka m pur\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung7) (clear, uncomplicated) klar;well done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegt;just give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!;we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht;\straight answer eindeutige Antwort;( in exams)\straight A's glatte Einser;he's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidatthe team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen;the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie;( not laughing) ernst;( traditional) traditionell, konventionell;there's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes geboten;to keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben;to be \straight quitt sein ( fam)( clarified) geklärt;to put things \straight ( tidy) Ordnung schaffen;let's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...;and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehr;1) ( in a line) gerade[aus];go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straße;he drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baum;the village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor uns;after a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehen;the dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommen;the arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwand;she told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangen;to look \straight ahead geradeaus schauenshall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?;to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehenI got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafen;we've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechen;she said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habe;to get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommentell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?;I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele;\straight up, I only paid £20 for the fridge für den Kühlschrank habe ich echt nur 20 Pfund bezahlt5) ( clearly) klar;after five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehen;I'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann -
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[streɪt] 1. adjline, back, hair prosty; answer jasny; choice, fight bezpośredni; ( THEAT) part, play dramatyczny; whisky etc czysty; ( inf) ( heterosexual) normalny2. adv 3. nto put/get sth straight — ( make clear) wyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf) coś; ( make tidy) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) coś do porządku
to go straight home — iść (pójść perf) prosto do domu
to tell sb straight out — powiedzieć ( perf) komuś prosto z mostu
straight away, straight off — od razu
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) prosty2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) rzetelny3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) prosty4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) w należytym, porządku5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) czysty6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) poważny7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatyczny2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) prosto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) od razu3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) uczciwie3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) prosta- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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['ɑːn(t)sə] 1. гл.1) отвечать; откликатьсяto answer politely / sharply / rudely — отвечать вежливо, резко, грубо
to answer a question / smb.'s remark — отвечать на вопрос, чьё-л. замечание
to answer in the affirmative / negative — дать положительный / отрицательный ответ
He answered me nothing. — Он мне ничего не ответил.
- answer a call- answer the door
- answer the helm
- answer upThe dog answers to the name of Rex. — Собака отзывается на кличку Рекс.
3) подходить, соответствовать, удовлетворятьto answer smb.'s demand / wishes — отвечать, соответствовать чьим-л. требованиям, желаниям
The man answers (to) the description of the wanted murderer. — Этот человек соответствует описанию разыскиваемого убийцы.
to answer one's expectations — не обмануть (чьих-л.) ожиданий
Syn:4) нести ответственность; ручатьсяI will answer for it. — Я ручаюсь за это.
I can't answer for his honesty. — Я не могу поручиться за его честность.
He has а lot to answer for. — Ему за многое придётся ответить.
Syn:account 2. 3)5) удаваться; иметь успехThe experiment has not answered at all. — Опыт совсем не удался.
6) заменять, служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.)A piece of paper on the table answered for a tablecloth. — Вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги.
•••2. сущ.1) ответto give / offer / provide an answer — дать ответ
blunt / curt answer — грубый ответ
direct / straight answer — прямой ответ
- know all the answersevasive / vague answer — уклончивый, туманный ответ
Syn:Ant:Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Short answer[/ref]2) ответное действие, реакцияHis only answer was to walk out. — Его единственной реакцией был демонстративный уход.
4) юр. возражение ответчикаSyn:plea 2)5) (равноценная) замена, достойный ответ; аналогEast Germany joined the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet answer to NATO, in 1956. — В 1956 году Восточная Германия присоединилась к Организации Варшавского договора, советскому аналогу НАТО.
VH-1 is the baby boomers' answer to MTV. — Музыкальный канал VH-1 - это своего рода MTV для поколения беби-бумеров.
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an·swer [ʼɑ:n(t)səʳ, Am ʼæn(t)sɚ] nthere was no \answer ( telephone) es ist keiner rangegangen;( doorbell) es hat keiner aufgemacht;he didn't give an \answer er antwortete nicht;in \answer to your letter... in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens... ( geh)to be the \answer to sb's prayer(s) (hum, iron) ein Geschenk des Himmels sein;\answer to a question Antwort f auf eine Frage;a straight \answer eine direkte Antwort;by way of an \answer als Antwort;to get an/no \answer eine/keine Antwort bekommenthere's no easy \answer es gibt dafür keine Patentlösung;\answer to a problem Lösung f eines Problems;to know all the \answers;(a. iron: be well-informed) alles wissen, die Antwort auf alle Fragen kennen;( be big-headed) [immer] alles besser wissenPHRASES:a soft \answer [turneth away wrath] (\answer [turneth away wrath]) mit ein bisschen Ruhe kann man so manchen Zorn besänftigen vtto \answer sth“why not?” he \answered „warum nicht?“ erwiderte er;not many people have \answered our want ad so far bis jetzt haben sich noch nicht viele auf unsere Suchanzeige gemeldet;this \answers all our prayers unsere Gebete wurden erhört! ( geh)to \answer the call of sb jdm gehorchen;to \answer the call of nature (a. hum) dem Ruf der Natur folgen (a. hum)to \answer the call for volunteers sich akk freiwillig melden;to \answer the door[bell] die Tür öffnen;to \answer the telephone ans Telefon gehen;to \answer sb jdm antworten;\answer me! antworte [mir]!/antworten Sie!that \answered our prayers das war wie ein Geschenk des Himmels;to \answer a need einem Bedürfnis entgegenkommen;to \answer a purpose einem Zweck dienen3) lawto \answer charges sich wegen einer Klage verantworten vi antworten, eine Antwort geben;nobody \answered ( telephone) es ist keiner rangegangen;( doorbell) es hat keiner aufgemacht -
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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) direito2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) directo3) (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!) em ordem5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) simples6) ((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 recta2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) directamente3) (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.) recta- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *[streit] n 1 reta, linha, posição, formas retas. 2 seqüência (de pôquer). 3 pessoa heterossexual. 4 pessoa que não usa drogas. • adj 1 reto, plano. 2 direto. 3 ereto, direito. 4 franco, honesto, honrado. 5 correto, justo, em ordem, direito. 6 contínuo, seguido. 7 Amer declarado, manifestado. 8 Amer puro, não falsificado, não diluído (bebida). 9 coll seguro, de confiança. 10 game seguido ( pôquer). 11 Amer sl líquido, sem desconto. 12 oficial (informação). 13 metódico, preciso, meticuloso, convencional. 14 liso (cabelo). 15 sl não viciado (em drogas). 16 sl heterossexual. • adv 1 em linha reta. 2 de modo ou de forma ereta, em posição direita. 3 logo, imediatamente, diretamente. 4 francamente, honestamente, de modo direito. I gave it to him straight / eu lho disse na cara. 5 continuamente. 6 sem restrição. 7 sl corretamente, bem. I didn’t get you straight / Amer sl não o compreendi bem. 5 cents straight Amer coll cinco cents líquido. it is as straight as you can go bem em frente. out of the straight ilegal, fora da lei. straight! coll de fato! straight ahead bem em frente, avante, sempre em frente. straight as an arrow (ou a dart) bem reto, correto. straight aviation gasoline gasolina pura de aviação. straight away imediatamente, prontamente. straight from the shoulder honestamente, diretamente. straight to the point diretamente ao que interessa. straight up? de verdade? to go straight a) corrigir-se, desistir de atividades criminosas. b) ir, caminhar reto, direto. to keep a straight bat comportar-se honrosamente, bem. to keep a straight face abster-se de sorrir. I tried to keep a straight face / procurei ficar sério, impassível. to put the record straight tirar a limpo, pôr em pratos limpos. to sell someone straight falar direta e corajosamente. to set someone straight corrigir alguém, esclarecer alguém. to think straight pensar logicamente. to vote a straight ticket votar em candidato de partido. -
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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) raven2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) odkrit3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) poravnan4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) urejen, jasen5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čist6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) resen7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramski2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) naravnost2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) takoj3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) pošteno3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ravnina- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [stréit]adjectiveraven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden; figuratively odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran; colloquially zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden; American slang brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)in a straight line — v premi, ravni črtistraight angle — iztegnjeni kot (180°)a straight back — raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbetstraight face — negiben, resen obraza straight knee — ravno, neupognjeno kolenostraight line mathematics premicaa straight tip slang zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) viraa straight path — ravna, prema stezaa straight race — dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmagoa straight Republican American slang brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skozthe straight ticket American pravi, uradni program strankeis everything straight? — je vse v redu?to keep a straight face — resno se držati, zadržati smehto keep s.o. straight — držati koga na uzdito set a room straight — urediti, pospraviti soboto vote a straight ticket American glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listoII [stréit]adverbpremo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno; figuratively odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno; obsolete takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenjastraight away — takoj, na mestu, precejstraight off — takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanjastraight from the horse's mouth slang iz prvega virato come straight to the point — jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasnitito ride straight on — jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovireto run straight — moralno, pošteno živetito speak straight out — odkrito, brez ovinkov govoritiI cannot tell you straight off — ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)III [stréit]1.nounpremost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke; American slang resnica, prava ugotovitev; sport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kartout of the straight — neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figuratively nepošten;2.interjectionzares!, resnično!, v resnici! -
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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
- straight off
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straight — [[t]stre͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ straighter, straightest, straights 1) ADJ GRADED A straight line or edge continues in the same direction and does not bend or curve. Keep the boat in a straight line... Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to… … English dictionary
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answer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that you say/write/do as a reply ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, one word, quick, short ▪ The short answer to your question is that he has acted completely illegally. ▪ blunt … Collocations dictionary
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answer — I n. 1) to give, offer, provide an answer 2) a blunt, curt; civil; diplomatic; direct; equivocal; evasive, vague; glib; ready; straight; wise; witty answer 3) a negative; positive answer 4) the right; wrong answer 5) (BE) a dusty ( unsatisfactory … Combinatory dictionary