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1 play a straight bat

Австралийский сленг: вести себя честно, действовать искренне, действовать прямо, действовать честно

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > play a straight bat
2 play a straight bat

вести себя или действовать прямо, честно, искренне

Australian slang > play a straight bat
3 play a straight bat

вести себя или действовать прямо, честно, искренне

English-Russian australian expression > play a straight bat
4 straight

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

(b) (level)

∎ 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

(d) familiar (heterosexual) hétéro mf

(e) familiar (conventional person) personne f conventionnelle ou sérieuse^□ ;

∎ don't be such a straight! sois pas si sérieux!

(f) familiar drugs slang (cigarette) clope f (par opposition à une cigarette de haschisch)

2 adjective

(a) (not curved → line, road, nose) droit; (→ hair) raide;

∎ 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?;

∎ to put or to set straight (picture) remettre d'aplomb, redresser; (hat, tie) ajuster;

∎ hold or keep the tray straight tenez le plateau bien droit

(c) (honest → person) honnête, droit; (frank → person, answer) franc (franche);

∎ 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;

∎ American familiar a straight shooter une personne franche^□ ;

∎ American familiar a straight arrow (man) un brave type; (woman) une brave femme;

∎ 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

(f) (quits) quitte;

∎ 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

(g) (direct) droit, direct;

∎ 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)

(k) (serious) sérieux;

∎ 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

(l) familiar (conventional) conventionnel^□, sérieux^□

(m) familiar (heterosexual) hétéro

(n) familiar

∎ to be straight (not criminal) être rangé des voitures; (not on drugs) être clean

(o) Cars (cylinders) en ligne;

∎ a straight eight engine un moteur huit cylindres en ligne

(p) Geometry (angle) plat

(q) American familiar (true) vrai^□ ;

∎ this is the straight story of what happened voici comment ça s'est vraiment passé

3 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^□ ;

∎ British familiar straight up? sans blague?;

∎ straight up! sans blague!, je t'assure!

(f) (clearly)

∎ 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

(h) (conventionally)

∎ to play (it) straight Theatre jouer de façon classique; Music suivre la partition

►► 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;

American Politics straight ticket liste f non panachée

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5 ♦ straight

♦ 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 onesti

2 diretto: straight course, itinerario diretto

3 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 subito

4 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.)

6 puro; schietto; liscio: straight whisky, whisky schietto (o liscio)

7 (autom., mecc.) in linea: a straight-six ( engine), un motore a sei cilindri in linea

8 ( del viso) serio: to keep a straight face, fare la faccia seria; rimanere serio, impassibile; riuscire a trattenere il riso

9 ( anche teatr.) serio; convenzionale

10 consecutivo; di fila, di seguito: four straight wins, quattro vittorie di fila

11 ( di motore) in linea

12 (fam.) che non devia dalla norma; «sano» ( eterosessuale, o che non si droga); (spreg.) convenzionale

13 ( boxe) diretto: a straight left, un diretto sinistro; a straight right, un diretto destro

14 ( cricket) ( del braccio) teso: straight-arm bowling, lanci a braccio teso ( la posizione normale)

15 ( cricket) ( della mazza) tenuta ad angolo retto ( rispetto al terreno)

16 (equit., ecc.) a piombo; verticale: a straight obstacle (o a straight jump) un ostacolo verticale

17 ( ginnastica) teso; disteso: straight legs, gambe distese

18 (fig.) consecutivo; in fila: After five straight wins they finally lost to us, dopo cinque vittorie consecutive, alla fine con noi persero

B n.

1 l'esser dritto; l'essere a piombo

2 rettifilo; rettilineo; ( sport) dirittura (d'arrivo): They were even as they reached the straight, in dirittura d'arrivo si sono ritrovati appaiati

3 ( ginnastica, tuffi) posizione eretta ( a gamba distesa)

4 ( poker) scala; sequenza: highest [lowest] straight, scala massima [minima]

5 (fam.) chi non devia dalla norma; eterosessuale; persona «sana» ( che non si droga, ecc.); (spreg.) tipo convenzionale

6 ( boxe) diretto

7 ( slang: di un drogato) «viaggio» ben riuscito ( senza allucinazioni)

C 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 laterale

2 dritto; ritto; in posizione eretta: to stand (up) straight, star ritto; stare eretto

3 correttamente; bene: The old man cannot see straight, il vecchio non ci vede bene

4 correttamente; lealmente

5 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. NOTA D'USO: - straight o strait?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ straight
6 straight

1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win 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

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

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]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

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]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) gerade, glatt

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ehrlich

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlich

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) ordentlich

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) pur

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nicht verzogen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) konventionell
2. adverb
1) (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.) direkt

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) anständig
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) die Gerade

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- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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straight

[streɪt]

I. n

1. (race track) Gerade f

in the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden

2. CARDS Sequenz f; (in poker) Straight m

3.

▶ stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow ( saying) bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich prov

II. adj

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

as \straight as a die [or AM pin] (of posture) kerzengerade; (honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich

2. (frank) advice, denial, refusal offen, freimütig; (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 zuschulden kommen lassen

3. inv ( fam: conventional) brav pej

he looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus

4. (heterosexual) heterosexuell, hetero fam

5. (plain) einfach; (undiluted) pur

\straight gin/Scotch Gin m/Scotch m pur

vodka \straight Wodka m pur

6. (simply factual) tatsachengetreu, nur auf Fakten basierend attr

\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung

7. (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 Einserkandidat

8. attr, inv (consecutive) aufeinanderfolgend, in Folge nach n

the team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

\straight flush CARDS Straight[flush] m

the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie

to win/lose in \straight sets TENNIS mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlieren

9. ( fam: serious) ernst[haft]; (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 make [or put on] a \straight face ein ernstes Gesicht machen, eine ernste Miene aufsetzen

\straight actor/actress THEAT Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs

\straight production [or play] ernstes Stück

10. pred ( fam: quits)

▪ to be \straight quitt sein fam

11. ( fam: no drugs or alcohol) sauber, clean sl

‘Getting S\straight’ programme [or AM program] Entziehungskur f

12. pred (in order) in Ordnung; (clarified) geklärt

to put things \straight (tidy) Ordnung schaffen; (organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen fam, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. etwas 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

to put [or set] sb \straight about sth jdm Klarheit über etw akk verschaffen

III. adv

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 schauen

2. inv (directly) direkt fam

shall 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 schauen

3. inv (immediately) sofort

I 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 kommen

4. ( fam: honestly) offen [und ehrlich]

tell 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 bezahlt

5. (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. adj (+er)

1) gerade; shot, pass direkt; stance, posture aufrecht; hair glatt; skirt, trousers gerade geschnitten

your tie isn't straight — deine Krawatte sitzt schief

the picture isn't straight —

your hem isn't straight — dein Saum ist nicht gerade

to pull sth straight — etw gerade ziehen

is my hat on straight? — sitzt mein Hut gerade?

please put the picture straight —

hold yourself straight — gerade!

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

with a straight face — ohne die Miene zu verziehen

straight left/right (Boxing) — gerade Linke/Rechte

2) (= clear) thinking klar

to 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 ehrlich

to be straight with sb — offen und ehrlich zu jdm sein

to keep sb straight — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät (inf)

to play a straight bat ( Brit fig ) — ein faires Spiel spielen

straight arrow ( US inf ) — biederer Mensch

4) (= plain, straightforward) drink pur; (POL) fight direkt; yes or no, choice, exam pass einfach

straight A's — glatte Einsen pl

she's a straight A student — sie hat alles Einsen

to vote the straight ticket ( US Pol ) — seine Stimme einer einzigen Partei (dat) geben

he's a straight Democrat — er ist ein hundertprozentiger Demokrat

to have a straight choice between... — nur die Wahl zwischen... haben

5) (= continuous) ununterbrochen

for the third straight day (US) —

the straight line of succession to the throne — die Thronfolge in der direkten Linie

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

6) (THEAT) production konventionell; actor ernsthaft

a straight play — ein reines Drama

7) pred (in order) house, room ordentlich; paperwork in Ordnung

to be ( all) straight — in Ordnung sein; ( fig

now we're straight — jetzt haben wir die Sache geklärt

let's get this straight — das wollen wir mal klarstellen

and get this straight — und damit wir uns richtig verstehen

to put or set sb straight about sth — jdm etw klarmachen

if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight (inf) — wenn ich dir einen Fünfer gebe, sind wir quitt

8) (inf: heterosexual) hetero (inf); (= conventional) etabliert, spießig (pej)

9) (DRUGS inf) clean (inf)

I've been straight for three years now — ich bin jetzt seit drei Jahren clean (inf)

2. adv

1) hold, walk, fly, shoot, grow gerade; sit up, stand up aufrecht, gerade; hit genau; leap at, aim for direkt; above genau, direkt; across direkt

straight through sth — glatt durch etw

he came straight at me — er kam direkt or geradewegs auf mich zu

it went straight up in the air — es flog senkrecht in die Luft

to look straight ahead —

the town lay straight ahead of us — die Stadt lag direkt or genau vor uns

the airport is straight ahead —

go straight ahead with your plan — führen Sie Ihren Plan wie vorgesehen durch

to drive straight on — geradeaus weiterfahren

he drove straight into a tree — er fuhr direkt or voll (inf) gegen einen Baum

the arrow went straight to the target — der Pfeil traf genau ins Ziel

to go straight (criminal) — keine krummen Sachen (mehr) machen (inf)

2) (= directly) direkt

I went straight home — ich ging direkt or sofort nach Hause

to look sb straight in the eye — jdm direkt or genau in die Augen sehen

3) (= immediately) sofort

straight after this — sofort or unmittelbar danach

straight away or off —

he said straight off that... — er sagte ohne Umschweife or sofort, dass...

to come straight to the point — sofort or gleich zur Sache kommen

4) (= clearly) think, see klar

5) (= frankly) offen, rundheraus, ohne Umschweife

I'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 konventionell

7) drink pur

3. n

1) (= straight part) (on race track) Gerade f; (on road, RAIL) gerade Strecke

the final straight — die Zielgerade

in the straight — auf der Geraden

the straight and narrow — der Pfad der Tugend

to 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 f

to cut sth on the straight — etw gerade ( ab)schneiden; cloth etw am Faden(lauf) entlang schneiden

3) (inf: heterosexual) Hetero m (inf)

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straight [streıt]

A adj (adv straightly)

1. gerade (Beine etc):

straight hair glattes Haar;

straight line gerade Linie, MATH Gerade f;

keep the car in a straight line die Spur halten;

keep a straight face das Gesicht nicht verziehen, engS. ernst bleiben;

put straight ein Bild etc gerade hängen; → stand up A 1 b

2. a straight left (right) (Boxen) eine linke (rechte) Gerade;

in straight sets (Tennis etc) ohne Satzverlust;

his third straight win SPORT sein dritter Sieg in (ununterbrochener Reihen)Folge

3. 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;

set sb straight on ( oder about) jemandes Meinung über (akk) richtigstellen

4. a) offen, ehrlich

b) ehrlich, reell (Geschäftsmann etc): → die² 1

5. 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 straight

10. a) THEAT konventionell (Stück)

b) THEAT effektlos (Spiel)

c) gewöhnlich, normal (Roman etc)

11. WIRTSCH US mit festem Preis, ohne Mengenrabatt

12. AUTO, TECH Reihen…:

straight engine

13. umg quitt:

we’re straight

14. sl spießig

15. sl

a) hetero (heterosexuell)

b) clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)

B adv

1. gerade(aus):

go straight on

2. richtig:

he does not see straight;

I can’t think straight ich kann nicht (mehr) klar denken;

get sb straight sl jemanden richtig verstehen

3. direkt, gerade, gerade(s)wegs, unmittelbar:

he comes straight from London; → horse A 1, shoulder A 1

4. oft straight out rundheraus, klipp und klar:

she told him straight out what she thought of him

5. umg go straight keine krummen Sachen mehr machen;

play it straight

a) es ernst meinen,

b) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;

play it straight with me

a) nur heraus mit der Wahrheit!,

b) mir gegenüber brauchst du kein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen

6. straight away ( oder off) sofort, auf der Stelle, gleich

7. ohne Eis (Cocktail)

8. straight up? Br umg echt?, ehrlich?

C s

1. Geradheit f:

out of the straight krumm, schief

2. SPORT (Gegen-, Ziel) Gerade f

3. SPORT (Erfolgs-, Treffer- etc) Serie f

4. Poker: Straight m (Folge von 5 Karten beliebiger Farbe)

5. fig be on ( oder keep to) the straight and narrow auf dem Pfad der Tugend wandeln;

go off ( oder stray from) the straight and narrow auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

6. sl Spießer(in)

7. sl

a) Hetero m

b) jemand, der clean ist

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1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win 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

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

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]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

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]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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adj.

direkt adj.

gerade adj.

geradewegs adj.

rein adj.

unmittelbar adj.

unverfälscht adj.

English-german dictionary > straight
7 play

plei
1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jugar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jugar (a)

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar, actuar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) gastar una broma (a alguien)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jugar contra

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rielar, bailar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jugar

2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) diversión

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) obra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partido

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) juego

•

- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up

play¹ n

1. obra de teatro

there's a Shakespeare play on at the local theatre representan una obra de Shakespeare en el teatro de la ciudad

2. juego

play is important for learning el juego es importante para aprender

play² vb

1. jugar

he is playing with his friends está jugando con sus amigos

she plays tennis and squash juega a tenis y a squash

2. tocar

he plays the trumpet toca la trompeta

play

tr[pleɪ]

noun

1 (recreation) juego

■ all work and no play mucho trabajo y nada de diversión

■ children at play niños jugando

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (action) juego; (match) partido; (move) jugada

■ rain has stopped play la lluvia ha interrumpido el juego

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL obra (de teatro), pieza (teatral)

4 (free and easy movement, slack) juego

5 (action, effect, interaction) juego

transitive verb

1 (game, sport) jugar a

■ some played cards while the others played football algunos jugamos a cartas mientras otros jugaron a fútbol

■ do you play the Stock Exchange? ¿juegas a la Bolsa?

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (compete against) jugar contra; (in position) jugar de; (ball) pasar; (card) jugar; (piece) mover

■ Arsenal are playing Manchester tomorrow el Arsenal juega contra el Manchester mañana

■ have you played David at tennis? ¿has jugado al tenis con David?

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

■ she plays the piano toca el piano

■ play us something on the guitar tócanos algo a la guitarra

noun

1 (joke, trick) gastar, hacer

■ they played a dirty trick on me me jugaron una mala pasada

transitive verb

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (part) hacer el papel de, hacer de; (play) representar, dar

■ she plays the part of Juliet hace de Julieta

■ they're playing King Lear at the Royal representan el Rey Lear en el Royal

2 (record, song, tape) poner

3 (direct - light, water) dirigir

intransitive verb

1 (amuse oneself) jugar (at, a), ( with, con)

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (at game) jugar

■ he plays for England juega con la selección inglesa

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (cast) actuar, trabajar; (show) ser representado,-a

4 (pretend) pretender, jugar a

■ what are you playing at? ¿qué pretendes?, ¿a qué estás jugando?

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

6 (move) recorrer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a play on words un juego de palabras

to be in play estar dentro de juego

to be out of play estar fuera de juego

to be played out estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to bring something into play poner algo en juego

to come into play entrar en juego

to give full play to something dar rienda suelta a algo

to make a play for something/somebody intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a alguien

to play by ear (music) tocar de oído

to play dead hacerse el/la muerto,-a

to play for time tratar de ganar tiempo

to play hard to get hacerse de rogar, hacerse el/la interesante

to play into somebody's hands hacerle el juego a alguien

to play it by ear (improvise) decidir sobre la marcha, improvisar

to play it cool hacer como si nada

to play one's cards right jugar bien sus cartas

to play safe / play it safe ir a lo seguro, no arriesgarse

to play the fool hacer el indio, hacer el tonto

to play the game jugar limpio

to play truant hacer novillos, hacer campana

to play with an idea dar vueltas a una idea

to play with fire jugar con fuego

fair play / foul play juego limpio / juego sucio

play ['pleɪ] vi

1) : jugar

to play with a doll: jugar con una muñeca

to play with an idea: darle vueltas a una idea

2) fiddle, toy: jugar, juguetear

don't play with your food: no juegues con la comida

3) : tocar

to play in a band: tocar en un grupo

4) : actuar (en una obra de teatro)

play vt

1) : jugar (un deporte, etc.), jugar a (un juego), jugar contra (un contrincante)

2) : tocar (música o un instrumento)

3) perform: interpretar, hacer el papel de (un carácter), representar (una obra de teatro)

she plays the lead: hace el papel principal

play n

1) game, recreation: juego m

children at play: niños jugando

a play on words: un juego de palabras

2) action: juego m

the ball is in play: la pelota está en juego

to bring into play: poner en juego

3) drama: obra f de teatro, pieza f (de teatro)

4) movement: juego m (de la luz, una brisa, etc.)

5) slack: juego m

there's not enough play in the wheel: la rueda no da lo suficiente

play

n.

• drama s.m.

• holgura s.f.

• huelgo s.m.

• juego s.m.

• jugada s.f.

• obra dramática s.f.

• pieza s.f.

• recreo s.m. (A role)

v.

• desempeñar v. (An instrument)

v.

• tocar v. (To drum)

v.

• tañer v.

v.

• divertirse v.

• jugar v.

• juguetear v.

• representar v.

• reproducir (Electrónica) v.

• sonar v.

pleɪ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

[pleɪ]
1. N

1) (=recreation) juego m

• to be at play — estar jugando

• to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma

2) (Sport) juego m; (=move, manoeuvre) jugada f, movida f

neat play — una bonita jugada

a clever piece of play — una hábil jugada

play began at three o'clock — el partido empezó a las tres

to be in play — [ball] estar en juego

to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego
fair I, 1., 1), foul 5.
3) (Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f
plays teatro msing
the plays of Lope — las obras dramáticas de Lope, el teatro de Lope

radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión

to be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra
radio
4) (Tech etc) juego m

there's not enough play in the rope — la cuerda no da lo suficiente

there's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto

5) (fig) (=interaction)

the play of light on the water — el rielar de la luz sobre el agua

the play of light and dark in this picture — el efecto de luz y sombra en este cuadro

the free play of market forces — la libre interacción de los mercados

the play of ideas in the film is fascinating — el abanico de ideas en la película es fascinante

6) (figurative phrases)

• to bring or call into play — poner en juego

• to come into play — entrar en juego

• to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algn

to make (a) great play of sth — insistir en algo, hacer hincapié en algo

• a play on words — un juego de palabras

2. VT

1) [+ football, tennis, chess, bridge, cards, board game etc] jugar a; [+ game, match] jugar, disputar

do you play football? — ¿juegas al fútbol?

what position does he play? — ¿de qué juega?

to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc

they played him in goal — lo pusieron en la portería

• to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenis

to play a game of cards (with sb) — echar una partida de cartas (con algn)

the children were playing a game in the garden — los niños estaban jugando (a un juego) en el jardín

don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!

- play the field

- play the game

2) [+ team, opponent] jugar contra

I played him twice — jugué contra él dos veces

last time we played Sunderland... — la última vez que jugamos contra Sunderland...

• to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez

I'll play you for the drinks — quien pierde paga

3) [+ card] jugar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chess piece etc] mover; [+ fish] dejar que se canse, agotar

• he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red

• to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa

- play one's cards right or well

- he played his ace

- play ball

4) (=perform) [+ role, part] hacer, interpretar; [+ work] representar; (=perform in) [+ town] actuar en

what part did you play? — ¿qué papel tuviste?

when we played "Hamlet" — cuando representamos "Hamlet"

when I played Hamlet — cuando hice el papel de Hamlet

we shall be playing the West End — pondremos la obra en el West End

when we last played Blackpool — cuando actuamos la última vez en Blackpool

let's play it for laughs — hagámoslo de manera burlesca

to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo

we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma

- play it cool

- play it safe
book 1., 1), fool, trick 1., 1)
5) (Mus etc) [+ instrument, note] tocar; [+ tune, concerto] tocar, interpretar more frm; [+ tape, CD] poner, tocar

to play the piano/violin — tocar el piano/el violín

they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía

they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven

I can't play a note — no tengo ni idea de música

6) (=direct) [+ light, hose] dirigir

to play hoses on a fire — dirigir mangueras sobre un incendio

to play a searchlight on an aircraft — dirigir un reflector hacia un avión, hacer de un avión el blanco de un reflector

3. VI

1) (=amuse o.s.) [child] jugar; [puppy, kitten etc] jugar, juguetear

to go out to play — salir a jugar

to play with a stick — juguetear con un palo

to play with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea

to play with one's food — comiscar

to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego

he's got money to play with — tiene dinero de sobra

how much time/money do we have to play with? — ¿con cuánto tiempo/dinero contamos?, ¿de cuánto tiempo/dinero disponemos?

he's just playing with you — se está burlando de ti

to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse

2) (Sport) (at game, gamble) jugar

play! — ¡listo!

who plays first? — ¿quién juega primero?

are you playing today? — ¿tu juegas hoy?

I've not played for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no juego

• England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final

• to play at chess — jugar al ajedrez

they're playing at soldiers — están jugando a (los) soldados

he's just playing at it — lo hace para pasar el tiempo nada más

the little girl plays at being a woman — la niña juega a ser mujer

what are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?

• to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas

• to play fair — jugar limpio

• he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpool

to play for money — jugar por dinero

to play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego

• to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero

• he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles

- play for time

- play into sb's hands

- play to one's strengths

3) (Mus) [person] tocar; [instrument, record etc] sonar

do you play? — ¿sabes tocar?

a record was playing in the background — de fondo sonaba un disco

when the organ plays — cuando suena el órgano

• will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?

• to play on the piano — tocar el piano

• to play to sb — tocar para algn

4) (Theat, Cine) (=act) actuar

to play in a film — trabajar en una película

we have played all over the South — hemos representado en todas partes del Sur

the film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon

- play hard to get

- play dead
gallery
5) (=move about, form patterns) correr

the sun was playing on the water — rielaba el sol sobre el agua

a smile played on his lips — una sonrisa le bailaba en los labios

6) [fountain] correr, funcionar

4.

CPD

play clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar

play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play in

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play over

- play up

- play upon

* * *
[pleɪ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a joke/trick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

English-spanish dictionary > play
8 straight

1. n прямая линия

on the straight — по прямой

straight bow — прямой нос

straight forward — прямой

arms straight — руки прямые

legs straight — ноги прямые

straight hook — прямой крюк

2. n прямизна

out of the straight — кривой

3. n спорт. финишная прямая

back straight — прямая, противоположная финишной прямой

straight raspatory — прямой распатор

straight staircase — прямая лестница

at a straight angle — под прямым углом

straight spanner — прямой гаечный ключ

straight vault — прямой опорный прыжок

4. n честность

on the straight — честно

straight dealing — честность

5. n карт. карты, подобранные подряд по достоинству, «порядок», «стрит»

straight support — упор на прямых руках

straight - arms support — упор на прямых руках

upstart to straight arm support — подъем дугой в упор

underswing to straight arm support — подъем дугой в упор

6. n нормальный человек

straight man — честный человек

straight chain — нормальная цепь

straight arrow — добропорядочный человек

straight shooter — очень откровенный человек

7. n неодобр. «добропорядочный» человек, обыватель, мещанин

8. a прямой, неизогнутый

straight line — прямая линия

straight run — фракция прямой гонки

straight vision — прямое наблюдение

to run straight for — идти прямо в

straight scarf — прямой накладной замок

back straight out — отходить прямо назад

9. a не отклоняющийся от курса, не сходящий с дороги; беспрерывный

straight course — прямой курс

straight hang — вис с прямым телом

straight timber — прямоствольный лес

Sturzhang, straight — вис прогнувшись

straight - sitting — сед с прямыми ногами

sit with straight legs — сед с прямыми ногами

10. a невьющийся

straight hair — прямые волосы

11. a авт. с цилиндрами в ряд

straight cylinder — прямой цилиндр

straight body inverted hang — вис прогнувшись

your road lies straight before you — вам идти прямо

12. a правильный, ровный; находящийся в порядке

straight eye — верный глаз

face straight — правильно отрезать

facing straight — правильно отрезающий

faced straight — правильно отрезал; правильно отрезанный

to err from the straight path — сбиться с правильного пути

13. a разг. честный, прямой, искренний

straight question — прямой вопрос

straight dealing — честность, честное ведение дел

to keep straight — оставаться честным; вести честный образ жизни

straight legs — прямые ноги

straight oar — прямое весло

straight tooth — прямой зуб

straight angle — прямой угол

straight away — прямо сейчас

14. a разг. верный, надёжный

straight tip — сведения из достоверных источников

the straight tip — надёжный совет

15. a амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии; преданный своей партии

straight Republican — стойкий республиканец

straight ticket — голосование за весь список кандидатов от одной партии

16. a амер. неразбавленный

straight whisky — неразбавленное виски

17. a амер. ком. фиксированный, прейскурантный; без скидки за большое количество купленного

cigars 20 cents straight — сигары 20 центов штука, без скидки

straight amplifier — усилитель без преобразования частоты

straight joint — соединение без шпунтов и шпонок

straight run flour — мука без отбора отрубей

straight collect run — работа без подборки

straight abutment — устой без открылков

18. a лит. театр. чистый по жанру

straight play — драма

straight binary — чисто двоичный

straight product — чистый продукт

straight limestone — чистый известняк

straight liquid fuel — чистое жидкое топливо

on straight business terms — на чисто деловых условиях

19. a лит. театр. естественный, органичный

20. a лит. театр. обыкновенный, рядовой

a straight novel — рядовой роман, бесхитростное повествование

21. a лит. театр. идущий по порядку

twelve straight days — двенадцать дней подряд

vertical press with straight arms sideward to support — подъем силой с прямыми руками через стороны в упор

22. a лит. театр. карт. расположенный по порядку

straight flush — карты одной масти по порядку; «королевский цвет», объективный

23. a разг. обычный, традиционный

straight culture — традиционная культура

straight binary code — обычный двоичный код

straight bound — обычная облигация

straight bond — обычная облигация

24. a разг. нормальный; здоровый

straight and gay people — нормальные люди и гомосексуалисты

25. a разг. единственный; прямой

a salesman on straight commission — коммивояжёр, работающий только за комиссионные

straight nozzle — прямой наконечник

backed straight out — отошел прямо назад

backing straight out — отход прямо назад

straight distillation — прямая перегонка

straight observation tube — прямой тубус

26. a разг. прямой, непосредственный

keep the support arm straight — держать опорную руку прямой

to stare straight before one — смотреть прямо перед собой

straight backward somersault — сальто назад с прямым телом

straight and level flight — горизонтальный полет по прямой

kept the support arm straight — держал опорную руку прямой

27. adv по прямой линии, прямо

to ride straight — ехать напрямик

to stand straight — стоять прямо, не горбиться

straight trochar — прямой троакар

straight scissors — прямые ножницы

straight union — прямой переходник

stand up straight — держаться прямо

straight baseline — прямая базисная линия

28. adv прямо, непосредственно

straight above — прямо над

to go straight to London — поехать прямо в Лондон

it comes straight from Paris — это прибыло прямо из Парижа

straight packer — прямой корнцанг

straight section — прямое сечение

straight stem — прямой форштевень

straight handstand — прямая стойка на руках

straight jump — прыжок вверх с прямым телом

29. adv правильно, точно, метко

to shoot straight — метко стрелять

30. adv правильно, упорядоченно

to put a room straight — привести комнату в порядок

is my hat on straight? — у меня шляпа правильно надета?

31. adv честно, открыто, прямо

final straight — финишная прямая

straight forceps — прямой пинцет

straight tiller — прямой румпель

straight piece wage — прямая сдельная оплата

straight Kocher's clamp — прямой зажим Кохера

32. adv объективно

to write a story straight — нарисовать объективную картину; изложить события без комментариев

33. adv ясно, здраво

he thinks straight — он ясно мыслит

Синонимический ряд:

1. conventional (adj.) button-down; conventional; orthodox; square

2. correct (adj.) accurate; correct; right

3. direct (adj.) continuous; direct; linear; nonstop; through; undeviating; uninterrupted; unswerving

4. even (adj.) even; flat; flush; level; planate; plane; smooth

5. honest (adj.) equitable; fair; honest; honorable; honourable; just; moral; upright; virtuous

6. neat (adj.) full-strength; neat; orderly; plain; pure; tidy; unadulterated; unaltered; unblended; unchanged; undiluted; unmixed; unmodified

7. open (adj.) candid; forthright; frank; open; plainspoken; undisguised

8. rectilinear (adj.) aligned; erect; horizontal; perpendicular; plumb; rectilinear; vertical

9. straightforward (adj.) aboveboard; plain dealing; straightforward

10. right (noun) good; right

11. away (other) at once; away; first off; forthwith; immediately; instanter; instantly; now; PDQ; right away; right off; straight away; straight off; straightway

12. directly (other) as the crow flies; dead; direct; directly; due; in a beeline; right; straight ahead; straightly; undeviatingly

Антонимический ряд:

askew; circuitous; crooked; curved; deceptive; deformed; deviating; devious; dishonest; distorted; fraudulent; grotesque; indirect; interrupted; messy; misshapen; mixed; wily

English-Russian base dictionary > straight
9 play

{plei}
I. 1. играя (си)
забавлявам се (with)
to PLAY (at) soldiers играя на войници
let's PLAY (at being) pirates хайде да играем на пирати
2. сп., карти играя, включвам в игра, удрям (топка), шах местя (фигура)
to PLAY someone as goalkeeper etc. включвам някого като вратар и пр.
to PLAY (as/at) centre-forward играя като/съм център-нападател
to PLAY one's ace играя аса си
прен. to PLAY one's ace/one's trump card играя/изигравам най-силния си коз
to PLAY one's trumps well използувам добре възможностите си
to PLAY fair, to PLAY the game спазвам правилата, прен. постъпвам честно
3. сп. в (добро, лошо) състояние съм (за игрище)
4. играя на (борсата, тото и пр.), залагам
to PLAY the races залагам на конни състезания
to PLAY the market играя нa борсата
5. театр. играя, изпълнявам (роля), играя в (театър), играя се (за пиеса)
what's PLAYing at какво се дава/играе в
he PLAYed leading theatres той играеше в най-известните театри
to PLAY one's part well добре си играя/изигравам ролята (и прен.)
6. правя се на, показвам се като, играя ролята на
to PLAY the man показвам се/държа се като (истински) мъж, държа се мъжки
to PLAY dead правя се на умрял
to PLAY the fool/goat/monkey правя се на луд, втелявам се, халосвам се
7. свиря, изпълнявам (на инструмент), пускам, просвирвам (плоча и пр.)
to PLAY the piano/violin etc. свиря (на) пиано/цигулка и пр.
to PLAY a sonata on the piano изсвирвам соната на пиано
8. играя, движа се свободно, имам луфт (за машина и пр.)
9. насочвам, отправям (струя, прожектор и пр.), насочвам се
обстрелвам (on)
10. пускам (водоскок), пуснат съм (за водоскок)
11. sl. съдействувам, постъпвам както се изисква
12. оставям (уловена на въдица риба) да се измори във водата
to PLAY havoc/hell with, to PLAY the boar/deuce/dickens/devil with, to PLAY Old Harry/old gooseberry with обръщам с главата надолу, правя на пух и прах, погубвам, пращам по дяволите, разсипвам, разорявам, разстройвам
to PLAY safe действувам предпазливо, не рискувам
to PLAY a deep game имам потайни/скрити планове, действувам потайно
II. 1. игра, забава, забавление
to be at PLAY играя
in PLAY на шега
2. бързо движение, игра, трепкане (на вълни, светлина, цветове)
the PLAY of expression on his face променящото се изражение на лицето му
3. пиеса, представление, спектакъл
as good as a PLAY много забавно/интересно
4. сп., карти игра, ход, хазарт, начин (на игра)
the ball is to PLAY топката e в игра/в игрището
to be out of PLAY извън играта съм
5. ам. прен. маневра, ход
to make a PLAY for мъча се да докопам/спечеля
6. тех. игра, луфт, хлабина, свободен/мъртъв ход
7. поведение, отношение, държане
foul/false PLAY непочтеност, непочтено отношение, мошеничество
fair PLAY честна игра, честност, честно отношение
8. действие
to bring/call into PLAY пускам в ход/действие, предизвиквам
to come into PLAY влизам в действие, започвам да действувам
in full PLAY в пълен ход, в разгар
to hold someone in PLAY не давам някому да си отдъхне/да си поеме дъх
to make PLAY действувам енергично
9. ам. гласност (чрез средства за информация)
10. прен. простор, свобода
to give free PLAY to давам пълна свобода на (мисли, въображение и пр.)

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{plei} v 1. играя (си); забавлявам се (with); to play (at) soldiers(2) {plei} n 1. игра; забава, забавление; to be at play играя; in play

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трепкам; трепвам; свиря; обстрелвам; пиеса; отправям; владея; пускам; играя; игра; насочвам;

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1. 1 sl. съдействувам, постъпвам както се изисква 2. 1 оставям (уловена на въдица риба) да се измори във водата 3. as good as a play много забавно/интересно 4. fair play честна игра, честност, честно отношение 5. foul/false play непочтеност, непочтено отношение, мошеничество 6. he played leading theatres той играеше в най-известните театри 7. i. играя (си) 8. ii. игра, забава, забавление 9. in full play в пълен ход, в разгар 10. in play на шега 11. let's play (at being) pirates хайде да играем на пирати 12. the ball is to play топката e в игра/в игрището 13. the play of expression on his face променящото се изражение на лицето му 14. to be at play играя 15. to be out of play извън играта съм 16. to bring/call into play пускам в ход/действие, предизвиквам 17. to come into play влизам в действие, започвам да действувам 18. to give free play to давам пълна свобода на (мисли, въображение и пр.) 19. to hold someone in play не давам някому да си отдъхне/да си поеме дъх 20. to make a play for мъча се да докопам/спечеля 21. to make play действувам енергично 22. to play (as/at) centre-forward играя като/съм център-нападател 23. to play (at) soldiers играя на войници 24. to play a deep game имам потайни/скрити планове, действувам потайно 25. to play a sonata on the piano изсвирвам соната на пиано 26. to play dead правя се на умрял 27. to play fair, to play the game спазвам правилата, прен. постъпвам честно 28. to play havoc/hell with, to play the boar/deuce/dickens/devil with, to play old harry/old gooseberry with обръщам с главата надолу, правя на пух и прах, погубвам, пращам по дяволите, разсипвам, разорявам, разстройвам 29. to play one's ace играя аса си 30. to play one's part well добре си играя/изигравам ролята (и прен.) 31. to play one's trumps well използувам добре възможностите си 32. to play safe действувам предпазливо, не рискувам 33. to play someone as goalkeeper etc. включвам някого като вратар и пр 34. to play the fool/goat/monkey правя се на луд, втелявам се, халосвам се 35. to play the man показвам се/държа се като (истински) мъж, държа се мъжки 36. to play the market играя нa борсата 37. to play the piano/violin etc. свиря (на) пиано/цигулка и пр 38. to play the races залагам на конни състезания 39. what's playing at какво се дава/играе в 40. ам. гласност (чрез средства за информация) 41. ам. прен. маневра, ход 42. бързо движение, игра, трепкане (на вълни, светлина, цветове) 43. действие 44. забавлявам се (with) 45. играя на (борсата, тото и пр.), залагам 46. играя, движа се свободно, имам луфт (за машина и пр.) 47. насочвам, отправям (струя, прожектор и пр.), насочвам се 48. обстрелвам (on) 49. пиеса, представление, спектакъл 50. поведение, отношение, държане 51. правя се на, показвам се като, играя ролята на 52. прен. to play one's ace/one's trump card играя/изигравам най-силния си коз 53. прен. простор, свобода 54. пускам (водоскок), пуснат съм (за водоскок) 55. свиря, изпълнявам (на инструмент), пускам, просвирвам (плоча и пр.) 56. сп. в (добро, лошо) състояние съм (за игрище) 57. сп., карти игра, ход, хазарт, начин (на игра) 58. сп., карти играя, включвам в игра, удрям (топка), шах местя (фигура) 59. театр. играя, изпълнявам (роля), играя в (театър), играя се (за пиеса) 60. тех. игра, луфт, хлабина, свободен/мъртъв ход
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play [plei] I. v 1. играя, играя си; театр. изпълнявам, играя ( роля); давам представление; England will \play Latvia Англия ще играе срещу Латвия; to \play the innocent правя се на невинен (ни лук ял, ни лук мирисал); to \play to the gallery търся евтини ефекти; прен. търся популярност; to \play the man постъпвам като истински мъж (човек); to \play a trick ( joke) играя (погаждам) номер (on); the ground \plays well игрището е в добро състояние, игрището е добро за игра; to \play a pawn сп. местя пионка (в шахмата); to \play the ball сп. удрям топката; 2. свиря; изпълнявам; to \play the piano свиря на пиано; to \play by ear свиря по слух, импровизирам (и прен.); to \play a waltz свиря валс; to \play a record изсвирвам (пускам) плоча; to \play second fiddle свиря втора цигулка, играя второстепенна роля; 3. държа се, имам определено поведение; постъпвам; to \play it cool държа се хладнокръвно; to \play it straight директен съм; говоря действам направо; to \play double лицемеря, играя двойна роля; to \play fair постъпвам честно; to \play fast and loose 1) играя нечестна игра; 2) действам безотговорно; to \play it low on s.o. постъпвам подло (низко) спрямо някого; to \play safe действам внимателно, внимавам; не рискувам; to \play s.o. false ( foul) измамвам (излъгвам) някого; постъпвам нечестно спрямо някого; to \play the fool ( goat, monkey) правя се на луд (смахнат); втелявам се; to \play the devil' s advocate заемам противната позиция в спор, за да провокирам обстойната аргументация на дадено становище; 4. играя, трепвам, трепкам; 5. насочвам (се); отправям; обстрелвам; to \play a searchlight upon an object насочвам прожектора към даден предмет; the guns \played on the fort оръдия обстрелваха укреплението; 6. владея, управлявам; to \play a good bat добър играч на крикет съм; to \play a good knife and fork имам добър апетит, похапвам си добре; 7. залагам (при хазарт); играя, хвърлям ( карта); to \play high карти излизам с по-висока карта, покачвам; to \play o.'s cards well добре използвам обстоятелствата (възможностите си); to \play o.'s hand for all it's worth използвам възможностите (обстоятелствата) докрай, напълно; to \play into the hands of помагам на, съдействам на, наливам вода във воденицата на; 8. пускам в действие ( водоскок); 9. оставям (уловена на въдица риба) да се измори във водата; 10. играе, движи се свободно; има луфт (за машинна част); • to \play both ends against the middle изправям противници един срещу друг, за да получа собствена изгода; двама се карат, третият печели; to \play on s.o., to \play a joke on s.o., ам. to \play sharp on s.o. 1) подигравам се с някого; 2) излагам някого; to \play havoc ( hell) with, to \play the bear ( deuce, devil, dickens, mischief) with, to \play Old Harry ( old gooseberry, hell and Tommy) with погубвам, пращам по дяволите; обръщам с главата надолу; to \play ball ам. сътруднича, съдействам; to \play the field хойкам, имам много гаджета; тъка на няколко стана; to \play the game играя (действам) според правилата; действам почтено; to \play a deep game имам тайни (скрити) планове; to \play ducks and drakes with пилея; разхищавам; to \play tricks with служа си несръчно (неумело) с; to \play possum правя се на ни лук ял, ни лук мирисал; правя се на ни чул, ни видял; II. n 1. игра; \play of the waves плисък (игра) на вълните; to be at \play играя; \play-by-\play story сп. коментар; the \play of expression on his face променящото се изражение на лицето му, подвижните черти на лицето му; \play upon words игра на думи, каламбур; 2. пиеса, представление; спектакъл; драма; as good as a \play много забавен (интересен); също като на театър (сцена); gallery \play прен. демагогия; гъделичкане на низките вкусове на публиката; while the \play is good шотл. докато е време, докато не е станало късно; о́време, навреме; to damn a \play провалям пиеса; a stock \play театр. пиеса от репертоара; grand-stand \play позьорство; външен ефект; 3. шега, забава; in \play на шега; 4. поведение, отношение; fair \play почтеност, честност; foul ( false) \play непочтеност, нечестност; мошеничество; 5. дейност, действие; to bring ( call) into \play пускам в ход (действие), задействам; to come into \play започвам да действам; in full \play в пълен ход; в разгара; to hold ( keep) s.o. in \play създавам непрекъснато работа на някого, не давам на някого да си отдъхне (да си поеме дъх); in \play сп. в игрището; който може да се играе (за топка); 6. ред да играя, ход; it's my \play аз съм на ход; 7. прен. простор, свобода; to give free \play to o.'s thoughts давам пълна свобода (простор) на мислите си; 8. тех. игра, луфт, свободно движение; толеранс; free \play 1) мъртъв (празен) ход, луфт; 2) отклонение от нормалното положение; 9. хазартна игра, комар; • to make \play 1) разигравам, разкарвам ( with); 2) действам енергично; сп. нанасям енергични удари; 3) бързам, разбързвам се, разшетвам се; to make great ( big) \play of преувеличавам, пресилвам; преигравам; to make a \play for 1) домогвам се до; 2) флиртувам с; опитвам се да привлека; свалям.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > play
10 straight

straight

A n

1 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 adj

1 ( 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 ;

10 ( quits) to be straight être quitte ; to get oneself straight régler ses dettes ;

11 ○ [person] ( conventional) conventionnel/-elle ; ( not on drugs) qui ne se drogue pas ; ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ inv.

C adv

1 ( 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 ;

4 Theat ( conventionally) [act, produce] de manière classique ;

5 ( neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky sec or sans eau.

Idioms

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 ○ ? GB sans blague ○ ?

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11 straight

straight [streɪt]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not curved) droit ; [chair] à dossier droit ; [hair] raide

• to walk in a straight line marcher en ligne droite

• to keep one's back straight se tenir droit

   b. ( = frank) [answer, question] franc ( franche f)

• it's time for some straight talking soyons francs

   c. ( = unambiguous) clair

• have you got that straight? est-ce bien clair ?

• let's get this straight entendons-nous bien sur ce point

• to get things straight in one's mind mettre les choses au clair dans son esprit

• to put sth straight mettre qch au clair

• to set sb straight (about sth) éclairer qn (sur qch)

   d. ( = tidy) to put sth straight mettre de l'ordre dans qch

   e. ( = simple) it was a straight choice between A and B il n'y avait que deux solutions, A ou B

• her latest novel is straight autobiography son dernier roman est de l'autobiographie pure

• to get straight As (US) obtenir les meilleures notes

• a straight A student (US) un étudiant qui obtient les meilleures notes partout

   f. ( = consecutive) [victories, defeats, games, months] consécutif

• for five straight days pendant cinq jours consécutifs

• in straight sets (Tennis) en deux/trois sets (pour les matchs en trois/cinq sets)

   g. ( = not owed or owing money) (inf) quitte

• if I give you £5, then we'll be straight si je te donne 5 livres, nous serons quittes

   h. [whisky, vodka] sec ( sèche f)

   i. ( = unsmiling) to keep a straight face garder son sérieux

• to say sth with a straight face dire qch sans sourire

   j. [person] (inf) ( = conventional) conventionnel ; ( = heterosexual) hétéro (inf) ; ( = not criminal) honnête

• I've been straight for three years ( = not on drugs) ça fait trois ans que je n'ai pas pris de drogue

2. noun

   a. the straight [of racecourse, athletics track] la ligne droite

   b. to keep to the straight and narrow rester dans le droit chemin

• to keep sb on the straight and narrow faire suivre le droit chemin à qn

   c. ( = heterosexual) (inf) hétéro mf

3. adverb

   a. ( = in a straight line) [walk, stand, grow] droit ; [shoot] juste

• to go straight ahead aller tout droit

• straight across from the house juste en face de la maison

• straight above us juste au-dessus de nous

• he came straight at me il s'est dirigé droit sur moi

• to look straight at sb regarder qn droit dans les yeux

• he looked straight ahead il a regardé droit devant lui

• to look sb straight in the face/the eye regarder qn bien en face/droit dans les yeux

• to sit straight s'asseoir bien droit

• to sit up straight se redresser

• to stand up straight se redresser

• the bullet went straight through his chest la balle lui a traversé la poitrine de part en part

• to go straight towards sb/sth se diriger droit vers qn/qch

• the cork shot straight up in the air le bouchon est parti droit en l'air

• she ran straight across without looking elle a traversé en courant sans regarder

   b. ( = level) to hang straight [picture] être bien droit

   c. ( = directly) straight after this tout de suite après

• to come straight back ( = without detour) revenir directement ; ( = immediately) revenir tout de suite

• straight from the horse's mouth de source sûre

• to go straight home rentrer directement chez soi

• he went straight to London ( = without detour) il est allé directement à Londres ; ( = immediately) il s'est immédiatement rendu à Londres

• to go straight to bed aller directement se coucher

• I may as well come straight to the point autant que j'en vienne droit au fait

   d. ( = frankly) (inf) give it to me straight dis-le-moi carrément

   e. ( = neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky sec

   f. ( = clearly) he couldn't think straight il n'avait plus les idées claires

• I couldn't see straight je n'y voyais plus clair

   g. to go straight (inf) ( = reform) revenir dans le droit chemin

   h. ( = consecutively) for five days straight pendant cinq jours d'affilée

   i. (set structures)

► straight away tout de suite

► straight off ( = immediately) tout de suite ; ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = without beating about the bush) sans ambages

► straight on tout droit

► straight out ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = frankly) franchement

4. compounds

► straight-faced adverb d'un air impassible adjective

impassible

► straight-laced adjective collet monté inv

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[streɪt] 1.
noun Sport ligne f droite

back straight — côté m opposé de la piste

home straight — dernière ligne droite
2.
adjective

1) ( not bent or curved) gen droit; [hair] raide

dead straight — gen tout droit

in a straight line — en ligne droite

2) (level, upright) gen bien droit; [bedclothes, tablecloth] bien mis

the picture/your tie isn't straight — le tableau/ta cravate est de travers

3) (tidy, in order) en ordre

to get ou put something straight — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en ordre

4) ( clear)

to get something straight — comprendre quelque chose

now let's get one thing straight — que ce soit bien clair

to put somebody straight about something — éclairer quelqu'un sur quelque chose

to put ou set the record straight — établir la vérité

5) (honest, direct) [person] honnête, droit; [answer] clair

to be straight with somebody — jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un

6) ( unconditional) [majority, profit] net/nette; [choice] simple

to do a straight swap — faire simplement l'échange

a straight fight — GB Politics une élection à deux candidats

7) ( undiluted) [drink] sec, sans eau

8) ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-ive

she got straight ‘A’s — School elle a eu très bien partout

in straight sets — Sport en deux (or trois) sets

9) Theatre [actor, role] sérieux/-ieuse

10) (colloq) ( heterosexual) hétéro (colloq) inv
3.
adverb

1) ( not obliquely) gen droit; [shoot] juste

stand up straight! — tenez-vous droit!

sit up straight! — asseyez-vous convenablement!

she held her arm out straight — elle a étendu le bras devant elle

to go/keep straight ahead — aller/continuer tout droit

to look straight ahead — regarder droit devant soi

to look somebody straight in the eye — regarder quelqu'un droit dans les yeux

he headed straight for the bar — il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar

the car was coming straight at 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 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

they drove straight past me — ils sont passés droit devant moi

she drove straight into a tree — elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre

2) ( without delay) directement

to go straight back to Paris — rentrer directement à Paris

she wrote straight back — elle a répondu immédiatement

to come straight to the point — aller droit au fait

straight after — tout de suite après

straight away —

straight off — tout de suite

he read it straight off — il l'a lu d'une seule traite

she told him straight out that — elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que

it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — cela semblait sortir tout droit du Moyen Âge

3) ( frankly) tout net

I'll tell you straight — je vous le dirai tout net

give it to me straight — (colloq) dis-moi la vérité

straight out — carrément

to play straight with somebody — fig jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un

4) Theatre [act, produce] de manière classique

5) ( neat) [drink] sec or sans eau

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to keep a straight face — garder son sérieux

the straight and narrow — le droit chemin

to go straight — (colloq) [criminal] se ranger

straight up? — (colloq) GB sans blague? (colloq)

English-French dictionary > straight
12 straight

streit
1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) recto, liso

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) honrado, de confianza, sincero, franco

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) derecho, recto

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) en orden, arreglado

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) solo

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio, dramático

2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) recto, directamente

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) directamente

3) (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

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off

straight¹ adj

1. liso

she's got straight hair tiene el pelo liso

2. recto / derecho

a straight line una línea recta

the mirror isn't straight el espejo no está recto

3. en orden

I want everything straight before your mother comes back quiero todo en orden antes de que vuelva tu madre

straight² adv

1. recto / derecho

go straight on down this road sigue todo recto por esta calle

2. directamente

she went straight to the police se dirigió directamente a la policía

straight away enseguida / inmediatamente

straight

tr[streɪt]

adjective

1 (not curved - gen) recto,-a; (- hair) liso,-a

■ a straight road una carretera recta

■ 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?

■ the picture isn't straight el cuadro no está recto

■ sit with your back straight siéntate erguido

3 (tidy, neat) en orden, arreglado,-a

■ I must get the house straight tengo que ordenar la casa

4 (honest - person) honrado,-a, de confianza; (sincere) sincero,-a, franco,-a

■ be straight with me sea sincero conmigo

■ give me a straight answer dame una respuesta clara

■ let's do some straight talking hablemos claro

5 (direct - question) directo,-a; (- refusal, rejection) categórico,-a, rotundo,-a

■ he gave me a straight "no" for an answer su respuesta fue un "no" rotundo

6 (correct, accurate) correcto,-a

■ let me get this straight a ver si lo he entendido

■ have you got your facts straight? ¿tienes la información correcta?

7 (consecutive) seguido,-a

■ he worked for five days straight trabajó cinco días seguidos

■ 31 straight wins 31 victorias consecutivas

■ she got straight A's sacó sobresaliente en todo

8 (drink) solo,-a

9 (play, actor, etc) serio,-a, dramático,-a

10 (person - conventional) convencional; (- heterosexual) heterosexual; (non-drug user) que no toma droga

11 familiar (not in debt) solvente

adverb

1 (in a straight line) recto,-a

■ he was staring straight ahead miraba al frente

■ go straight on sigue todo recto

■ it's straight in front of you está delante de tus narices

■ he can't shoot straight no es un tirador certero

2 (not in a curve) derecho,-a, recto,-a

■ sit up straight ponte derecho

3 (directly) directamente

■ he went straight to the fridge se fue directamente a la nevera

■ come straight home vuelve directamente a casa

■ she went straight from school to university pasó directamente del instituto a la universidad

■ go straight to bed vete directamente a la cama

■ the car was coming straight at me el coche venía directo hacia mí

4 (immediately) en seguida

■ straight after lunch inmediatamente después de comer

■ I'll come straight back volveré en seguida

5 (frankly) francamente, con franqueza

■ tell him straight (out) díselo sin rodeos

■ get straight to the point ve al grano

6 (clearly) claro, con claridad

■ I can't think straight no puedo pensar bien

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in race) recta

■ he sped down the final straight bajó la recta final a gran velocidad

2 (in cards) escalera

3 familiar (conventional person) carca nombre masulino o femenino; (heterosexual) heterosexual nombre masulino o femenino; (non-drug user) persona que no se droga

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as straight as an arrow/die (line, direction) derecho,-a como una vela 2 (person) honrado,-a

the straight and narrow el buen camino

straight from the shoulder sin rodeos

straight away en seguida

straight off sin pensarlo, en el acto

straight up en serio

to go straight (criminal) reformarse

to keep a straight face contener la risa

to 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 lugar

to put/set somebody straight (about something) explicar los hechos a alguien

to vote a/the straight ticket SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL votar a candidatos del mismo partido para todos los cargos

straight choice alternativa clara

straight fight mano a mano nombre masculino

straight profit beneficio limpio

straight swap cambio directo

straight ['streɪt] adv

1) : derecho, directamente

go straight, then turn right: sigue derecho, luego gira a la derecha

2) honestly: honestamente

to go straight: enmendarse

3) clearly: con claridad

4) frankly: francamente, con franqueza

straight adj

1) : recto (dícese de las líneas, etc.), derecho (dícese de algo vertical), lacio (dícese del pelo)

2) honest, just: honesto, justo

3) neat, orderly: arreglado, ordenado

straight

adj.

• 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 streɪt
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not curved or wavy) recto; < hair> lacio, liso

to walk in a straight line — caminar en línea recta

keep your knees straight — no dobles las rodillas

he walks with a straight back — camina muy erguido

b) (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, categórico

it'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> solo

4) (honest, frank) < question> directo; < answer> claro

all I want is a straight yes or no — lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más

I've been absolutely straight with you about the whole business — no te he ocultado nada del asunto

5) ( successive)

he won in straight sets — ( Sport) ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set

she's had five straight wins — ha ganado cinco veces seguidas

this is the fifth straight day it's happened — (AmE) éste es el quinto día seguido que pasa

6)

a) ( serious) <play/actor> dramático, serio

b) ( conventional) (colloq) convencional

c) ( heterosexual) (colloq) heterosexual

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in a straight line) < walk> en línea recta

they live straight across from us — viven justo enfrente de nosotros

she looked straight ahead — miró al frente

the truck was coming straight at me — el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí

I aimed straight for his heart — le apunté justo al corazón

he made straight for the bar — se fue derecho al bar

look me straight in the eye — mírame a la cara

keep straight on until you come to the lights — sigue derecho hasta llegar al semáforo

the bullet went straight through his arm — la bala le atravesó el brazo

b) ( erect) <sit/stand> derecho

sit up straight — ponte derecho

2)

a) ( directly) directamente

I came straight home from work — vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo

she drank it straight from the bottle — se lo bebió directamente de la botella

I joined the army straight from school — me alisté en el ejército en cuanto terminé el colegio

b) ( immediately)

straight after dinner — inmediatamente después de cenar, en cuanto terminé de cenar

I'll bring it straight back — enseguida lo devuelvo

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

straight away — straightaway

3) (colloq)

a) ( frankly) con franqueza

she told him straight out — se lo dijo sin rodeos

b) ( 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 claridad

I can't think straight — no puedo pensar claro or con claridad

5) ( Theat) < play> de manera clásica

III

noun ( on race track)

the straight — la recta

[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, recto

he couldn't even walk in a straight line — ni siquiera podía caminar en línea recta

she was keeping the boat on a straight course — mantenía el barco navegando en línea recta

to have a straight back — tener la espalda erguida or recta

• I couldn't keep a straight face, I couldn't keep my face straight — no podía mantener la cara seria

she said it with a completely straight face — lo dijo con la cara totalmente seria

2) (=not askew) [picture, rug, hat, hem] derecho

the 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

• to put or set straight — [+ picture, hat, tie, rug] poner derecho

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

• it's time for some straight talking — es hora de hablar con franqueza or claramente

• to be straight with sb — ser franco con algn, hablar a algn con toda franqueza

- as straight as a die

4) (=unambiguous) claro

is that straight? — ¿está claro?

• to get sth straight, let's get that straight right from the start — vamos a dejar eso claro desde el principio

there 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?

he had to get things straight in his mind — tenía que aclararse las ideas

he hasn't got his facts straight — no tiene la información correcta

• to put or set sth straight — aclarar algo

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 orden

I like to keep my house straight — me gusta tener la casa arreglada or ordenada

the paperwork still isn't straight — los papeles no están todavía en orden

• to get or put sth straight — arreglar algo

6) (=clear-cut, simple) [choice, swap] simple

her latest novel is straight autobiography — su última novela es una simple autobiografía

we made £50 straight profit on the deal — sacamos 50 libras limpias del negocio

a straight cash offer — una oferta de dinero en mano

7) (=consecutive) [victories, defeats, games] consecutivo

this is the fifth straight year that she has won — este es el quinto año consecutivo en el que ha ganado

• to get straight As — sacar sobresaliente en todo

• a straight flush — (in poker) una escalera real

• she lost in straight sets to Pat Hay — (in tennis) perdió contra Pat Hay sin ganar ningún set

• we had ten straight wins — ganamos diez veces seguidas, tuvimos diez victorias consecutivas

8) (=neat) [whisky, vodka] solo

9) (Theat) (=not comic) [part, play, theatre, actor] dramático, serio

10) * (=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]

he's been straight for two years — ha llevado una vida honrada durante dos años

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. ADV

1) (=in a straight line) [walk, shoot, fly] en línea recta; [grow] recto

they can't even shoot straight — ni siquiera saben disparar en línea recta

he was sitting up very straight — estaba sentado muy derecho or erguido

stand up straight! — ¡ponte derecho or erguido!

• 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 derecho

to look straight ahead — mirar al frente, mirar hacia adelante

straight ahead of us — justo en frente de nosotros

• to look straight at sb — mirar derecho hacia algn

he came straight at me — vino derecho hacia mí

• to hold o.s. straight — mantenerse derecho

• to look sb straight in the eye — mirar directamente a los ojos de algn

to look sb straight in the face — mirar a algn directamente a la cara

• 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 arriba

the cork shot straight up in the air — el corcho salió disparado hacia arriba

2) (=level)

• to hang straight — [picture] estar derecho

the picture isn't hanging straight — el cuadro está torcido or (LAm) chueco

3) (=directly) directamente; (=immediately) inmediatamente

youngsters 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

come straight back — vuelve directamente aquí

to come straight to the point — ir al grano

to drink straight from the bottle — beber de la botella

• 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 rodeos

she just went straight off — se marchó sin detenerse

- I heard it straight from the horse's mouth

4) (=frankly) francamente, con franqueza

just give it to me or tell me straight — dímelo francamente or con franqueza

• to tell sb sth straight out — decir algo a algn sin rodeos or directamente

• straight up — (Brit) * en serio

straight from the shoulder —

I let him have it straight from the shoulder — se lo dije sin rodeos

5) (=neat) [drink] solo

I prefer to drink whisky straight — prefiero tomar el whisky solo

6) (=clearly) [think] con claridad

he was so frightened that he couldn't think straight — tenía tanto miedo que no podía pensar con claridad

I was so drunk I couldn't see straight — estaba tan borracho que no veía

7) *

• to go straight — (=reform) [criminal] enmendarse; [drug addict] dejar de tomar drogas, desengancharse

he'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)

he played the role straight — interpretó el papel de manera clásica

9) (=consecutively)

we worked on the harvest for three days straight — hicimos la cosecha durante tres días seguidos

3. N

1) (=straight line)

• to cut sth on the straight — cortar algo derecho

- the straight and narrow

to keep to the straight and narrow — ir por buen camino

to keep sb on the straight and narrow — mantener a algn por el buen camino

to depart from the straight and narrow — apartarse del buen camino

2) (Brit) (on racecourse)

• the straight — la recta

as 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 f

4) * (=heterosexual) heterosexual mf

4.

CPD

straight 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) —

to vote a straight ticket — votar a candidatos del mismo partido para todos los cargos

* * *

I [streɪt]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not curved or wavy) recto; < hair> lacio, liso

to walk in a straight line — caminar en línea recta

keep your knees straight — no dobles las rodillas

he walks with a straight back — camina muy erguido

b) (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, categórico

it'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> solo

4) (honest, frank) < question> directo; < answer> claro

all I want is a straight yes or no — lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más

I've been absolutely straight with you about the whole business — no te he ocultado nada del asunto

5) ( successive)

he won in straight sets — ( Sport) ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set

she's had five straight wins — ha ganado cinco veces seguidas

this is the fifth straight day it's happened — (AmE) éste es el quinto día seguido que pasa

6)

a) ( serious) <play/actor> dramático, serio

b) ( conventional) (colloq) convencional

c) ( heterosexual) (colloq) heterosexual

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in a straight line) < walk> en línea recta

they live straight across from us — viven justo enfrente de nosotros

she looked straight ahead — miró al frente

the truck was coming straight at me — el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí

I aimed straight for his heart — le apunté justo al corazón

he made straight for the bar — se fue derecho al bar

look me straight in the eye — mírame a la cara

keep straight on until you come to the lights — sigue derecho hasta llegar al semáforo

the bullet went straight through his arm — la bala le atravesó el brazo

b) ( erect) <sit/stand> derecho

sit up straight — ponte derecho

2)

a) ( directly) directamente

I came straight home from work — vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo

she drank it straight from the bottle — se lo bebió directamente de la botella

I joined the army straight from school — me alisté en el ejército en cuanto terminé el colegio

b) ( immediately)

straight after dinner — inmediatamente después de cenar, en cuanto terminé de cenar

I'll bring it straight back — enseguida lo devuelvo

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

straight away — straightaway

3) (colloq)

a) ( frankly) con franqueza

she told him straight out — se lo dijo sin rodeos

b) ( 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 claridad

I can't think straight — no puedo pensar claro or con claridad

5) ( Theat) < play> de manera clásica

III

noun ( on race track)

the straight — la recta

English-spanish dictionary > straight
13 straight

I [streɪt]
nome sport rettilineo m.

back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo

home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio

in a straight line — in linea retta

2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene

your tie isn't straight — hai la cravatta storta

3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a posto

to get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)

4) (clear)

to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.

now let's get one thing straight — chiariamo bene una cosa

to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro

5) (honest, direct) [ person] retto, onesto; [ answer] schietto

to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn

6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categorico

to do a straight swap — fare un cambio

a straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati

7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio

8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di fila

he got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto

9) teatr. [actor, role] classico

10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale
2.
avverbio

1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, diritto

stand up straight! — stai dritto!

sit up straight! — siedi con la schiena dritta!

he held his arm out straight — teneva il braccio dritto o teso

to go straight ahead — andare (sempre) dritto

to look straight ahead — guardare dritto davanti a sé

to look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi

he headed straight for the bar — è andato direttamente verso il bar

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, dritto

to go straight home — andare direttamente a casa

she wrote straight back — ha risposto subito

to come straight to the point — venire dritto al punto

straight after — subito dopo

straight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo

3) (frankly) chiaramente

I'll tell you straight — te lo dirò chiaramente

give 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 drink one's whisky straight — bere il whisky liscio

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to keep a straight face — rimanere serio

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. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) diritto, dritto; liscio

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franco, schietto, diretto

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) dritto

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) in ordine, chiaramente

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro, liscio

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio, impassibile

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) diritto, dritto

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direttamente

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) correttamente
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) dirittura (d'arrivo)

- straighten
- 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

home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio

in a straight line — in linea retta

2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene

your tie isn't straight — hai la cravatta storta

3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a posto

to get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)

4) (clear)

to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.

now let's get one thing straight — chiariamo bene una cosa

to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro

5) (honest, direct) [ person] retto, onesto; [ answer] schietto

to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn

6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categorico

to do a straight swap — fare un cambio

a straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati

7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio

8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di fila

he got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto

9) teatr. [actor, role] classico

10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale
2.
avverbio

1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, diritto

stand up straight! — stai dritto!

sit up straight! — siedi con la schiena dritta!

he held his arm out straight — teneva il braccio dritto o teso

to go straight ahead — andare (sempre) dritto

to look straight ahead — guardare dritto davanti a sé

to look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi

he headed straight for the bar — è andato direttamente verso il bar

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, dritto

to go straight home — andare direttamente a casa

she wrote straight back — ha risposto subito

to come straight to the point — venire dritto al punto

straight after — subito dopo

straight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo

3) (frankly) chiaramente

I'll tell you straight — te lo dirò chiaramente

give 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 drink one's whisky straight — bere il whisky liscio

••

to keep a straight face — rimanere serio

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?

English-Italian dictionary > straight
14 straight

[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) lige; glat

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) oprigtig

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) lige

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden; korrekt

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) ren

6) ((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 mine

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) almindelig
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) lige

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) lige

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ærligt
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) langside; opløb

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
* * *
[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) lige; glat

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) oprigtig

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) lige

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden; korrekt

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) ren

6) ((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 mine

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) almindelig
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) lige

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) lige

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ærligt
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) langside; opløb

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off

English-Danish dictionary > straight
15 straight

[streɪt] 1. adj
line, back, hair prosty; answer jasny; choice, fight bezpośredni; ( THEAT) part, play dramatyczny; whisky etc czysty; ( inf) ( heterosexual) normalny
2. adv
prosto
3. n
the straight (SPORT) — prosta f

to put/get sth straight — ( make clear) wyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf) coś; ( make tidy) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) coś do porządku

let's get this straight — ustalmy fakty

10 straight wins — 10 wygranych z rzędu

I like my whisky straight — lubię czystą whisky

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. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) prosty

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) rzetelny

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) prosty

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) w należytym, porządku

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) czysty

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) poważny

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatyczny
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) prosto

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) od razu

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) uczciwie
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) prosta

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off

English-Polish dictionary > straight
16 straight

streɪt
1. прил.
1) а) неизогнутый, прямой;
невьющийся( о волосах) б) правильный, находящийся в порядке;
ровный
2) а) искренний, прямой, честный a straight question ≈ прямой вопрос straight speaking ≈ искренность;
прямота straight fight б) разг. верный, надежный;
амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии, преданный своей партии straight tip ≈ сведения из достоверных источников в) откровенный, без экивоков;
неприкрытый
3) амер. чистый, неразбавленный
4) амер. разг. поштучный, розничный (о цене)
2. нареч.
1) а) прямо, по прямой линии б) метко, правильно, точно Syn: neatly, to the point
2) открыто, неприкрыто;
чисто, прямо, честно
3) немедленно, сразу ∙ straight away straight off straight out to go/run straight ≈ (начать) вести честный образ жизни
3. сущ.;
ед. только
1) а) прямая линия;
спорт финишная прямая б) прямизна
2) разг. правильный, честный образ жизни (the *;
тк. в ед. ч.) прямизна - out of the * кривой прямая линия - on the * по прямой (спортивное) финишная прямая - back * прямая, противоположная финишной прямой честность - on the * (жаргон) честно - I am on the * я честно говорю, действую и т. п.( карточное) карты, подобранные подряд по достоинству, "порядок", "стрит" (в покере) нормальный человек, обыватель, мещанин прямой, неизогнутый - * line прямая линия - the *est way to самый прямой путь в /к/ - * back прямая /несгорбленная/ спина не отклоняющийся от курса, не сходящий с дороги;
беспрерывный - * course прямой курс - * flight полет по прямой - * run беспосадочный полет невьющийся - * hair прямые волосы( автомобильное) с цилиндрами в ряд( о двигателе) правильный, ровный;
находящийся в порядке - your tie isn't * ваш галстук сбился набок - * eye верный глаз - * gunner меткий наводчик - * blow прямой удар (бокс) (разговорное) честный, прямой, искренний - * question прямой вопрос - * dealing(s) честность, честное ведение дел - to be * in one's dealings быть честным в своих делах - to keep * оставаться честным;
вести честный /правильный/ образ жизни - * talk откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту - a * thinker здравомыслящий человек( разговорное) верный, надежный - * tip сведения из достоверных источников (американизм) (политика) неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии;
преданный своей партии - * Republican стойкий республиканец - a * vote голос, поданный за весь список кандидатов от своей партии (американизм) неразбавленный - * whisky неразбавленное виски( американизм) (коммерческое) фиксированный, прейскурантный( о цене) ;
без скидки за большое количество купленного - cigars 20 cents * сигары 20 центов штука, без скидки (литературоведение) (театроведение) чистый по жанру - * play (чистая) драма( без музыки) - * comedy (настоящая) комедия( не музыкальная) - * part драматическая роль( без эксцентриады и т. п.) естественный, органичный( об игре актера) обыкновенный, рядовой( о лит. произведении) - a * novel /story/ рядовой роман, бесхитростное повествование (часто в отличие от романов абсурда, фантастики и т. п.) идущий по порядку - twelve * days двенадцать дней подряд (карточное) расположенный по порядку - * flush карты одной масти по порядку;
"королевский цвет", флеш-рояль (в покере) (профессионализм) объективный( о газетных сообщениях) - * story объективное изложение событий;
факты без комментариев (разговорное) обычный, традиционный - * culture традиционная культура нормальный;
здоровый( о психике) - * and gay people нормальные /гетеросексуальные/ люди и гомосексуалисты - * thinking and stoned thinking нормальное мышление и мышление наркоманов и алкоголиков единственный( о способе вознаграждения) ;
прямой (о сдельщине и т. п.) - a salesman on * commision коммивояжер, работающий только за комиссионные прямой, непосредственный( о наблюдении, расчете) > * face ничего не выражающее лицо > to keep a * face, to keep one's face * стараться не рассмеяться > (as) * as a die прямой, честный;
такой не подведет;
прямой как стрела > (as) * as a ramrod словно аршин проглотил прямой по линии, прямо - to ride * ехать напрямик - to stand * стоять прямо, не горбиться - * set up с прямо /стройной/ фигурой - to look smb. * in the eyes смотреть кому-л. прямо в глаза - the drunk could not walk * пьяный не мог идти не шатаясь прямо, непосредственно - * above прямо над - to go * to London поехать прямо в Лондон - it comes * from Paris это прибыло прямо из Парижа - to go /to come/ * to the point перейти прямо /сразу/ к сути дела - to drink * from the bottle пить прямо из горлышка правильно, точно, метко - to shoot * метко стрелять правильно, упорядоченно - to put a room * привести комнату в порядок - to put the picture * правильно /ровно/ повесить картину;
поправить висящую картину - is my hat on *? у меня шляпа правильно надета? - he set us * on that issue он дал нам правильную информацию по этому вопросу - to get the facts * установить факты, разобраться в случившемся честно, открыто, прямо - to tell smb. * сказать кому-л. прямо /честно/ - to let smb. have it * (разговорное) честно /прямо/ сказать кому-л. объективно (в газетных сообщениях) - to write a story * нарисовать объективную картину;
изложить события без комментариев ясно, здраво - he thinks * он ясно /здраво/ мыслит - I cannot think * не могу собраться с мыслями в сочетаниях: - * away немедленно, сразу, тотчас - to go * away сразу /немедленно/ уйти - to guess * away сразу угадать /догадаться/ - * off сразу, не колеблясь;
не обдумав - to tell smth. * off сразу же сказать что-л. - to answer * off ответить не задумываясь - five tricks * off пять взяток сразу /подряд/ - * out напрямик, прямо - to speak * out говорить прямо > to hit * from the shoulder говорить прямо, честно, "рубить сплеча";
наносить прямой удар > to go /to run/ * (начать) вести честный /добропорядочный/ образ жизни;
порвать с преступным прошлым, "завязать" ~ тк. sing разг. правильный, честный образ жизни;
to be on the straight жить честно (о бывшем преступнике) ~ амер. разг. поштучный (о цене) ;
cigars ten cents straight сигары стоимостью десять центов за штуку straight: to go (или to run) straight (начать) вести честный образ жизни ~ прямо, по прямой линии;
to ride straight ехать напрямик;
to hit straight нанести прямой удар is my hat on ~? у меня шляпа правильно надета?;
to put things straight привести дела в порядок ~ fight полит. (предвыборная) борьба, в которой участвуют только два кандидата;
straight speaking искренность;
прямота;
to keep straight оставаться честным put the picture ~ поправьте картину;
to put a room straight привести комнату в порядок put the picture ~ поправьте картину;
to put a room straight привести комнату в порядок is my hat on ~? у меня шляпа правильно надета?;
to put things straight привести дела в порядок ~ прямо, по прямой линии;
to ride straight ехать напрямик;
to hit straight нанести прямой удар ~ правильно, точно, метко;
to shoot straight метко стрелять straight: to go (или to run) straight (начать) вести честный образ жизни ~ разг. надежный, верный;
straight tip сведения из достоверных источников ~ немедленно, сразу;
straight away разг. сразу, тотчас;
straight off сразу, не обдумав;
straight out напрямик, прямо ~ амер. неразбавленный;
straight whisky неразбавленное виски ~ амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии;
преданный своей партии;
to vote the straight ticket голосовать за список кандидатов своей партии ~ амер. разг. поштучный (о цене) ;
cigars ten cents straight сигары стоимостью десять центов за штуку ~ правильно, точно, метко;
to shoot straight метко стрелять ~ тк. sing разг. правильный, честный образ жизни;
to be on the straight жить честно (о бывшем преступнике) ~ правильный;
ровный;
находящийся в порядке;
straight eye верный глаз, хороший глазомер ~ правильный ~ тк. sing прямая (перед финишем на скачках) ~ тк. sing прямая линия ~ (the ~) тк. sing прямизна ~ прямо, честно, открыто;
tell me straight what you think скажите мне прямо, что вы думаете ~ прямо, по прямой линии;
to ride straight ехать напрямик;
to hit straight нанести прямой удар ~ прямой, невьющийся (о волосах) ~ прямой, неизогнутый ~ прямой ~ ровный ~ честный, прямой, искренний;
a straight question прямой вопрос;
straight talk откровенный разговор ~ немедленно, сразу;
straight away разг. сразу, тотчас;
straight off сразу, не обдумав;
straight out напрямик, прямо ~ правильный;
ровный;
находящийся в порядке;
straight eye верный глаз, хороший глазомер ~ fight полит. (предвыборная) борьба, в которой участвуют только два кандидата;
straight speaking искренность;
прямота;
to keep straight оставаться честным ~ fight честный бой ~ немедленно, сразу;
straight away разг. сразу, тотчас;
straight off сразу, не обдумав;
straight out напрямик, прямо ~ немедленно, сразу;
straight away разг. сразу, тотчас;
straight off сразу, не обдумав;
straight out напрямик, прямо ~ честный, прямой, искренний;
a straight question прямой вопрос;
straight talk откровенный разговор ~ fight полит. (предвыборная) борьба, в которой участвуют только два кандидата;
straight speaking искренность;
прямота;
to keep straight оставаться честным ~ честный, прямой, искренний;
a straight question прямой вопрос;
straight talk откровенный разговор ~ разг. надежный, верный;
straight tip сведения из достоверных источников ~ амер. неразбавленный;
straight whisky неразбавленное виски ~ прямо, честно, открыто;
tell me straight what you think скажите мне прямо, что вы думаете ~ амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии;
преданный своей партии;
to vote the straight ticket голосовать за список кандидатов своей партии

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > straight
17 straight

1. [streıt] n
1. (the straight) тк. sing

1) прямизна

out of the straight - кривой

2) прямая линия

on the straight - по прямой [см. тж. 3]

2. спорт. финишная прямая

back straight - прямая, противоположная финишной прямой

3. честность

on the straight - жарг. честно [см. тж. 1, 2)]

I am on the straight - я честно говорю, действую и т. п.

4. карт. карты, подобранные подряд по достоинству, «порядок», «стрит» ( в покере)

5. 1) нормальный человек (не гомосексуалист, не наркоман)

2) неодобр. «добропорядочный» человек, обыватель, мещанин
2. [streıt] a
1. 1) прямой, неизогнутый

straight line [road] - прямая линия [дорога]

the straightest way to - самый прямой путь в /к/

straight back - прямая /несгорбленная/ спина

2) не отклоняющийся от курса, не сходящий с дороги; беспрерывный

straight course - прямой курс

straight flight - полёт по прямой

straight run - беспосадочный полёт

3) невьющийся

straight hair - прямые волосы

4) авт. с цилиндрами в ряд ( о двигателе)

2. правильный, ровный; находящийся в порядке

your tie isn't straight - ваш галстук сбился набок

straight eye - верный глаз

straight gunner - меткий наводчик

straight blow - прямой удар ( бокс)

3. разг. честный, прямой, искренний

straight question [answer] - прямой вопрос [ответ]

straight dealing(s) - честность, честное ведение дел

to be straight in one's dealings - быть честным в своих делах

to keep straight - оставаться честным; вести честный /правильный/ образ жизни

straight talk - откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту

a straight thinker - здравомыслящий человек

4. разг. верный, надёжный

straight tip - сведения из достоверных источников

5. амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии; преданный своей партии

straight Republican - стойкий республиканец

a straight vote - голос, поданный за весь список кандидатов от своей партии

6. амер. неразбавленный

straight whisky - неразбавленное виски

to drink one's whisky straight - пить неразбавленное виски

7. амер. ком. фиксированный, прейскурантный ( о цене); без скидки за большое количество купленного

cigars 20 cents straight - сигары 20 центов штука, без скидки

8. лит., театр.

1) чистый по жанру

straight play - (чистая) драма ( без музыки)

straight comedy - (настоящая) комедия ( не музыкальная)

straight part - драматическая роль (без эксцентриады и т. п.)

2) естественный, органичный ( об игре актёра)

3) обыкновенный, рядовой (о лит. произведении)

a straight novel /story/ - рядовой роман, бесхитростное повествование (часто в отличие от романов абсурда, фантастики и т. п.)

9. 1) идущий по порядку

twelve straight days - двенадцать дней подряд

2) карт. расположенный по порядку

straight flush - карты одной масти по порядку; «королевский цвет», флеш-рояль ( в покере)

10. проф. объективный ( о газетных сообщениях)

straight story - объективное изложение событий; факты без комментариев

11. разг.

1) обычный, традиционный

straight culture - традиционная культура

2) нормальный; здоровый ( о психике)

straight and gay people - нормальные /гетеросексуальные/ люди и гомосексуалисты

straight thinking and stoned thinking - нормальное мышление и мышление наркоманов и алкоголиков

12. единственный ( о способе вознаграждения); прямой (о сдельщине и т. п.)

a salesman on straight commission - коммивояжёр, работающий только за комиссионные

13. прямой, непосредственный (о наблюдении, расчёте)

♢ straight face - ничего не выражающее лицо

to keep a straight face, to keep one's face straight - стараться не рассмеяться

(as) straight as a die - а) прямой, честный; ≅ такой не подведёт; б) прямой как стрела

(as) straight as a ramrod - ≅ словно аршин проглотил
3. [streıt] adv
1. по прямой линии, прямо

to ride straight - ехать напрямик

to stand straight - стоять прямо, не горбиться

straight set up - с прямой /стройной/ фигурой

to look smb. straight in the eyes [in the face] - смотреть кому-л. прямо в глаза [в лицо]

the drunk could not walk straight - пьяный не мог идти не шатаясь

2. прямо, непосредственно

straight above - прямо над

to go straight to London - поехать прямо в Лондон

it comes straight from Paris - это прибыло прямо из Парижа

to go /to come/ straight to the point - перейти прямо /сразу/ к сути дела

to drink straight from the bottle - пить прямо из горлышка

3. правильно, точно, метко

to shoot straight - метко стрелять

4. правильно, упорядоченно

to put a room straight - привести комнату в порядок

to put the picture straight - а) правильно /ровно/ повесить картину; б) поправить висящую картину

is my hat on straight? - у меня шляпа правильно надета?

he set us straight on that issue - он дал нам правильную информацию по этому вопросу

to get the facts straight - установить факты, разобраться в случившемся

5. честно, открыто, прямо

to tell smb. straight - сказать кому-л. прямо /честно/

to let smb. have it straight - разг. честно /прямо/ сказать кому-л.

6. объективно ( в газетных сообщениях)

to write a story straight - нарисовать объективную картину; изложить события без комментариев

7. ясно, здраво

he thinks straight - он ясно /здраво/ мыслит

I cannot think straight - не могу собраться с мыслями

8. в сочетаниях:

straight away - немедленно, сразу, тотчас

to go straight away - сразу /немедленно/ уйти

to guess straight away - сразу угадать /догадаться/

straight off - сразу, не колеблясь; не обдумав

to tell smth. straight off - сразу же сказать что-л.

to answer straight off - ответить не задумываясь

five tricks straight off - пять взяток сразу /подряд/

straight out - напрямик, прямо

to speak straight out - говорить прямо

♢ to hit straight from the shoulder - а) говорить прямо, честно, «рубить сплеча»; б) наносить прямой удар

to go /to run/ straight - (начать) вести честный /добропорядочный/ образ жизни; порвать с преступным прошлым, «завязать»

НБАРС > straight
18 straight

streit 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rett, bein, glatt

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) hederlig; oppriktig, åpenhjertig, rett ut

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlig, skikkelig

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden/stand, rett

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) rein, bar

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) som holder masken

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) karakter-
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) rett, beint

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rett, direkte

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) fair, ærlig
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.)

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off

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subst. \/streɪt\/

1) rett linje

2) rett vei(strekning)

3) ( sport) langside, oppløpsside

4) ( sport eller kortspill) serie, rekke

5) ( i poker) straight

6) ( hverdagslig) heteroseksuell, heterofil

7) ( hverdagslig) konvensjonell person

be on the straight (and narrow) føre et hederlig liv, skikke seg

be out of the straight være kroket, være skjev, sitte skjevt

keep to the straight and narrow (hverdagslig, overført) holde seg på den smale vei

on the straight rett, i rett linje
II
adj. \/streɪt\/

1) rett, ben

• a straight line

en rett linje

• is my hat on straight?

sitter hatten min rett?

2) rank, rett, stram

• straight back

rett rygg

3) direkte, rett

4) på rad, etter hverandre

• they had ten straight wins

de vant ti ganger på rad

5) i orden

6) oppriktig, ærlig, åpenhjertig

• she gave me a straight answer

hun gav meg et ærlig svar

7) ærlig, hederlig, ordentlig, skikkelig, rettskaffen

• John is a straight businessman

John er en rettskaffen forretningsmann

8) ( hverdagslig) pålitelig, tilforlatelig

9) ( om alkoholholdig drink) ublandet, bar, ren

10) (amer. skolevesen, om karakterer) blank, ren, strak

• she got four straight A's

hun fikk fire blanke seksere

11) (amer.) rendyrket, helhjertet, tro(fast)

• Martin is a straight Republican

Martin er en trofast republikaner

12) ( teater) realistisk, seriøs

• a straight performance

en realistisk oppførelse

13) ( om hår) glatt, slett

14) ( hverdagslig) borgerlig, konvensjonell

15) ( hverdagslig) heterofil, heteroseksuell

16) ( hverdagslig) som ikke bruker narkotika, dopfri

as straight as an arrow snorrett

get something straight få noe klart for seg, klargjøre en situasjon

• now get this straight!

dette må du ha klart for deg!

get\/put\/make\/set straight ( overført) få orden på, ordne opp i

• get one's affairs straight

få orden på sakene sine

bringe i orden, få orden på, rydde, gjøre i stand, ordne

• you have to put your room straight

du må gjøre i stand rommet ditt!

have a straight word\/talk with someone si noen et alvorsord

I'll put you straight! jeg skal lære deg!

keep someone straight se til at noen skikker seg vel, holde orden på noen

keep straight føre et hederlig liv, skikke seg ( også) holde seg på matta, ikke skeie ut

keep to the straight and narrow (path) ( overført) holde seg på den smale vei

make\/put\/set everything\/matters straight ordne opp i alt, legge alt til rette

put straight rette på, henge rett

• she put the picture straight

hun rettet på bildet

a straight fight ( britisk) tvekamp

a straight tip et stalltips
III
adv. \/streɪt\/

1) rakt, rett, bent

2) rett, riktig, korrekt

3) logisk, klart

• she didn't think straight anymore

hun tenkte ikke klart lenger

4) direkte, rett, rake veien

• you have to go straight to London

du må dra direkte til London

• he went straight into the office

han gikk rett inn på kontoret

5) straks, umiddelbart, øyeblikkelig

• I went straight home after school

jeg gikk rett hjem etter skolen

6) ( overført) hederlig, ærlig, ordentlig, skikkelig

• live straight

leve hederlig

7) (amer.) uten omsvøp, rett frem, direkte

• tell the story straight

fortell historien uten omsvøp

8) (amer.) (netto) per stykk

• they are six cents straight

de koster seks cent per stykk

straight across tvers over

straight away med det samme, med en gang, umiddelbart, øyeblikkelig tvert

straight from the shoulder (gammeldags, om slag) raskt og godt slått ( overført) direkte, uten omsvøp, rett fra levra

straight off med en gang, øyeblikkelig uten forberedelser, på strak arm, på stående fot, i farten

• I can't tell you straight off

jeg kan ikke si det på stående fot

uten videre, uten omsvøp

straight on rett frem

straight (out) direkte, rett ut, rett på sak, uten omsvøp

• I told him straight out that I was gay

jeg fortalte ham rett ut at jeg var homofil

straight through tvers igjennom i ett strekk

straight up ( britisk) ærlig, sann, sant (spesielt amer.) ublandet, uendret, ren

• a Dry Martini served straight up

English-Norwegian dictionary > straight
19 straight

[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) raven

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) odkrit

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) poravnan

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) urejen, jasen

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čist

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) resen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramski
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) naravnost

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) takoj

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) pošteno
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) ravnina

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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I [stréit]
adjective

raven, 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.)

as straight as an arrow — raven kot sveča

in a straight line — v premi, ravni črti

straight angle — iztegnjeni kot (180°)

straight arch — lok v obliki obrnjene črke V

a straight back — raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbet

straight eye — (dobra) mera na oko

straight face — negiben, resen obraz

a straight fight — poštena (nedogovorjena) borba

straight hair — gladki lasje

a straight hit — direkten zadetek

a straight knee — ravno, neupognjeno koleno

straight legs — ravne noge

a straight novel — navaden (nekriminalen) roman

straight line mathematics premica

straight speaking — odkrito govorjenje

a straight tip slang zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) vira

a straight path — ravna, prema steza

a straight race — dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmago

a straight Republican American slang brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skoz

the straight ticket American pravi, uradni program stranke

accounts are straight — računi so v redu

is everything straight? — je vse v redu?

to keep a straight face — resno se držati, zadržati smeh

to keep s.o. straight — držati koga na uzdi

to put things straight — spraviti stvari v red

to set one's papers straight — spraviti v red svoje papirje

to set a room straight — urediti, pospraviti sobo

to vote a straight ticket American glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listo
II [stréit]
adverb

premo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno; figuratively odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno; obsolete takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenja

straight away — takoj, na mestu, precej

straight off — takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanja

straight on — naravnost (naprej)

straight through — naravnost skozi

straight from the horse's mouth slang iz prvega vira

to come straight to the point — jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasniti

to go straight on — iti naravnost naprej

to hit straight from the shoulder — naravnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje

to keep straight — iti kar (naravnost) naprej

to live straight — pošteno živeti

to ride straight on — jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovire

to run straight — moralno, pošteno živeti

to sit up straight — pokonci sedeti

to speak straight out — odkrito, brez ovinkov govoriti

to think straight — logično misliti

I told him straight out — povedal sem mu naravnost v obraz

I cannot tell you straight off — ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)
III [stréit]
1.

noun

premost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke; American slang resnica, prava ugotovitev; sport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kart

out of the straight — neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figuratively nepošten;

2.

interjection

zares!, resnično!, v resnici!

English-Slovenian dictionary > straight
20 straight

[streɪt] n

1) ( race track) Gerade f;

in the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden

2) cards Sequenz f; ( in poker) Straight m

PHRASES:

stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich adj

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;

as \straight as a die [or (Am) pin] ( of posture) kerzengerade;

( honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich

2) ( frank) advice, denial, refusal offen, freimütig;

( 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 lassen

3) inv (fam: conventional) brav ( pej)

he looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus

4) ( heterosexual) heterosexuell, hetero ( fam)

5) ( plain) einfach;

( undiluted) pur;

\straight gin/ Scotch Gin m /Scotch m pur;

vodka \straight Wodka m pur

6) ( simply factual) tatsachengetreu, nur auf Fakten basierend attr;

\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung

7) (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 Einserkandidat

8) attr, inv ( consecutive) aufeinanderfolgend, in Folge nach n;

the team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen;

\straight flush cards Straight[flush] m;

the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie;

to win/lose in \straight sets tennis mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlieren

9) (fam: serious) ernst[haft];

( 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 make [or put on] a \straight face ein ernstes Gesicht machen, eine ernste Miene aufsetzen;

\straight actor/ actress theat Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs;

\straight production [or play] ernstes Stück

10) pred (fam: quits)

to be \straight quitt sein ( fam)

11) (fam: no drugs or alcohol) sauber, clean (sl)

‘Getting S\straight’ programme [or (Am) program] Entziehungskur f

12) pred ( in order) in Ordnung;

( clarified) geklärt;

to put things \straight ( tidy) Ordnung schaffen;

( organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen ( fam)

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;

to put [or set] sb \straight about sth jdm Klarheit über etw akk verschaffen adv

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 schauen

2) inv ( directly) direkt ( fam)

shall 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

3) inv ( immediately) sofort;

I 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 kommen

4) (fam: honestly) offen [und ehrlich];

tell 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 bezahlt

5) ( 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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