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1 think straight

think straight

helder denken

English-Dutch dictionary > think straight
2 think straight

v.

pensar correctamente.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > think straight
3 to think straight

to think straight

pensar logicamente.

English-Portuguese dictionary > to think straight
4 I cannot think straight

Общая лексика: не могу собраться с мыслями

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I cannot think straight
5 he couldn't think straight

Общая лексика: на него затмение нашло

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he couldn't think straight
6 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
7 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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8 think

think [θɪŋk]

penser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 2 (b), 2 (f) raisonner ⇒ 1 (a) réfléchir ⇒ 1 (b), 3 (s')imaginer ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (d) croire ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (b) juger ⇒ 2 (c) considérer ⇒ 2 (c) penser à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (e) réfléchir à ⇒ 2 (a) se rappeler ⇒ 2 (e) s'attendre à ⇒ 2 (f)

(pt & pp thought [θɔ:t])

1 intransitive verb

(a) (reason) penser, raisonner;

∎ to think for oneself se faire ses propres opinions;

∎ sorry, I wasn't thinking clearly désolé, je n'avais pas les idées claires;

∎ to think aloud penser tout haut;

∎ familiar to think big voir les choses en grand^□ ;

∎ she always thinks big elle voit toujours les choses en grand;

∎ think big! sois ambitieux!^□ ;

∎ to think on one's feet réfléchir vite;

∎ you couldn't hear yourself think il n'était pas possible de se concentrer;

∎ I can't think straight with this headache ce mal de tête m'embrouille les idées

(b) (ponder, reflect) penser, réfléchir;

∎ he thought for a moment il a réfléchi un instant;

∎ she doesn't say much but she thinks a lot elle ne dit pas grand-chose, mais elle n'en pense pas moins;

∎ think before you speak réfléchissez avant de parler;

∎ think again! (reconsider) repensez-y!; (guess) vous n'y êtes pas, réfléchissez donc!;

∎ you just don't think, do you! (are inconsiderate, careless etc) jamais tu ne réfléchis, hein!;

∎ let me think laisse-moi réfléchir;

∎ think carefully before deciding réfléchissez bien avant de vous décider;

∎ I thought hard j'ai beaucoup réfléchi;

∎ I thought twice before accepting j'ai réfléchi à deux fois avant d'accepter;

∎ to act without thinking agir sans réfléchir;

∎ I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking désolé, je l'ai fait/dit sans réfléchir;

∎ it makes you think ça vous fait réfléchir;

∎ that's what set me thinking c'est ce qui m'a fait réfléchir

(c) (imagine) (s')imaginer;

∎ if you think I'd lend you my car again… si tu t'imagines que je te prêterai encore ma voiture…;

∎ just think! imaginez(-vous) un peu!;

∎ just think, you might have married him! imagine(-toi) que tu aurais pu l'épouser!

(d) (believe, have as opinion) penser, croire;

∎ she thinks as I do elle pense comme moi;

∎ to her way of thinking à son avis;

∎ it's a lot harder than I thought c'est beaucoup plus difficile que je ne croyais

2 transitive verb

(a) (ponder, reflect on) penser à, réfléchir à;

∎ he was thinking what they could do next il se demandait ce qu'ils allaient pouvoir faire ensuite;

∎ I'm thinking how to go about it je me demande comment il faudrait s'y prendre;

∎ I was just thinking how ironic it all is je pensais simplement à l'ironie de la chose;

∎ guess what we're thinking essaye de deviner à quoi nous pensons;

∎ I kept thinking "why me?" je n'arrêtais pas de me dire: pourquoi moi?;

∎ I'm happy to think she's not all alone je suis content de savoir qu'elle n'est pas toute seule;

∎ to think deep/evil thoughts avoir des pensées profondes/de mauvaises pensées

(b) (believe) penser, croire;

∎ I think so je crois;

∎ I don't think so, I think not je ne crois pas;

∎ he's a crook - I thought so or I thought as much c'est un escroc - je m'en doutais;

∎ I should think so! je crois bien!;

∎ do you think they'll agree? - I should think so croyez-vous qu'ils accepteront? - je pense que oui;

∎ he's going to apologize - I should think so (too)! il va s'excuser - j'espère bien!;

∎ he apologized - I should think so (too)! il s'est excusé - ce n'est pas trop tôt!;

∎ I shouldn't think so je ne crois pas;

∎ I think you mean Johnson, not Boswell je crois que tu veux dire Johnson, pas Boswell;

∎ more tea? - I don't think I will, thank you encore un peu de thé? - non merci, je ne pense pas;

∎ she didn't think he would actually leave elle ne pensait pas qu'il partirait vraiment;

∎ she thinks you should leave town elle croit que tu devrais quitter la ville;

∎ they asked me what I thought ils m'ont demandé mon avis;

∎ what does he think I should do? que pense-t-il ou croit-il que je doive faire?;

∎ he wants cream walls - what do you think? il veut des murs crème - qu'est-ce que tu en penses?;

∎ I thought I heard a noise j'ai cru ou il m'a semblé entendre un bruit;

∎ it's expensive, don't you think? c'est cher, tu ne trouves pas?;

∎ familiar oh, he's so honest, I don't think! honnête, mon œil, oui!;

∎ I don't know what to think je ne sais pas quoi penser;

∎ he thinks he knows everything il croit tout savoir;

∎ she thinks she's talented elle se croit ou se trouve douée;

∎ that's what you think! tu te fais des illusions!;

∎ what will people think? qu'en dira-t-on?, qu'est-ce que les gens vont penser?;

∎ it is thought that… on suppose que… + indicative;

∎ anyone would think he owned the place on croirait que c'est lui le propriétaire;

∎ anybody would think it was Sunday on dirait un dimanche;

∎ (just) who does he think he is? (mais) pour qui se prend-il?;

∎ you always think the best/the worst of everyone vous avez toujours une très bonne/mauvaise opinion de tout le monde

(c) (judge, consider) juger, considérer;

∎ we think the rule unfair nous trouvons le règlement injuste;

∎ you must think me very nosy vous devez me trouver très curieux;

∎ everyone thought he was mad on le tenait pour fou;

∎ she is thought to be one of the best on dit qu'elle fait partie des meilleurs;

∎ you thought her (to be) a fool vous l'avez prise pour une sotte;

∎ if you think it necessary si vous le jugez nécessaire;

∎ I hardly think it likely that… il me semble peu probable que… + subjunctive

(d) (imagine) (s')imaginer;

∎ I can't think why he refused je ne vois vraiment pas pourquoi il a refusé;

∎ you'd think she'd be pleased elle devrait être contente;

∎ one would have thought that… c'était à croire que…+ indicative;

∎ who'd have thought he'd become president! qui aurait dit qu'elle serait un jour président!;

∎ who'd have thought it! qui l'eût cru!;

∎ just think what we can do with all that money! imaginez ce qu'on peut faire avec tout cet argent!;

∎ I can't think what you mean je n'arrive pas à comprendre ou voir ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ and to think she did it all by herself et dire ou quand on pense qu'elle a fait cela toute seule

(e) (remember) penser à, se rappeler;

∎ I can't think what his name is je n'arrive pas à me rappeler son nom, son nom m'échappe;

∎ he couldn't think which countries belonged to the EU il n'arrivait pas à se rappeler quels pays étaient membres de l'UE;

∎ to think to do sth penser à faire qch;

∎ they didn't think to invite her ils n'ont pas pensé à l'inviter;

∎ did you think to buy some bread? as-tu pensé à acheter du pain?

(f) (expect) penser, s'attendre à;

∎ I don't think she'll come je ne pense pas qu'elle viendra ou vienne;

∎ I didn't think to find you here je ne m'attendais pas à vous trouver ici;

∎ I little thought I would see him again je ne m'attendais guère à le revoir

(g) (have as intention)

∎ I think I'll go for a walk je crois que je vais aller me promener;

∎ esp literary I only thought to help you ma seule pensée était de vous aider

(h) (in requests)

∎ do you think you could help me? pourriez-vous m'aider?

(i) familiar (have as main concern)

∎ designers are thinking pink le rose, c'est la couleur in chez les stylistes;

∎ the company is thinking expansion le maître mot dans la société, c'est expansion^□ ;

∎ think thin! pensez minceur!

3 noun

∎ to have a think réfléchir;

∎ we've had a think about it nous y avons réfléchi;

∎ she had a good think about their offer elle a bien réfléchi à leur proposition;

∎ I'll have another think about it je vais encore y réfléchir;

∎ familiar you've got another think coming! tu te fais des illusions!

►► think tank groupe m de réflexion

➲ think about inseparable transitive verb

(a) (ponder, reflect on)

∎ to think about sth/doing sth penser à qch/à faire qch;

∎ what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous?;

∎ we were just thinking about the holidays nous pensions justement aux vacances;

∎ I've thought about your proposal j'ai réfléchi à votre proposition;

∎ it's not a bad idea, if you think about it ce n'est pas une mauvaise idée, si tu réfléchis bien;

∎ that's worth thinking about cela mérite réflexion;

∎ she's thinking about starting a business elle pense à ou envisage de monter une affaire;

∎ we'll think about it nous allons y penser ou réfléchir;

∎ she has a lot to think about just now elle est très préoccupée en ce moment;

∎ there's so much to think about when you buy a house il y a tant de choses à prendre en considération quand on achète une maison;

∎ the conference gave us much to think about la conférence nous a donné matière à réflexion;

∎ I'll give you something to think about! je vais te donner de quoi réfléchir!

(b) (consider seriously) penser à;

∎ all he thinks about is money il n'y a que l'argent qui l'intéresse;

∎ he's always thinking about food - what else is there to think about? il ne pense qu'à manger - c'est ce qu'il y a de plus intéressant, non?;

∎ I've got my family/future to think about il faut que je pense à ma famille/mon avenir

(c) (have opinion about) penser de;

∎ what do you think about him? que pensez-vous de lui?;

∎ what do you think about it? qu'en pensez-vous?

➲ think ahead intransitive verb

prévoir;

∎ you have to learn to think ahead il faut apprendre à prévoir

➲ think back intransitive verb

∎ to think back to sth se rappeler qch;

∎ think back to that night essayez de vous souvenir de ou vous rappeler cette nuit-là;

∎ I thought back over the years j'ai repensé aux années passées;

∎ when I think back quand j'y repense

➲ think of inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have as tentative plan) penser à, envisager de;

∎ she's thinking of starting a business elle pense à ou envisage de monter une affaire;

∎ what were you thinking of giving her? que pensais-tu lui donner?

(b) (have in mind) penser à;

∎ we're thinking of you nous pensons à toi;

∎ I was thinking of how much times have changed je songeais combien les temps ont changé;

∎ whatever were you thinking of? où avais-tu la tête?;

∎ come to think of it, that's not a bad idea à la réflexion, ce n'est pas une mauvaise idée;

∎ we wouldn't think of letting our daughter travel alone il ne nous viendrait pas à l'esprit de laisser notre fille voyager seule;

∎ I couldn't think of it! c'est impossible!

(c) (remember) penser à, se rappeler;

∎ I can't think of the address je n'arrive pas à me rappeler l'adresse;

∎ he couldn't think of the name il ne se rappelait pas le nom, le nom ne lui venait pas;

∎ that makes me think of my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance

(d) (come up with → idea, solution)

∎ she's the one who thought of double-checking it c'est elle qui a eu l'idée de le vérifier;

∎ it's the only way they could think of doing it ils ne voyaient pas d'autre façon de s'y prendre;

∎ try every method you can think of essayez toutes les méthodes que vous puissiez imaginer;

∎ I thought of the answer j'ai trouvé la réponse;

∎ I've just thought of something, she'll be out j'avais oublié ou je viens de me rappeler, elle ne sera pas là;

∎ I've just thought of something else il y a autre chose ou ce n'est pas tout;

∎ I'd never have thought of that je n'y aurais jamais pensé;

∎ why didn't you phone? - I didn't think of it pourquoi n'avez-vous pas téléphoné? - je n'y ai pas pensé;

∎ whatever will they think of next? qu'est-ce qu'ils vont bien pouvoir trouver ensuite?;

∎ think of a number between 1 and 10 pensez à un chiffre entre 1 et 10;

∎ I thought better of it je me suis ravisé;

∎ to think better of sb for doing sth estimer qn davantage d'avoir ou pour avoir fait qch;

∎ he thought nothing of leaving the baby alone for hours at a time il trouvait (ça) normal de laisser le bébé seul pendant des heures;

∎ thank you - think nothing of it! merci - mais je vous en prie ou mais c'est tout naturel!

(e) (judge, have as opinion)

∎ what do you think of the new teacher? comment trouvez-vous le ou que pensez-vous du nouveau professeur?;

∎ what do you think of it? qu'en pensez-vous?;

∎ she thinks very highly of or very well of him elle a une très haute opinion de lui;

∎ he thinks of himself as an artist il se prend pour un artiste;

∎ to think a great deal of oneself, to think too much of oneself avoir une haute idée de soi-même ou de sa personne;

∎ as a doctor she is very well thought of elle est très respectée en tant que médecin;

∎ I hope you won't think badly of me if I refuse j'espère que vous ne m'en voudrez pas si je refuse;

∎ I don't think much of that idea cette idée ne me dit pas grand-chose;

∎ he doesn't think much of his brother il n'a pas une haute opinion de son frère;

∎ I told her what I thought of her je lui ai dit son fait

(f) (imagine) penser à, imaginer;

∎ I always thought of her as being blonde je la croyais blonde;

∎ just think of it, me as president! imaginez un peu: moi président!, vous m'imaginez président?;

∎ when I think of how things might have turned out quand je pense à la manière dont les choses auraient pu finir;

∎ when I think of what might have happened! quand je pense à ce qui aurait pu arriver!;

∎ you might have married him, think of that! tu aurais pu l'épouser, imagine un peu!

(g) (take into consideration) penser à, considérer;

∎ I have my family to think of il faut que je pense à ma famille;

∎ she never thinks of anyone but herself elle ne pense qu'à elle-même;

∎ think of your mother's feelings pense un peu à ta mère;

∎ he never thinks of her il n'a aucun égard ou aucune considération pour elle;

∎ you never think of the expense tu ne regardes jamais à la dépense;

∎ think of how much it will cost! pense un peu à ce que ça va coûter!;

∎ you can't think of everything on ne peut pas penser à tout

➲ think out separable transitive verb

(plan) élaborer, préparer; (problem) bien étudier ou examiner; (solution) bien étudier;

∎ it needs thinking out cela demande mûre réflexion;

∎ he likes to think things out for himself il aime juger des choses par lui-même;

∎ a carefully thought-out answer une réponse bien pesée;

∎ a well-thought-out plan un projet bien conçu ou ficelé

➲ think over separable transitive verb

bien examiner, bien réfléchir à;

∎ we'll have to think it over il va falloir que nous y réfléchissions;

∎ this needs thinking over cela mérite réflexion;

∎ think the offer over carefully réfléchissez bien à cette proposition;

∎ on thinking things over we've decided not to sell the house réflexion faite, on a décidé de ne pas vendre la maison;

∎ I need some time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir

➲ think through separable transitive verb

(plan etc) bien considérer;

∎ the scheme has not been properly thought through le plan n'a pas été considéré suffisamment en détail

➲ think up separable transitive verb

(excuse, plan, solution) trouver

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > think
9 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

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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
10 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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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

* * *

adj.

direkt adj.

gerade adj.

geradewegs adj.

rein adj.

unmittelbar adj.

unverfälscht adj.

English-german dictionary > straight
11 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

English-German students dictionary > straight
12 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
13 think

Ɵiŋk
1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb
1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar

2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) pensar, creer

3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar

4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar, imaginar, esperarse

2. noun
(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) reflexión, pensamiento, (have a think: pensar/meditar algo)

- thinker
- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of

think vb

1. pensar

I need to think before I give you an answer tengo que pensarlo antes de darte una respuesta

what were you thinking of? ¿en qué estabas pensando?

2. creer

do you think they'll come? ¿crees que vendrán?

I think so creo que sí

I don't think so no creo / creo que no

3. pensar / opinar

what do you think of my new jacket? ¿qué piensas de mi nueva chaqueta?

El pasado y participio pasado de think es thought

think

tr[ɵɪŋk]

intransitive verb (pt & pp thought tr[ɵɔːt])

1 (use mind) pensar

■ he thought hard before answering se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar

■ nowadays, young people think differently hoy en día, los jóvenes piensan de otra manera

■ I wasn't thinking no pensaba

■ it makes you think da que pensar, te hace pensar

2 (have in mind, consider) pensar

■ what are you thinking about? ¿en qué piensas?

■ I was thinking about the time we went to Brighton estaba pensando en cuando fuimos a Brighton

■ you only think about yourself sólo piensas en ti mismo

■ I'll think about it lo pensaré

■ you always think of everything siempre piensas en todo

■ how kind of you to think of me qué amable de su parte pensar en mí

■ come to think of it,... ahora que lo pienso,...

■ what were you thinking of? ¿en qué estabas pensando?

3 (intend, plan) pensar

■ we're thinking of going away for the weekend pensamos salir fuera este fin de semana

4 (come to mind) ocurrírsele a uno

■ I hadn't thought of that no se me había ocurrido

5 (remember) acordarse (of, de), recordar

■ I can't think of the title no me acuerdo del título

6 (have an opinion) pensar (of, de), opinar (of, de)

■ what do you think of the government? ¿qué opinas del gobierno?

■ what did you think of the film? ¿qué te pareció la película?

■ I didn't think much of his speech no me gustó su discurso

■ well, what do you think? ¿bueno, qué te parece?

7 (imagine) imaginarse, pensar

■ just think of it! ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!

transitive verb

1 (reflect, ponder) pensar

■ just think how lucky you are! ¡piensa en la suerte que tienes!

2 (imagine, suppose) pensar, imaginarse, creer

■ I thought as much ya me lo imaginaba

■ who would have thought it? ¿quién se lo hubiera imaginado?

■ anyone would think that... cualquiera diría que...

■ that's what you think! ¡eso es lo que tú te crees!

3 (expect) pensar, esperar

■ I never thought I'd see you here no esperaba verte aquí

■ it's more difficult than we thought es más difícil de lo que pensábamos

4 (believe) creer

■ I think it's going to rain creo que lloverá

■ do you think they'll come? ¿crees que vendrán?

■ I think so creo que sí

■ I don't think so creo que no

■ I thought it started at 8.00 creía que empezaba a las ocho

■ who do you think you are? ¿quién te crees que eres?

5 (remember) recordar, acordarse de

■ I'm trying to think where I put it estoy intentando recordar dónde lo puse

■ I can't think what her name is no me acuerdo de su nombre

6 (have an opinion) pensar, opinar

■ I really don't know what to think la verdad es que no sé qué pensar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

think nothing of it! ¡no tiene importancia!

to have a think about something pensar algo

■ I'm going to have a think about this voy a pensármelo

to think a lot of somebody estimar mucho a alguien, apreciar a alguien

to think aloud / think out loud pensar en voz alta

to think better of doing something repensarse algo, pensarse algo mejor

to think big tener grandes proyectos, ser ambicioso,-a

to think highly of somebody tener un buen concepto de alguien, tener muy buena opinión de alguien

to think nothing of doing something hacer algo tan tranquilo,-a

to think on one's feet improvisar

to think the best of somebody pensar bien de alguien

to think the worst of somebody pensar mal de alguien

to think twice about doing something pensar algo dos veces antes de hacerlo

without thinking sin pensar

you've got another think coming estás muy equivocado,-a, lo tienes claro

think ['ɵɪŋk] v, thought ['ɵɔt] ; thinking vt

1) : pensar

I thought to return early: pensaba regresar temprano

2) believe: pensar, creer, opinar

3) ponder: pensar, reflexionar

4) conceive: ocurrirse, concebir

we've thought up a plan: se nos ha ocurrido un plan

think vi

1) reason: pensar, razonar

2) consider: pensar, considerar

think of your family first: primero piensa en tu familia

think

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: thought) = creer (Pensar) v.

• meditar v.

• opinar v.

• pensar v.

• reflexionar v.

I
1. θɪŋk
(past & past p thought) intransitive verb

1) ( use one's mind) pensar*

think hard/carefully — piénsalo mucho/bien

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da qué pensar or te hace pensar ¿no?

to think for oneself — pensar* por sí mismo

to think ABOUT something — pensar* en algo; ( consider) pensar* algo

I'll have to think about it — tendré que pensarlo, (me) lo tendré que pensar

it doesn't bear thinking about — mejor ni pensarlo

to think OF something/somebody — pensar* en algo/alguien

think of the expense — piensa en el gasto

I hadn't thought of that — no se me había ocurrido eso

come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

just think of it! — imagínate!

to think better of something: I was going to ask her but thought better of it se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea; to think twice — pensarlo* dos veces

2) (intend, plan)

to think OF -ING — pensar* + inf

what are you thinking of doing tonight? — ¿qué piensas hacer esta noche?, ¿qué tienes planeado hacer esta noche?

3)

a) (find, come up with)

to think OF something: can you think of anything better? ¿se te ocurre algo mejor?; I couldn't think of anything to say — no se me ocurrió qué decir

b) ( remember)

to think OF something — acordarse* de algo

I can't think of his name — no me puedo acordar de su nombre

4) ( have opinion)

to think highly of somebody — tener* muy buena opinión de alguien, tener* a alguien en muy buen concepto

he thinks a lot of you — te aprecia mucho

I don't think much of her boyfriend — no tengo muy buena impresión de su novio

she thinks nothing of spending $500 in a restaurant — ella gasta 500 dólares en un restaurante como si tal cosa

think nothing of it — no tiene ninguna importancia

2.

vt

1)

a) (reflect, ponder) pensar*

what are you thinking? — ¿qué estás pensando?

(just) think what that would cost — piensa (en) lo que costaría

b) ( remember)

I can't think where it was — no me puedo acordar de dónde estaba

I didn't think to look there — no se me ocurrió mirar allí

2)

a) (suppose, imagine, expect) pensar*

I thought you knew — pensé que lo sabías

that's what you think — eso es lo que tú crees or piensas

what do you think you're doing? — ¿pero tú qué te crees?

who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera dicho or imaginado?, ¿quién lo iba a decir?

who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?, ¿qué te crees?

I can't think why he refused — no me explico or no entiendo por qué se negó

I thought you'd be there — pensé or creí que estarías allí

I'll help as well - I should think so (too)! — yo también ayudo - me imagino que sí! or pues faltaría más!

she wouldn't accept the money - I should think not! — no quiso aceptar el dinero - pues bueno fuera! or no faltaba más!

b) ( indicating intention)

we thought we'd eat out tonight — esta noche tenemos pensado salir a cenar

3) ( believe) creer*

who do you think did it? — ¿quién crees que lo hizo?, ¿quién te parece que lo hizo?

I think you'll find it's the only way — ya verá usted que es la única manera

I thought as much — ya me parecía or ya me lo imaginaba

I thought him rude/pleasant — me pareció or lo encontré grosero/agradable

I think so/I don't think so — creo que sí or me parece que sí/creo que no or me parece que no

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Phrasal Verbs:

- think ahead

- think back

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

II

noun (no pl)

I'll have to have a think about it — tendré que pensarlo or pensármelo

if you think that, you've got another think coming — si te crees eso estás muy equivocado or (Esp fam) lo llevas claro

[θɪŋk] (vb: pt, pp thought)
1. VI

1) (=exercise mind) pensar; (=ponder) reflexionar

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

give me time to think — dame tiempo para reflexionar

to act without thinking — actuar sin pensar

think before you reply — piénselo antes de contestar

I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — lo siento, estaba distraído

now let me think, where did I last see it? — a ver, déjame pensar, ¿cuándo lo vi por última vez?

• to think about sth — (=occupy one's thoughts with) pensar en algo; (=consider) pensar algo

what are you thinking about? — ¿en qué estás pensando?

you've given us a lot to think about — nos ha dado mucho en que pensar

I'll think about it — lo voy a pensar

it's worth thinking about — vale la pena de pensarlo

you think too much about money — le das demasiada importancia al dinero

• what he said made me think again — lo que dijo hizo que me lo volviera a pensar

did you think I was going to give you the money? well, think again! — ¿creíste que iba a darte el dinero? ¡vamos, piensa un poco!

• to think aloud — pensar en voz alta

• think carefully before you reply — piénsalo bien antes de responder

• to think for o.s. — pensar por sí mismo

• to think (long and) hard — pensar mucho

• I think of you always, I am always thinking of you — pienso constantemente en ti

I'll be thinking of you — me acordaré de ti

think of me tomorrow in the exam — acuérdate de mí mañana, haciendo el examen

• to think straight — concentrarse

• to think twice before doing sth — pensar algo dos veces antes de hacerlo

we didn't think twice about it — no vacilamos un instante

2) (=imagine) imaginarse

• just think! — ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!, ¡te das cuenta!

• think of the expense — imagínate lo que costaría

think of what might have happened! — ¡piensa en lo que podía haber ocurrido!

• and to think of her going there alone! — ¡y pensar que ella fue allí sola!

3) (=remember)

you can't think of everything — no se puede estar en todo

now I come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

I couldn't think of the right word — no pude acordarme de la palabra exacta

4) (=have opinion)

• see what you think about it and let me know — piénsalo y dime luego tu opinión

• I didn't think much of the play — la obra no me convenció, la obra no me gustó mucho

we don't think much of him — tenemos un concepto más bien bajo de él

• what do you think of it? — ¿qué te parece?

what do you think of him? — ¿qué opinas de él?, ¿qué te parece (él)?

to think highly of sb — tener muy buena opinión de algn, tener a algn en muy buen concepto

• I told him what I thought of him — le dije lo que pensaba de él
well II, 1., 1)
5) (=consider, take into account)

to think of other people's feelings — pensar en or tener en cuenta los sentimientos de los demás

one has to think of the expense — hay que pensar en lo que se gasta

there are the children to think about — hay que pensar en los niños

he thinks of nobody but himself — no piensa más que en sí mismo

6)

to think of (=wonder about, dream up) —

I thought of going to Spain — pensé en ir a España

have you ever thought of going to Cuba? — ¿has pensado alguna vez en ir a Cuba?

don't you ever think of washing? — ¿no se te ocurre alguna vez lavarte?

whatever were you thinking of? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso?

I was the one who thought of it first — fui yo quien tuve la idea primero

whatever will he think of next? — ¡a ver qué es lo que se le ocurre ahora!

7) (=choose)

think of a number — piensa en un número

2. VT

1) (=cogitate) pensar

• to think great thoughts — pensar cosas profundas, tener pensamientos profundos

to think evil thoughts — tener malos pensamientos

• think what you've done — piense en lo que hizo

2) (=believe) creer

I think (that) it is true — creo que es verdad

I don't think it can be done — no creo que se pueda hacer

you must think me very rude — va a creer que soy muy descortés

we all thought him a fool — lo teníamos todos por idiota

he thinks himself very clever — se cree muy listo

I don't think it likely — lo creo or me parece muy poco probable

I think (that) you're wrong — me parece que estás equivocado

• she's very pretty, don't you think? — es muy guapa, ¿no crees?

he'll be back, I don't think! * — ¿que volverá? ¡no creo!

• I think not — creo que no

• I think so — creo que sí, me parece que sí

I don't think so — creo que no

• now I don't know what to think — ahora estoy en duda

what do you think I should do? — ¿qué crees que debo hacer?

what do you think you're doing? — ¿se puede saber lo que estás haciendo?

• who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?

who do you think you are to come marching in here? — y tú ¿qué derecho crees tener para entrar aquí tan fresco?

• anyone would think she was dying — cualquiera diría que se estaba muriendo

I would have thought that... — hubiera creído que...

• that's what you think! — ¡(que) te crees tú eso!

3) (=imagine) imaginar(se)

think what we could do with that house! — ¡imagina lo que podríamos hacer con esa casa!

to think she once slept here! — ¡pensar que ella durmió aquí una vez!

• I can't think what he can want — no me puedo imaginar qué quiere

I can't think what you mean — no llego a entender lo que quieres decir

• I thought as much — ya me lo figuraba, ya lo sabía

• I never thought that... — nunca pensé or imaginé que...

• who'd have thought it? — ¿quién lo diría?

who'd have thought it possible? — ¿quién se lo hubiera imaginado?

4) (=remember) recordar

try to think where you last saw it — intenta recordar dónde lo viste por última vez

5) (=be of opinion) opinar

this is my new dress, what do you think? — este es mi vestido nuevo, ¿qué te parece? or ¿qué opinas?

I think we should wait, what do you think? — creo que deberíamos esperar, ¿qué opinas?

6) (=envisage, have idea)

I was thinking that... — estaba pensando que...

did you think to bring a corkscrew? — ¿te acordaste de traer un sacacorchos?

I didn't think to tell him — no se me ocurrió decírselo

I thought/I'd thought I might go swimming — pensé/había pensado en ir a nadar

7) (=expect) pensar, esperar

I didn't think to see you here — no pensaba or esperaba verte aquí

I came here thinking to get some answers — vine aquí pensando que obtendría or esperando recibir algunas respuestas

I never thought to hear that from you — nunca pensé que te oiría decir eso, nunca esperé oírte decir eso

• we little thought that... — estábamos lejos de pensar que...

• "is she going?" - "I should/shouldn't think so" — -¿va a ir? -yo diría que sí/no

"I paid him for it" - "I should think so too!" — -se lo he pagado -¡faltaría más!

3.

N

to have a think, I'll have a think about it — lo pensaré

• I was just having a quiet think — meditaba tranquilamente

- if you think that, you've got another think coming

4.

CPD

think piece N — (Press) artículo m de opinión

think tank N — grupo m de expertos; (in government) gabinete m de estrategia

- think back

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

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I
1. [θɪŋk]
(past & past p thought) intransitive verb

1) ( use one's mind) pensar*

think hard/carefully — piénsalo mucho/bien

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da qué pensar or te hace pensar ¿no?

to think for oneself — pensar* por sí mismo

to think ABOUT something — pensar* en algo; ( consider) pensar* algo

I'll have to think about it — tendré que pensarlo, (me) lo tendré que pensar

it doesn't bear thinking about — mejor ni pensarlo

to think OF something/somebody — pensar* en algo/alguien

think of the expense — piensa en el gasto

I hadn't thought of that — no se me había ocurrido eso

come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

just think of it! — imagínate!

to think better of something: I was going to ask her but thought better of it se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea; to think twice — pensarlo* dos veces

2) (intend, plan)

to think OF -ING — pensar* + inf

what are you thinking of doing tonight? — ¿qué piensas hacer esta noche?, ¿qué tienes planeado hacer esta noche?

3)

a) (find, come up with)

to think OF something: can you think of anything better? ¿se te ocurre algo mejor?; I couldn't think of anything to say — no se me ocurrió qué decir

b) ( remember)

to think OF something — acordarse* de algo

I can't think of his name — no me puedo acordar de su nombre

4) ( have opinion)

to think highly of somebody — tener* muy buena opinión de alguien, tener* a alguien en muy buen concepto

he thinks a lot of you — te aprecia mucho

I don't think much of her boyfriend — no tengo muy buena impresión de su novio

she thinks nothing of spending $500 in a restaurant — ella gasta 500 dólares en un restaurante como si tal cosa

think nothing of it — no tiene ninguna importancia

2.

vt

1)

a) (reflect, ponder) pensar*

what are you thinking? — ¿qué estás pensando?

(just) think what that would cost — piensa (en) lo que costaría

b) ( remember)

I can't think where it was — no me puedo acordar de dónde estaba

I didn't think to look there — no se me ocurrió mirar allí

2)

a) (suppose, imagine, expect) pensar*

I thought you knew — pensé que lo sabías

that's what you think — eso es lo que tú crees or piensas

what do you think you're doing? — ¿pero tú qué te crees?

who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera dicho or imaginado?, ¿quién lo iba a decir?

who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?, ¿qué te crees?

I can't think why he refused — no me explico or no entiendo por qué se negó

I thought you'd be there — pensé or creí que estarías allí

I'll help as well - I should think so (too)! — yo también ayudo - me imagino que sí! or pues faltaría más!

she wouldn't accept the money - I should think not! — no quiso aceptar el dinero - pues bueno fuera! or no faltaba más!

b) ( indicating intention)

we thought we'd eat out tonight — esta noche tenemos pensado salir a cenar

3) ( believe) creer*

who do you think did it? — ¿quién crees que lo hizo?, ¿quién te parece que lo hizo?

I think you'll find it's the only way — ya verá usted que es la única manera

I thought as much — ya me parecía or ya me lo imaginaba

I thought him rude/pleasant — me pareció or lo encontré grosero/agradable

I think so/I don't think so — creo que sí or me parece que sí/creo que no or me parece que no

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- think ahead

- think back

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

II

noun (no pl)

I'll have to have a think about it — tendré que pensarlo or pensármelo

if you think that, you've got another think coming — si te crees eso estás muy equivocado or (Esp fam) lo llevas claro

English-spanish dictionary > think
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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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I
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
15 straight

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

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

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

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

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

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

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) sério
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.) em linha recta

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

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) honestamente
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
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[streit] n 1 reta, linha, posição, formas retas. 2 seqüência (de pôquer). 3 pessoa heterossexual. 4 pessoa que não usa drogas. • adj 1 reto, plano. 2 direto. 3 ereto, direito. 4 franco, honesto, honrado. 5 correto, justo, em ordem, direito. 6 contínuo, seguido. 7 Amer declarado, manifestado. 8 Amer puro, não falsificado, não diluído (bebida). 9 coll seguro, de confiança. 10 game seguido ( pôquer). 11 Amer sl líquido, sem desconto. 12 oficial (informação). 13 metódico, preciso, meticuloso, convencional. 14 liso (cabelo). 15 sl não viciado (em drogas). 16 sl heterossexual. • adv 1 em linha reta. 2 de modo ou de forma ereta, em posição direita. 3 logo, imediatamente, diretamente. 4 francamente, honestamente, de modo direito. I gave it to him straight / eu lho disse na cara. 5 continuamente. 6 sem restrição. 7 sl corretamente, bem. I didn’t get you straight / Amer sl não o compreendi bem. 5 cents straight Amer coll cinco cents líquido. it is as straight as you can go bem em frente. out of the straight ilegal, fora da lei. straight! coll de fato! straight ahead bem em frente, avante, sempre em frente. straight as an arrow (ou a dart) bem reto, correto. straight aviation gasoline gasolina pura de aviação. straight away imediatamente, prontamente. straight from the shoulder honestamente, diretamente. straight to the point diretamente ao que interessa. straight up? de verdade? to go straight a) corrigir-se, desistir de atividades criminosas. b) ir, caminhar reto, direto. to keep a straight bat comportar-se honrosamente, bem. to keep a straight face abster-se de sorrir. I tried to keep a straight face / procurei ficar sério, impassível. to put the record straight tirar a limpo, pôr em pratos limpos. to sell someone straight falar direta e corajosamente. to set someone straight corrigir alguém, esclarecer alguém. to think straight pensar logicamente. to vote a straight ticket votar em candidato de partido.

English-Portuguese dictionary > straight
16 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
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1. transitive verb,
thought

1) (consider) meinen

we think [that] he will come — wir denken od. glauben, dass er kommt

we do not think it probable — wir halten es nicht für wahrscheinlich

he is thought to be a fraud — man hält ihn für einen Betrüger

what do you think? — was meinst du?

what do you think of or about him/it? — was hältst du von ihm/davon?

I thought to myself... — ich dachte mir [im stillen]

that's what they think! — das meinen die!

..., don't you think? —..., findest od. meinst du nicht auch?

where do you think you are? — was glaubst du eigentlich, wo du bist?

who does he/she think he/she is? — für wen od. wofür hält er/sie sich eigentlich?

you or one or anyone would think that... — man sollte [doch] eigentlich annehmen, dass...

I think not — ich glaube nicht

I should think so/think not! — (indignant) das will ich meinen/das will ich nicht hoffen

I thought as much or so — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

I think so — ich glaube schon

do you really think so? — findest du wirklich?

I wouldn't think so — das glaube ich kaum

yes, I think so too — ja, das finde ich auch (ugs.)

I should think not! — (no!) auf keinen Fall

that'll be great fun, I don't think — (coll. iron.) das kann ja lustig werden (ugs. iron.)

to think [that] he should treat me like this! — man sollte es nicht für möglich halten, dass er mich so behandelt!

I wouldn't have thought it possible — ich hätte das nicht für möglich gehalten

2) (coll.): (remember)

think to do something — daran denken, etwas zu tun

3) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen
2. intransitive verb,
thought

1) [nach]denken

we want to make the students think — wir möchten die Studenten zum Denken bringen

I need time to think — ich muss es mir erst überlegen

I've been thinking — ich habe nachgedacht

think in German — etc. deutsch usw. denken

it makes you think — es macht od. stimmt einen nachdenklich

just think! — stell dir das mal vor!

think for oneself — sich (Dat.) seine eigene Meinung bilden

think [to oneself]... — sich (Dat.) im stillen denken...

let me think — lass [mich] mal nachdenken od. überlegen

you'd better think again! — da hast du dich aber geschnitten! (ugs.)

think twice — es sich (Dat.) zweimal überlegen

this made her think twice — das gab ihr zu denken

think twice about doing something — es sich (Dat.) zweimal überlegen, ob man etwas tut

think on one's feet — (coll.) sich (Dat.) aus dem Stegreif etwas überlegen

2) (have intention)

I think I'll try — ich glaube od. denke, ich werde es versuchen

we think we'll enter for the regatta — wir haben vor, an der Regatta teilzunehmen
3. noun
(coll.)

have a [good] think — es sich (Dat.) gut überlegen

have a think about that! — denk mal drüber nach! (ugs.)

you have [got] another think coming! — da irrst du dich aber gewaltig!

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92642/think_about">think about

- think ahead

- think back to

- think of

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

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[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb
1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) denken

2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) halten für/von

3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) überlegen

4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) (sich)denken
2. noun
(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) der Gedanke

- thinker
- -thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of
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think

[θɪŋk]

I. n no pl ( fam)

to have a \think about sth sich dat etw überlegen, über etw akk nachdenken

▶ to have another \think coming auf dem Holzweg sein fam

II. vi

<thought, thought>

1. (believe) denken, glauben, meinen

yes, I \think so ich glaube [o denke] schon

no, I don't \think so ich glaube [o denke] nicht

2. (reason, have views/ideas) denken

not everybody \thinks like you nicht jeder denkt wie du

to \think logically logisch denken

to \think positive optimistisch [o zuversichtlich] sein

3. (consider to be, have an opinion)

I want you to \think of me as a friend ich möchte, dass du mich als Freund siehst

\think nothing of it! keine Ursache [o gern geschehen]!

to \think fit [to do sth] es für richtig [o angebracht] halten[, etw zu tun]

to \think oneself fortunate [or lucky] sich akk glücklich schätzen

to \think highly [or well] of sb/sth viel von jdm/etw halten

to \think little/nothing of sb/sth wenig/nichts von jdm/etw halten

to not \think much of sb/sth auf jdn/etw nicht viel geben

to not \think much of doing sth nicht [gerade] begeistert davon sein, etw zu tun

to \think nothing of doing sth nichts dabei finden, etw zu tun

4. (expect)

▪ to \think of sth an etw akk denken

I thought as much! das habe ich mir schon gedacht!, nicht den Mut verlieren

5. (intend)

▪ to \think of sth an etw akk denken

what will they \think of next? was lassen sie sich wohl noch alles einfallen?

how clever! I never thought of that! wie schlau! daran habe ich noch gar nicht gedacht!

▪ to \think of doing sth erwägen [o daran denken], etw zu tun

we were \thinking of starting a family wir spielten mit dem Gedanken, eine Familie zu gründen

6. (come up with)

▪ to \think of sth sich dat etw ausdenken [o einfallen lassen]

just a minute — I \think I've thought of something warte mal — ich glaube, ich habe da eine Idee

why didn't I \think of it earlier! warum bloß bin ich nicht schon früher darauf gekommen!

she couldn't \think what to do sie wusste nicht, was sie machen sollte

to \think of an idea/a solution auf eine Idee/Lösung kommen

7. (remember)

I can't \think when/where/who... ich weiß nicht mehr, wann/wo/wer...

I'm trying to \think when/where/who... ich überlege krampfhaft, wann/wo/wer...

I can never \think of your surname ich vergesse immer deinen Nachnamen

8. (reflect) [nach]denken, überlegen

I'd \think again if I were you ich würde mir das an deiner Stelle noch einmal überlegen

that'll give him something to \think about das sollte ihm zu denken geben

\think fast! überleg [es dir] schnell!

I haven't seen him for weeks, in fact, come to \think of it, since March ich habe ihn seit Wochen nicht mehr gesehen, wenn ich es mir recht überlege, seit März nicht

sorry, I wasn't \thinking tut mir leid, da habe ich nicht [richtig] mitgedacht

to \think better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen

to \think long and hard es sich dat reiflich überlegen

to be unable to \think straight keinen klaren Gedanken fassen können

to \think for oneself selbstständig denken, seine eigenen Entscheidungen treffen

without \thinking gedankenlos, ohne nachzudenken

9. (imagine)

▪ to \think of sth sich dat etw vorstellen

10. (have in one's mind)

▪ to \think of sb/sth an jdn/etw denken

what are \thinking of [now]? woran denkst du [gerade]?

11. (take into account)

▪ to \think of sth etw bedenken

when you \think of how... wenn man bedenkt, wie...

12.

▶ to \think big im großen Stil planen

▶ to be unable to hear oneself \think sein eigenes Wort nicht mehr verstehen

III. vt

<thought, thought>

1. (hold an opinion)

▪ to \think sth etw denken [o glauben] [o meinen]

what do you \think of [or about] Jane? wie findest du Jane?

to \think the world of sb/sth große Stücke auf jdn/etw halten

▪ to \think that... denken [o glauben], dass...

I \think she's stupid ich finde sie dumm

it's thought that... man nimmt an, dass...

to \think to oneself that... [bei] sich dat denken, dass...

and I thought to myself, what a wonderful day! und ich dachte [leise] bei mir: was für ein wunderbarer Tag!

2. (consider to be)

▪ to \think sb/sth [to be] sth jdn/etw für etw akk halten

who do you \think you are? für wen hältst du dich eigentlich?

he's thought to be a very rich man er gilt als sehr reicher Mann

to \think it [un]likely that... es für [un]wahrscheinlich halten, dass...

3. (expect)

▪ to \think sth etw denken

who would have thought [that]...? wer hätte gedacht[, dass]...?

who would have thought it? wer hätte das gedacht?

I'm going out to play — that's what you \think! ( iron) ich gehe raus spielen — das denkst du aber auch nur!

4. (intend)

▪ to \think that...:

I \think I'll go for a walk ich denke, ich mache einen Spaziergang

5. (remember)

▪ to \think to do sth daran denken, etw zu tun

6. (find surprising, strange, foolish)

▪ to \think that... kaum zu glauben, dass...

to \think [that] I loved him! kaum zu glauben, dass ich ihn einmal geliebt habe!

to \think that I lent him all that money! kaum zu glauben, dass ich so dumm war, ihm so viel Geld zu leihen!

7.

▶ to \think beautiful [or great] [or interesting] thoughts in Gedanken versunken sein

▶ to \think the world well lost BRIT den lieben Gott einen guten Mann sein lassen

▶ \think sb:

she'll manage [\think Mrs Kern] sie wird es schaffen (denken wir doch nur mal an Frau Kern)

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[ɵɪŋk] vb: pret, ptp thought
1. vi
denken
to think to oneself — sich (dat)

I was just sitting there thinking to myself — ich saß so in Gedanken da

think before you speak/act —

do animals think? — können Tiere denken?

to act without thinking — unüberlegt handeln

think again! — denk noch mal nach

so you think I'll give you the money? well, you'd better think again! — du denkst also, ich gebe dir das Geld? das hast du dir ( wohl) gedacht!

it makes you think — es macht or stimmt einen nachdenklich

I need time to think — ich brauche Zeit zum Nachdenken

it's so noisy you can't hear yourself think — bei so einem Lärm kann doch kein Mensch denken

now let me think — lass (mich) mal überlegen or nachdenken

stop and think before you make a big decision — denke in aller Ruhe nach, bevor du eine schwerwiegende or schwer wiegende Entscheidung triffst

it's a good idea, don't you think? — es ist eine gute Idee, findest or meinst du nicht auch?

just think — stellen Sie sich (dat)

just think, you too could be rich where was it? think, man, think! — stell dir vor or denk dir nur, auch du könntest reich sein wo war es?, denk doch mal nach!

listen, I've been thinking,... — hör mal, ich habe mir überlegt...

sorry, I just wasn't thinking — Entschuldigung, da habe ich geschlafen (inf)

you just didn't think, did you? — da hast du dir nichts gedacht, oder?

you just don't think, do you? (about other people) — du denkst auch immer nur an dich; (about consequences) was denkst du dir eigentlich?

See:

→ big

2. vt

1) (= believe) denken; (= be of opinion) glauben, meinen, denken

I think you'll find I'm right — ich glaube or denke, Sie werden zu der Überzeugung gelangen, dass ich recht habe

I think it's too late —

I think I can do it — ich glaube or denke, dass ich es schaffen kann

well, I THINK it was there! — nun, ich glaube zumindest, dass es da war!

and what do you think? asked the interviewer —

you never know what he's thinking — ich weiß nie, was er (sich) denkt

I think you'd better go/accept/be careful — ich denke, Sie gehen jetzt besser/Sie stimmen lieber zu/Sie wären besser vorsichtig

well, I THINK he'll understand — na ja, ich nehme zumindest an, dass er das verstehen wird

I think so — ich denke or glaube (schon)

I think so too — das meine or denke ich auch

I don't think so, I shouldn't think so, I think not — ich denke or glaube nicht

I'll take this one then – I think not, Mr Green — dann nehme ich dieses – das glaube ich kaum, Herr Green

I should think so! — das will ich (aber) auch gemeint haben

I should think not! — das will ich auch nicht hoffen

I hardly think/think it likely that... — ich glaube kaum/ich halte es nicht für wahrscheinlich, dass...

I wasn't even thinking it — daran habe ich nicht einmal gedacht

one would have thought there was an easier answer —

one would have thought you could have been more punctual — man könnte eigentlich erwarten, dass Sie etwas pünktlicher kommen

one would have thought they'd have grasped it by now — man sollte eigentlich erwarten, dass sie das inzwischen begriffen haben

what do you think I should do? —

well, what do you think, shall we leave now? — nun, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?

I think I'll go for a walk — ich glaube, ich mache einen Spaziergang

do you think you can manage? — glauben Sie, dass Sie es schaffen?

2)

(= consider) you must think me very rude —

he thinks he's intelligent, he thinks himself intelligent — er hält sich für intelligent, er meint, er ist or sei intelligent

they are thought to be rich — man hält sie für reich

I wouldn't have thought it possible — das hätte ich nicht für möglich gehalten

3) (= imagine) sich (dat) denken, sich (dat) vorstellen

I don't know what to think — ich weiß nicht, was ich davon halten soll

that's what you think! — denkste! (inf)

that's what he thinks — hat der eine Ahnung! (inf)

who do you think you are! —

you can't think how pleased I am to see you — Sie können sich (dat) (gar) nicht denken or vorstellen, wie froh ich bin, Sie zu sehen

I can't think what he means! — ich kann mir (gar) nicht denken, was er meint; (iro also) was er damit bloß meinen kann or meint?

anyone would think he was dying —

one or you would think they'd already met — man könnte (geradezu) glauben or denken, sie seien alte Bekannte

who would have thought it? — wer hätte das gedacht?

to think that she's only ten! — wenn man bedenkt or sich (dat) vorstellt, dass sie erst zehn ist

4)

(= reflect) to think how to do sth — sich (dat) überlegen, wie man etw macht

I was thinking (to myself) how ill he looked — ich dachte mir (im Stillen), dass er sehr krank aussah

I never thought to ask you — ich habe gar nicht daran gedacht, Sie zu fragen

5)

(= expect, intend often neg or interrog) I didn't think to see you here — ich hätte nicht gedacht or erwartet, Sie hier zu treffen or dass ich Sie hier treffen würde

I thought as much, I thought so — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

6)

to think one's way out of a difficulty — sich (dat)

you'll think yourself into a rage again — du steigerst dich (nur) wieder in eine Wut hinein

3. n

have a think about it and let me know — denken Sie mal darüber nach or überlegen Sie es sich (dat) einmal, und geben Sie mir dann Bescheid

to have a good think — gründlich nachdenken

you've got another think coming ( Brit inf ) — da irrst du dich aber gewaltig (inf), da bist du aber auf dem Holzweg (inf)

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think [θıŋk] prät und pperf thought [θɔːt]

A v/t

1. etwas denken:

think base thoughts gemeine Gedanken hegen;

you are only jealous. I should think I am ich habe auch allen Grund dazu;

people often think they are twins die Leute halten sie oft für Zwillinge, sie werden oft für Zwillinge gehalten;

who does he think he is? für wen hält der sich eigentlich?;

think away (sich) jemanden, etwas wegdenken;

think out

a) sich etwas ausdenken,

b) bes US a. think through ein Problem zu Ende denken;

think over sich etwas überlegen oder durch den Kopf gehen lassen;

I need some time to think it over ich brauche Bedenkzeit;

think to o.s. that … bei sich denken, dass …;

think up einen Plan etc aushecken, sich etwas ausdenken, sich etwas einfallen lassen

2. überlegen, nachdenken über (akk)

3. sich etwas denken oder vorstellen:

I can’t think how you do it umg es ist mir schleierhaft, wie du das machst;

I can’t think what his name is umg ich kann mich an seinen Namen nicht erinnern

4. bedenken:

think what your father has done for you!

5. denken, meinen, glauben, vermuten ( alle:

that dass):

I thought he was a burglar ich hielt ihn für einen Einbrecher

6. a) halten oder erachten für:

I think him (he is thought) to be a poet ich halte (man hält) ihn für einen Dichter;

he thought the lecture very interesting er fand die Vorlesung sehr interessant;

think o.s. clever sich für schlau halten;

I think it best to go now ich halte es für das Beste, jetzt zu gehen;

think it advisable es für ratsam halten oder erachten;

think sth possible etwas für möglich halten

b) etwas halten (of von):

I told him what I thought of him;

what do you think of it? auch wie gefällt es dir?

7. denken an (akk):

the child thought no harm das Kind dachte an nichts Böses

8. beabsichtigen, vorhaben, sich mit dem Gedanken tragen ( alle:

to do zu tun):

think (to do) no harm nichts Böses im Sinn haben

B v/i

1. denken (of, about an akk):

think ahead

a) vorausdenken,

b) vorsichtig sein;

think aloud, think out loud laut denken;

all he ever thinks about is sex er hat nur Sex im Kopf;

now that I come to think of it

a) wenn ich es mir recht überlege,

b) da fällt mir ein;

think for o.s. selbstständig denken

2. think of

a) sich besinnen auf (akk), sich erinnern an (akk):

try to think of all that has happened,

b) auch think about etwas bedenken:

think of it! denke daran!;

I have my reputation to think about ich muss an meinen Ruf denken

c) sich etwas denken oder vorstellen:

think of o.s. as sich halten für

d) einen Plan etc ersinnen, sich etwas ausdenken

e) think of doing sth beabsichtigen oder vorhaben oder sich mit dem Gedanken tragen, etwas zu tun:

think of marrying ans Heiraten denken;

I shouldn’t think of doing such a thing so etwas würde mir nicht im Traum einfallen

f) halten von: → better¹ C 1, much B, nothing Bes Redew, world Bes Redew

3. überlegen, nachdenken (about, on, over über akk):

let me think a moment;

I’ve been thinking ich habe nachgedacht;

only think! denk dir nur!, stell dir nur vor!;

that gave him sth to think about das gab ihm zu denken;

I need some time to think about it ich brauche Bedenkzeit;

think again on sth etwas noch einmal überdenken

4. denken, glauben, meinen:

he’s got more of it than he thinks er hat mehr davon, als er glaubt; → so¹ A 5

C s umg

a) (Nach)Denken n:

have a (fresh) think about sth über etwas nachdenken (etwas noch einmal überdenken)

b) Gedanke m:

have another think coming schiefgewickelt sein umg

D adj umg

a) Denk…

b) (geistig) anspruchsvoll

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1. transitive verb,
thought

1) (consider) meinen

we think [that] he will come — wir denken od. glauben, dass er kommt

we do not think it probable — wir halten es nicht für wahrscheinlich

he is thought to be a fraud — man hält ihn für einen Betrüger

what do you think? — was meinst du?

what do you think of or about him/it? — was hältst du von ihm/davon?

I thought to myself... — ich dachte mir [im stillen]

that's what they think! — das meinen die!

..., don't you think? —..., findest od. meinst du nicht auch?

where do you think you are? — was glaubst du eigentlich, wo du bist?

who does he/she think he/she is? — für wen od. wofür hält er/sie sich eigentlich?

you or one or anyone would think that... — man sollte [doch] eigentlich annehmen, dass...

I think not — ich glaube nicht

I should think so/think not! — (indignant) das will ich meinen/das will ich nicht hoffen

I thought as much or so — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

I think so — ich glaube schon

do you really think so? — findest du wirklich?

I wouldn't think so — das glaube ich kaum

yes, I think so too — ja, das finde ich auch (ugs.)

I should think not! — (no!) auf keinen Fall

that'll be great fun, I don't think — (coll. iron.) das kann ja lustig werden (ugs. iron.)

to think [that] he should treat me like this! — man sollte es nicht für möglich halten, dass er mich so behandelt!

I wouldn't have thought it possible — ich hätte das nicht für möglich gehalten

2) (coll.): (remember)

think to do something — daran denken, etwas zu tun

3) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen
2. intransitive verb,
thought

1) [nach]denken

we want to make the students think — wir möchten die Studenten zum Denken bringen

I need time to think — ich muss es mir erst überlegen

I've been thinking — ich habe nachgedacht

think in German — etc. deutsch usw. denken

it makes you think — es macht od. stimmt einen nachdenklich

just think! — stell dir das mal vor!

think for oneself — sich (Dat.) seine eigene Meinung bilden

think [to oneself]... — sich (Dat.) im stillen denken...

let me think — lass [mich] mal nachdenken od. überlegen

you'd better think again! — da hast du dich aber geschnitten! (ugs.)

think twice — es sich (Dat.) zweimal überlegen

this made her think twice — das gab ihr zu denken

think twice about doing something — es sich (Dat.) zweimal überlegen, ob man etwas tut

think on one's feet — (coll.) sich (Dat.) aus dem Stegreif etwas überlegen

2) (have intention)

I think I'll try — ich glaube od. denke, ich werde es versuchen

we think we'll enter for the regatta — wir haben vor, an der Regatta teilzunehmen
3. noun
(coll.)

have a [good] think — es sich (Dat.) gut überlegen

have a think about that! — denk mal drüber nach! (ugs.)

you have [got] another think coming! — da irrst du dich aber gewaltig!

Phrasal Verbs:

- think about

- think ahead

- think back to

- think of

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

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(of) v.

denken (an) v.

glauben v.

meinen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: thought)

= denken v.

(§ p.,pp.: dachte, gedacht)

meinen v.

English-german dictionary > think
18 think *****

[θɪŋk] thought vb: pt, pp
1. vi

(gen) to think of or about sth — pensare a qc, (more carefully) riflettere su qc

to think of or about doing sth — pensare di fare qc

to act without thinking — agire senza riflettere or pensare

think before you reply — rifletti or pensa prima di rispondere

think carefully — pensaci bene

think again! — rifletti!, pensaci su!

just think! — ma pensa un po'!

let me think — fammi pensare

let's think — pensiamoci un attimo

to think twice before doing sth — pensare due volte prima di fare qc

to think straight — concentrarsi

to think aloud — pensare ad alta voce

to think for o.s. — pensare con la propria testa

See:

think about,

think of

2. vt

1) (use one's brain, have ideas) pensare, (imagine) pensare, immaginare

I can't think what he can want — non riesco ad immaginare che cosa possa volere

did you think to bring a corkscrew? — hai pensato di portare un cavatappi?

I thought I might go swimming — ho pensato che potrei andare a nuotare

think what you've done — pensa a ciò che hai fatto

think what we could do — pensa che cosa potremmo fare

to think evil thoughts — avere cattivi pensieri

2)

(believe, consider) to think (that...) — pensare (che...), credere (che...)

we all thought him a fool — pensavamo tutti che fosse un cretino

I don't think it likely — penso che sia improbabile

who'd have thought it possible? — chi l'avrebbe mai pensato?

I don't think it can be done — non penso che si possa fare

I think (that) you're wrong — penso che tu abbia torto

I thought as much — lo sapevo io

I think/don't think so — penso or credo di sì/no

I should think so too! — lo credo bene!

what do you think? — che cosa ne pensi?

who do you think you are? — ma chi credi di essere?

what do you think I should do? — cosa pensi che dovrei fare?

what do you think you're doing? — ma cosa stai facendo?

anyone would have thought she was dying! — sembrava che stesse per morire!

3. n

to have a think about sth — riflettere su qc

I'd like to have a think about it — vorrei pensarci su

you've got another think coming! fam — ti sbagli!, hai capito male!

•

- think about

- think back

- think of

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

English-Italian dictionary > think *****
19 think

[ɵɪŋk] n

( Brit) ( fam) Nachdenken nt;

to have a \think about sth sich dat etw überlegen, über etw akk nachdenken;

to have another \think coming sich akk gewaltig irren, auf dem Holzweg sein ( fam)

you have got another \think coming! da bist du aber schief gewickelt! ( fam) vi <thought, thought>

1) ( believe) denken, glauben;

yes, I \think so ich glaube [o denke] schon;

no, I don't \think so ich glaube [o denke] nicht;

I asked him if he was likely to get the job and he said he thought not ich fragte ihn, ob er die Stelle wohl bekommen werde und er antwortete, er glaube nicht;

she is thought to be on holiday in Scotland man nimmt an, dass sie gerade in Schottland Urlaub macht

2) ( hold an opinion) meinen, denken, glauben;

( judge) einschätzen;

I \think she's stupid ich finde sie dumm;

I'd \think again if I were you ich würde mir das an deiner Stelle noch einmal überlegen;

I want you to \think of me as a friend ich möchte, dass du mich als Freund siehst;

what do you \think of Jane? wie findest du Jane?;

what do you \think you're doing? ( iron) was glaubst du eigentlich, was du da tust?;

who do you \think you are? ( iron) für wen hältst du dich eigentlich?;

to \think better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen;

to \think fit es für angebracht halten;

to \think highly [or well] of sb/ sth viel von jdm/etw halten, eine gute Meinung von jdm/etw haben;

to \think oneself lucky [or fortunate] sich akk glücklich schätzen;

to \think positive optimistisch [o zuversichtlich] sein, nicht den Mut verlieren

3) ( expect) denken, annehmen;

who would have thought [that]...? wer hätte gedacht[, dass]...?;

who would have thought it? wer hätte das gedacht?;

I thought as much!;

(usu pej: as a reply) das habe ich mir schon gedacht!;

I'm going out to play - that's what you \think! ich gehe raus spielen - denkste!

4) ( introducing a decision) denken;

it was such a lovely day I thought I'd go for a walk es war so ein schöner Tag, dass ich [mir] gedacht habe, ich mache einen Spaziergang

5) ( exercise one's mind) denken;

( decide) entscheiden;

I'd \think long and hard ich würde mir das wirklich reiflich überlegen;

that'll give him something to \think about das sollte ihm etwas zu denken geben;

I haven't seen him for weeks, in fact, come to \think of it, since last Christmas ich habe ihn seit Wochen nicht mehr gesehen, wenn ich es mir recht überlege, seit letzten Weihnachten;

I shudder to \think what might have happened mir läuft es kalt den Rücken runter, wenn ich mir ausmale, was alles hätte passieren können;

I can't \think how/ when/ where/why... ich weiß nicht, wie/wann/wo/warum...;

to be \thinking [nach]denken, überlegen;

to \think on one's feet ( fig) eine schnelle Entscheidung treffen;

to \think fast schnell überlegen;

to be unable to hear oneself \think sein eigenes Wort nicht mehr verstehen;

to be unable to \think straight etw nicht richtig einschätzen können, keinen klaren Gedanken fassen können;

to \think for oneself selbständig denken, seine eigenen Entscheidungen treffen;

to \think to oneself [bei] sich dat denken

6) ( plan) nachdenken, überlegen;

( consider) erwägen;

to \think of doing sth erwägen [o überlegen], etw zu tun;

he's \thinking of selling his car er überlegt, sein Auto zu verkaufen;

we were \thinking of starting a family wir spielten mit dem Gedanken, eine Familie zu gründen;

to \think big im großen Stil planen

7) ( have in mind)

to \think about [or of] sb/ sth an jdn/etw denken;

I always \think about Roz in that long pink coat ich stelle mir immer Roz in seinem langen rosa Mantel vor;

don't even \think about it schlag dir das aus dem Kopf ( fam), das kannst du vergessen ( fam)

can you \think of anything? fällt dir etwas ein?

8) ( be alert) aufpassen;

without \thinking gedankenlos, ohne nachzudenken

9) ( make up)

to \think of sth sich dat etw einfallen lassen;

just a minute - I \think I've thought of something warte mal - ich glaube, ich habe eine Idee;

how clever! I never thought of that wie schlau! daran habe ich nie gedacht

PHRASES:

what will they \think of next? (they \think of next?) was lassen sie sich wohl noch alles einfallen? vt <thought, thought>

1) ( consider)

to \think sb [to be] sth jdn für etw akk halten;

I always thought him to be a charmer ich fand ihn immer sehr charmant;

to \think the world of sb/ sth große Stücke auf jdn/etw halten;

to not \think much of sb/ sth auf jdn/etw nicht viel geben ( fam)

to not \think much of doing sth nicht [gerade] begeistert davon sein, etw zu tun;

to \think nothing of sth von etw dat nichts halten;

\think nothing of it keine Ursache, gern geschehen;

to \think nothing of doing sth nichts dabei finden, etw zu tun;

she'll manage (\think Mrs. Kern) sie wird es schaffen (wie Frau Kern auch)

2) ( exercise mind)

to \think beautiful [or great] [or interesting] thoughts in Gedanken versunken sein

PHRASES:

to \think the world well lost ( Brit) den lieben Gott einen guten Mann sein lassen

English-German students dictionary > think
20 straight

adj. recht; eerlijk; in orde; puur
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adv. recht; eerlijk, in orde
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n. rechte eind (v. renbaan); eerlijkheid

straight¹

[ street] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 recht stuk 〈 in het bijzonder van renbaan〉

2 straat 〈 bij poker〉

♦voorbeelden:

¶ on the straight and narrow • op het (smalle) rechte pad

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straight²

〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; straightness〉

1 recht ⇒ steil, sluik 〈 haar〉; rechtop

2 puur ⇒ onverdund; 〈 figuurlijk〉 zonder franje, serieus

3 open(hartig) ⇒ eerlijk, recht door zee

4 strak ⇒ in de plooi, correct

5 ordelijk ⇒ geordend, netjes

6 direct ⇒ rechtstreeks, zonder voorbehoud

7 opeenvolgend ⇒ direct achter elkaar

8 〈 informeel〉 hetero(seksueel)

♦voorbeelden:

1   (as) straight as a die/an arrow • kaarsrecht; 〈 figuurlijk〉goudeerlijk, door en door betrouwbaar

2   a straight rendering of the facts • een letterlijk verslag van de feiten

     straight whisky • whisky puur

3   straight answer • eerlijk antwoord

4   keep a straight face • niet verblikken of verblozen

     keep (someone) to the straight and narrow path • (iemand) op het rechte pad houden

5   get this straight • knoop dit even goed in je oren, begrijp me goed

     put/set the facts/record straight • alle feiten op een rijtje zetten

     set someone straight about something • iemand de ware toedracht over iets meedelen

6   〈Brits-Engels; politiek〉 straight fight • directe confrontatie tussen twee kandidaten

     〈Amerikaans-Engels; politiek〉 straight ticket • stem op alle kandidaten van één partij

7   five straight wins • vijf overwinningen op rij

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straight³

〈 bijwoord〉

1 rechtstreeks ⇒ meteen, zonder omwegen

2 recht ⇒ rechtop

♦voorbeelden:

1   come straight to the point • meteen ter zake raken

     tell someone straight out • iemand iets vierkant in zijn gezicht zeggen

2   straight on • rechtdoor

¶ go straight • een eerlijk mens worden

     think straight • helder denken

     〈 informeel〉 tell someone straight • iemand eerlijk de waarheid zeggen

     straight away/off • onmiddellijk

English-Dutch dictionary > straight

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