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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) tiesus2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) tiesus, sąžiningas3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) tiesus4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tvarkingas5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) grynas6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) rimtas7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) įprastinis, tradicinis2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) tiesiai2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) tiesiai3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) tiesiai, sąžiningai, dorai3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) tiesioji- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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