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[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rovný2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) priamy, otvorený3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) rovný; upravený4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) jasný, usporiadaný5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) čistý6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) vážny7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) normálny2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) priamo, rovno2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rovno3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) poctivo3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) rovinka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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straight, strait — Straight, as an adjective, means uncurved, direct, unswerving : The road is straight. When you tell that story, try to keep a straight face. As an adverb, straight means directly and honestly : Please go straight home. Don t lie, speak straight.… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
straight — I UK [streɪt] / US adverb Word forms straight : comparative straighter superlative straightest *** 1) without a bend or curve Continue straight on for about 20 yards then turn left. Sue always looks you straight in the eye when she s talking to… … English dictionary
straight*/*/ — [streɪt] adj I 1) without bends or curves a straight line/road[/ex] She has long straight hair (= no curls or waves).[/ex] 2) in the correct position, not leaning to one side or the other The picture on that wall isn t straight.[/ex] Make sure… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
straight — straight1 W2S1 [streıt] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a straight line)¦ 2¦(position)¦ 3¦(immediately)¦ 4¦(one after the other)¦ 5¦(honest)¦ 6 think/see straight 7 straight away 8 go straight 9 straight up 10 straight from the … Dictionary of contemporary English
straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
straight — 1 /streIt/ adverb 1 IN A STRAIGHT LINE moving in a straight line: straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc: The book is on the table straight in front of you. | She was looking straight at me. | We re stuck in the middle of the road with this truck … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch more at stretch Date: 14th century 1. a. free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities < straight hair > < straight timber > b. generated… … New Collegiate Dictionary
straight — [[t]streɪt[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) without a bend, angle, wave, or curve 2) exactly vertical or horizontal 3) (of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point 4) evenly or uprightly formed or set … From formal English to slang
straight — 1. adjective 1) a long, straight road Syn: unswerving, undeviating, linear, as straight as an arrow, uncurving, unbending Ant: winding, zigzag 2) that picture isn t straight Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
straight — 01. Go [straight] through the intersection, and then turn left at the next light. 02. My daughter has wavy hair, but she wants to buy a product that will [straighten] her hair. 03. Everyone thinks he is gay, but I know for a fact that he is… … Grammatical examples in English
straight — 1. adjective 1) a long, straight road Syn: direct, linear, unswerving, undeviating 2) that picture isn t straight Syn: level, even, in line, aligned, square, vertical, upright … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary