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adj. rak; rät; ärlig; heterosexuell, inte homosexuell--------adv. raka vägen, direkt; öppet, rakt på sak, rent ut; genast--------n. ärlighet; rak linje; rak serie, straight (kortspel)* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) rak, rät2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ärlig3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) rak4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i ordning5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) ren6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) allvarlig7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) realistisk, seriös2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) rakt, rätt2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) raka vägen, direkt3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ärligt, hederligt3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) raksträcka- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
См. также в других словарях:
keep a straight face — If you keep a straight face, look serious and do not laugh even though you want to … The small dictionary of idiomes
keep a straight face — ► keep a straight face keep a blank or serious facial expression when trying not to laugh. Main Entry: ↑straight … English terms dictionary
keep a straight face — To refrain from smiling • • • Main Entry: ↑straight … Useful english dictionary
keep a straight face — not smile or laugh, have a a poker face When you said I was your uncle, I couldn t keep a straight face … English idioms
keep a straight face — to avoid showing any emotion, esp. amusement. I thought it would be funny to tell him he failed the course, but it was hard to keep a straight face when I was talking to him … New idioms dictionary
keep a straight face — See: STRAIGHT FACE, DEADPAN … Dictionary of American idioms
keep a straight face — See: STRAIGHT FACE, DEADPAN … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ a\ straight\ face — See: straight face, deadpan … Словарь американских идиом
straight face — See keep a straight face … English idioms
straight face — noun a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑facial expression, ↑facial gesture * * * noun : a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment • straight faced ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷… … Useful english dictionary
straight face — {n.} A face that is not laughing or smiling. * /Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face./ * /It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face./ * /When… … Dictionary of American idioms
