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გამოთქმა: /streɪt/

განმარტებულია straight სიტყვის თარგმნა ფლექსია სინონიმები ანტონიმები

ზედსართავი

Universal
  • 1extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend:a long, straight road
  • (of hair) not curly or wavy.
  • (of a garment) not flared or fitted closely to the body:a straight skirt
  • (of an aim, blow, or course) going direct to the intended target:a straight punch to the face
  • Geometry (of a line) lying on the shortest path between any two of its points.
  • (of an arch) flat-topped.
  • 2properly positioned so as to be level, upright, or symmetrical:he made sure his tie was straight
  • [predic.] in proper order or condition:it’ll take a long time to get the place straight
  • 3not evasive; honest:a straight answer thank you for being straight with me
  • simple; straightforward:a straight choice between nuclear power and penury
  • (of a look) bold and steady:he gave her a straight, no-nonsense look
  • (of thinking) clear, logical, and unemotional.
  • 4 [attributive] in continuous succession:he scored his fourth straight win
  • 5(of an alcoholic drink) undiluted; neat:straight brandy
  • 6(especially of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical:a straight play
  • 7 informal (of a person) conventional or respectable:she looked pretty straight in her school clothes
  • heterosexual.

ზმნისართი

Universal
  • 1in a straight line; directly:he was gazing straight at her keep straight on
  • with no delay or diversion; directly or immediately:after dinner we went straight back to our hotel I fell into bed and went straight to sleep
  • archaic at once; immediately:I’ll fetch up the bath to you straight
  • 2in or into a level, even, or upright position:he pulled his clothes straight sit up straight!
  • 3correctly; clearly:I’m so tired I can hardly think straight
  • honestly and directly; in a straightforward manner:I told her straight—the kid’s right
  • 4without a break; continuously:he remembered working sixteen hours straight

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1a part of something that is not curved or bent, especially a straight section of a racecourse:he pulled away in the straight to win by half a second
  • archaic a form or position that is not curved or bent:the rod flew back to the straight
  • 2(in poker) a continuous sequence of five cards.
  • 3 informal a conventional person.
  • a heterosexual person.
  • 4South African informal (in township slang) a 750 ml bottle of alcoholic drink.
    [perhaps a transferred sense of US slang straight 'unadulterated whisky']

get something straight

make a situation clear, especially by reaching an understanding.

go straight

live an honest life after being a criminal.

a straight face

a blank or serious facial expression, especially when trying not to laugh:my father kept a straight face when he joked

the straight and narrow

the honest and morally acceptable way of living:he’s making a real effort to get back on the straight and narrow
[a misinterpretation of Matt. 7:14, ‘Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it’]

straight (or right) away

immediately:the clerk recognized her straight away

a straight fight

British a contest between just two opponents, especially in an election.

straight from the shoulder

  • 1 dated (of a blow) swift and well delivered.
  • 2(of words) frank or direct:sometimes he spoke straight from the shoulder and sometimes in puzzles

straight off (or out)

informal without hesitation or deliberation:Wendy drank half the bottle straight off

straight up

informal
  • 1British truthfully; honestly:come on, Bert, I won’t hurt you—straight up
  • 2chiefly North American unmixed; unadulterated:a dry martini served straight up

straightish

adjective

straightly

adverb

straightness

noun

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