straight Betydning & definition

Betydning af straight på engelsk

• 0 not bent or curved -- lige; glat

  • a straight line

  • straight (= not curly) hair

  • That line is not straight.

• 1 (of a person, his behaviour/behavior etc) honest, frank and direct -- oprigtig

  • Give me a straight answer!

• 2 properly or levelly positioned -- lige

  • Your tie isn’t straight.

• 3 correct and tidy -- i orden; korrekt

  • I’ll never get this house straight!

  • Now let’s get the facts straight!

• 4 (of drinks) not mixed -- ren

  • a straight gin.

• 5 (of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing -- udtryksløs; uden at fortrække en mine

  • You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.

• 6 (of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type – not a musical or variety show. -- almindelig

• 7 in a straight, not curved, line; directly -- lige

  • His route went straight across the desert

  • She can’t steer straight

  • Keep straight on.

• 8 immediately, without any delay -- lige

  • He went straight home after the meeting.

• 9 honestly or fairly -- ærligt

  • You’re not playing (= behaving) straight.

• 10 the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse -- langside; opløb

  • He’s in the final straight.