Significato di straight in italiano

• 0 not curved or bent -- diritto, liscio

  • a straight road una strada dritta

  • straight hair capelli lisci

• 1 in a position that is level or vertical -- diritto

  • That shelf’s not straight. Quello scaffale non è diritto.

• 2 honest -- onesto, sincero

  • a straight answer una risposta sincera

• 3 to avoid laughing or smiling -- rimanere serio

• 4 in a straight line -- a diritto

  • The car seemed to be coming straight at me. Sembrava che la macchina puntasse a dritto verso di me.

  • The car park is straight ahead. Il parcheggio è avanti a diritto.

  • Drive straight on till you reach the traffic lights and then turn left. Andate a diritto fino al semaforo e poi girate a sinistra.

• 5 without pausing or delaying -- immediatamente

  • Please come straight home after school. Per favore torna diritto a casa dopo la scuola.

  • I went straight back to sleep. Mi sono riaddormentato subito.

• 6 now -- subito

  • Go home straight away. Vai subito a casa.

• 7 to sit or stand with your body vertical -- stare seduto dritto, stare in piedi dritto

• 8 If you keep on the straight and narrow, you behave in a way that is honest and moral -- sulla retta via

  • The threat of a beating should keep him on the straight and narrow. La minaccia delle botte dovrebbe tenerlo sulla retta via.

• 9 not bent or curved -- diritto, dritto; liscio

  • a straight line

  • straight (= not curly) hair

  • That line is not straight.

• 10 (of a person, his behaviour/behavior etc) honest, frank and direct -- franco, schietto, diretto

  • Give me a straight answer!

• 11 properly or levelly positioned -- dritto

  • Your tie isn’t straight.

• 12 correct and tidy -- in ordine, chiaramente

  • I’ll never get this house straight!

  • Now let’s get the facts straight!

• 13 (of drinks) not mixed -- puro, liscio

  • a straight gin.

• 14 (of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing -- serio, impassibile

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

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

• 16 in a straight, not curved, line; directly -- diritto, dritto

  • His route went straight across the desert

  • She can’t steer straight

  • Keep straight on.

• 17 immediately, without any delay -- direttamente

  • He went straight home after the meeting.

• 18 honestly or fairly -- correttamente

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

• 19 the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse -- dirittura (d’arrivo)

  • He’s in the final straight.