Betydning av straight På norsk

• 0 not bending or curving -- rett

  • a straight line en rett linje

  • The road was straight. Veien var rett.

• 1 correctly positioned, not leaning -- rett

  • Move the post so that it’s straight. Flytt på stolpen så den står rett.

• 2 honest and truthful -- oppriktig

  • Just be straight with me – do I look ridiculous? Bare svar meg oppriktig – ser jeg latterlig ut?

• 3 one after the other without a pause -- på rad

  • a business with three straight years of sales growth en bedrift med økt salg tre år på rad

• 4 heterosexual -- hetero

  • Is he straight or gay do you think? Tror du han er hetero eller homo?

• 5 to make sure sth is understood -- få klarhet i noe

  • Let’s get this straight first – I am not paying for this. La oss få klarhet i dette først – jeg betaler ikke for dette.

• 6 in a straight line, without turning or curving -- rett

  • The cows were running straight at us. Kuene løp rett mot oss.

• 7 without stopping -- rett

  • Go straight home. Gå rett hjem.

• 8 immediately -- rett

  • She went straight to the principal. Hun gikk rett til rektor.

  • He left straight after the show. Han dro rett etter forestillingen.

• 9 one after the other without a pause -- uavbrutt

  • I slept for 12 hours straight. Jeg sov uavbrutt i 12 timer.

• 10 in the correct position, not leaning -- rett

  • Stand up straight. Stå rett opp.

• 11 not bent or curved -- rett, bein, glatt

  • a straight line

  • straight (= not curly) hair

  • That line is not straight.

• 12 (of a person, his behaviour/behavior etc) honest, frank and direct -- hederlig; oppriktig, åpenhjertig, rett ut

  • Give me a straight answer!

• 13 properly or levelly positioned -- ordentlig, skikkelig

  • Your tie isn’t straight.

• 14 correct and tidy -- i orden/stand, rett

  • I’ll never get this house straight!

  • Now let’s get the facts straight!

• 15 (of drinks) not mixed -- rein, bar

  • a straight gin.

• 16 (of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing -- som holder masken

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

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

• 18 in a straight, not curved, line; directly -- rett, beint

  • His route went straight across the desert

  • She can’t steer straight

  • Keep straight on.

• 19 immediately, without any delay -- rett, direkte

  • He went straight home after the meeting.

• 20 honestly or fairly -- fair, ærlig

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

• 21 the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse -- langside

  • He’s in the final straight.