upright Význam & definícia

Význam upright v slovenčine

• 0 straight up or vertical:

  • Please return your seat to an upright position and fasten your belt.

  • an upright freezer/vacuum cleaner

• 1 honest, responsible, and moral:

  • She behaved as any upright citizen would have under the circumstances.

• 2 vertical and as straight as possible:

  • to sit/stand upright

  • The sound of breaking glass made her sit bolt upright (= sit with her back straight).

• 3 a vertical part of something that supports other parts:

  • Firmly secure the two uprights to opposite walls in the alcove and then fit the shelves in between them.

• 4 (standing or being) vertical and as straight as possible:

  • He stood upright.

• 5 honest, responsible, and moral:

  • an upright young man