straight

straight
[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) lige; glat
2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) oprigtig
3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) lige
4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden; korrekt
5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) ren
6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) udtryksløs; uden at fortrække en mine
7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) almindelig
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) lige
2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) lige
3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ærligt
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) langside; opløb
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) lige; glat
2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) oprigtig
3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) lige
4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) i orden; korrekt
5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) ren
6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) udtryksløs; uden at fortrække en mine
7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) almindelig
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) lige
2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) lige
3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) ærligt
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) langside; opløb
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off

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