| Traduções complementares |
| straight adj | (hair: not curly) (cabelo) | liso adj |
| | She has straight, shoulder-length hair. |
| straight adj | (honest) (honesto) | direto, franco adj |
| | I don't try to tell you what I think you want to hear, just the straight answers. |
| straight adj | informal, figurative (conventional) | convencional adj |
| | My parents are so straight - they'd be horrified if I got a tattoo! |
| straight adj | (even) (nivelado) | reto adj |
| | Is this painting on the wall straight or is it leaning to the left? |
| straight adj | (consecutive) | consecutivo, seguido adj |
| | The team celebrated their tenth straight win. |
| straight adj | (consistent) | consistente adj |
| | We called him in to testify three times, and he always kept his story straight. |
| straight adj | (unmixed, undiluted) (não diluído) | puro adj |
| | I drink my whisky straight, without any mixers. |
| straight adj | (not using alcohol or drugs) (sem álcool ou drogas) | limpo adj |
| | I used to have a problem with drugs, but I have now been straight for five years. |
| straight adj | (face, man: not comic) | sério adj |
| | He said it with a straight face, so I don't think he was joking. |
| straight adv | (at first hand) | diretamente adv |
| | Did you hear that straight from the source, or was it through somebody else? |
| straight adv | (directly) | direto adv |
| | | diretamente adv |
| | He went straight to the shop, having heard that the jeans were on sale. |
| straight adv | (in the same direction) | em linha reta loc adv |
| | After we were told that we were going in the right direction, we continued straight. |
| straight adv | figurative (correctly) | corretamente adv |
| | | certo adv |
| | Do I have the story straight? Is that the way it goes? |
| straight adv | (on target) (para o alvo) | diretamente adv |
| | The missile flew straight to its target. |
| straight adv | (right, immediately) | imediatamente adv |
| | After hearing the decision, he went straight to his boss to talk about it. |
| straight adv | informal (consecutively) | consecutivamente adv |
| | I haven't eaten for three days straight. |
| straight adv | (not slouching) | direito adj |
| | | ereto adj |
| | | reto adj |
| | Sit up straight! |
| | Senta direito! |
| straight n | US (straight line) | linha reta sf + adj |
| | You need to draw a curved line here, and then two straights. |
| straight n | (part of a racecourse) | reta final sf |
| | The horses finished the curve and headed into the final straight. |
| straight n | (sports: series) (esportes) | ganho consecutivo sm |
| | | sequência sf |
| | The home team is in the middle of a seven-game straight. |
| straight n | (poker hand) (pôquer) | sequência sf |
| | He won the poker hand with a 2-3-4-5-6 straight. |
| straight n | slang, dated (conservative person) | conservador sm |
| | My mother will not approve of my new piercing - she is such a straight! |
| straight n | informal (heterosexual) | heterossexual sm |
| | My gay friend prefers to hang out with straights. |
Formas compostas:
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| back straight n | (part of a racecourse, track) | reta oposta sf + adj |
dead right,
dead straight adj | slang (totally correct) | certíssimo adj |
| | How did you know that answer? You are dead right! You were dead right about that guy; he is a total creep! |
| | Como é que você sabia a resposta? Você está certíssimo! |
| go straight vi + adj | slang (stop committing crimes) | andar na linha expres v |
| | | comportar-se bem vp + adv |
| | After coming out of prison, Alan was determined to go straight. |
| | Depois de sair da prisão, Alan estava determinado a andar na linha. |
| go straight on v expr | (continue ahead) | seguir direto loc v |
| | Go straight on till you reach the next lights, then turn left. |
| go straight on doing [sth] v expr | informal (continue to do [sth]) | seguir adiante loc v |
| | Jill decided to go straight on doing what she loved to do. |
go to [sb]'s head,
go straight to [sb]'s head v expr | (make drunk) (ficar bêbado) | subir na cabeça expres v |
| | That glass of wine has gone straight to my head! |
| | A taça de vinho subiu na minha cabeça! |
| head straight for [sth] v expr | (person: go directly) | ir em direção a expres v |
| | Bianca grabbed her coat and headed straight for the exit. |
| head straight for [sth/sb] v expr | (vehicle: move towards) | ir em direção a expres v |
| | When Colin looked up, he realized the truck was heading straight for him. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | (end section of a race track) | reta final sf |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | (final stages of race or journey) (estágio final: corrida ou jornada) | reta final sf + adj |
| | | última parte loc sf |
| | (informal: estágio final) | finalzinho sm dim |
| | As they approached the home stretch, the two runners engaged in a thrilling race to the finish line. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | figurative (final stages of [sth]) | fase final sf |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | figurative (final stages of [sth]) | fase final loc sf |
| | This project has taken almost two years of hard work by the team, but we are now in the home stretch. |
| in straight sets expr | (tennis: without conceding a set) (tênis) | em sets consecutivos expres |
| keep a straight face v expr | informal (look serious, avoid smiling) (informal) | ficar impassível expres v |
| | (informal) | manter a pose expres v |
| | It was difficult to keep a straight face when I played that prank on my coworkers. |
| on the straight and narrow expr | figurative (in a respectable way) (figurado) | na linha expres |
| | (figurado) | no bom caminho expres |
| | Matt has always lived his life on the straight and narrow; he's never even gotten a parking ticket! |
ramrod straight,
ramrod-straight adj | (person, posture: upright) (postura) | ereto adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
set the record straight,
put the record straight v expr | (correct false account) | esclarecer as coisas expres v |
| straight across adv | (directly opposite) (opor-se diretamente) | de frente loc adv |
| | | em frente loc adv |
| | Straight across from the bank is the diner I like to eat lunch at. |
| straight across prep | (right over) | até o outro lado loc prep |
| | I ran straight across the street to visit my neighbor. |
| straight ahead adv | (directly in front) (diretamente em frente) | em frente loc adv |
| | | logo em frente loc adv |
| | She looked straight ahead in order to avoid eye contact with him. |
| the straight and narrow n | figurative (virtuous conduct) | bom caminho adj + sm |
| straight as a ramrod expr | (person, posture: upright) (postura) | completamente ereto adv + adj |
| straight as an arrow adj | informal (direct, unwavering) (direto, firme) | firme adj |
| | | estável adj |
| | His concentration was straight as an arrow. |
| straight as an arrow adj | slang (honest, not criminal) (honesto, não criminoso) | justo adj |
| | | correto adj |
| | | honesto adj |
| straight away adv | (immediately) | imediatamente adv |
| | | logo após loc adv |
| | Uh-oh - the boss wants to see you straight away. |
| straight face n | (unsmiling expression) | expressão séria sf |
| | I don't think Alice was joking about her plan; she said it with a straight face. |
| straight flush n | (poker: run of five cards) (anglicismo, pôquer) | straight flush sm |
| straight hair n | (hair which has no curl) | cabelo liso loc sm |
| | Most Amerindians have dark straight hair. |
| | A maioria dos ameríndios tem cabelo escuro e liso. |
| straight line n | (long mark with no curves) (linha longa sem curvas) | linha reta sf |
| | I can't draw a straight line without using a guide. |
| | The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. |
| straight man n | (comedy partner: foil) | companheiro de cena de um comediante sm + loc adj |
| straight man n | (heterosexual male) | homem hétero sm + adj |
| straight off adv | informal (immediately) | imediatamente adv |
| | | logo após loc adv |
| | I'll mail that package straight off to make sure it gets there on time. |
| straight on adv | (directly ahead) | logo em frente loc adv |
| | | em frente loc adv |
| | Just go straight on - the church is on the left. |
| straight out adv | informal (without hesitating) (informal) | logo de cara loc adv |
| | | imediatamente adv |
| | | diretamente adv |
| | | sem rodeios loc adv |
| | The minute we met, the guy asked me straight out if I had a boyfriend. |
| straight out adv | (in plain speaking) (de fala direta) | diretamente adv |
| | | francamente adv |
| | (informal) | sem rodeios expres |
| | My boss told me straight out that I wasn't suited to the job. |
| | Meu chefe me disse diretamente que eu não era adequado para o trabalho. |
| straight through adv | (directly, without stopping) | diretamente adv |
| | | sem parar loc adv |
| | I wanted to stop and see the sights, but he insisted on driving straight through. |
| straight through adv + prep | (directly through the middle of) (diretamente no meio de) | através de loc prep |
| | He drove straight through our town and didn't even stop to visit. |
| straight up adv | (directly upwards) (diretamente para cima) | verticalmente adv |
| | | para cima loc adv |
| | If you look straight up in the August night sky, you should see the constellation Orion. |
| | The firework shot straight up in the air and exploded in a blaze of sparks. |
straight up,
straight-up adj | slang (alcohol: no ice or water) (álcool: puro) | puro adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | This is a straight-up drink made with tequila. |
| straight up adv | slang (alcohol: without ice or water) (álcool: servido puro) | puro adv |
| | This cocktail is served straight up. |
| straight up adj | slang (honest, trustworthy) | honesto adj |
| | | confiável adj |
| | | de confiança loc adj |
| | That preacher's as straight up as they come. |
| | Esse pastor é totalmente honesto. |
| straight up adv | slang (honestly) | honestamente, sinceramente adv |
| | | francamente adv |
| | Tell me straight up, does this dress make me look fat? |
| | Me diga honestamente, este vestido me deixa gorda? |
| straight-arm n | (sports: fending-off move) (futebol americano) | afastamento com o braço esticado expres |
straight-arm [sb],
stiff-arm⇒ vtr | (sport: fend off with stiff arm) (futebol americano) | afastar com o braço esticado expres v |
| straight-chain n | (chemistry: unbranched chain of organic molecules) (química: cadeia de moléculas orgânicas não ramificada) | cadeia normal sf |
| | | cadeia reta sf |
| | | cadeia linear sf |
| | | cadeia não ramificada sf |
| straight-faced adj | (showing no emotion) | impassível adj |
| | | inabalável adj |
straightaway,
straight away adv | (immediately) | imediatamente adv |
| | Come home straightaway after work and we'll eat early. |
| | Venha para casa imediatamente após o trabalho e comeremos mais cedo. |
straitlaced (US),
straightlaced (US),
strait-laced,
straight-laced adj | (prim, proper) | apropriado adj |