| Traduceri suplimentare |
| straight adj | (hair: not curly) (despre păr) | drept adj. |
| | She has straight, shoulder-length hair. |
| | Avea părul drept, până la umeri. |
| straight adj | (honest) | cinstit, sincer adj. |
| | I don't try to tell you what I think you want to hear, just the straight answers. |
| | Nu-ți spun ce cred eu că vrei să auzi, îți dau doar răspunsuri sincere. |
| straight adj | (conventional) | convențional adj. |
| | This company has a fairly straight business model. They sell clothes. |
| | Această firmă urmează un model de afaceri destul de convențional. Vând haine. |
| straight adj | (even) | drept adj. |
| | Is this painting on the wall straight or is it leaning to the left? |
| | Tabloul ăsta este drept sau e înclinat spre stânga? |
| straight adj | (consecutive) | consecutiv adj. |
| | The team celebrated their tenth straight win. |
| | Echipa a sărbătorit a zecea victorie consecutivă. |
| straight adj | (consistent) | constant adj. |
| | We called him in to testify three times, and he always kept his story straight. |
| | L-am chemat să depună mărturie de trei ori și de fiecare dată și-a menținut povestea constantă. |
| straight adj | (unmixed, undiluted) | sec adj. |
| | I drink my whisky straight, without any mixers. |
| | Îmi place să beau whisky sec, fără să-l amestec cu nimic. |
| straight adj | (not using alcohol or drugs) | a nu se atinge de expr. |
| | | a nu pune gura expr. |
| | I used to have a problem with drugs, but I have now been straight for five years. |
| | Am fost dependent de droguri, dar de vreo cinci ani nu m-am atins de ele. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Înainte beam mult, dar de când mi-a crescut tensiunea n-am mai pus gura pe sticlă. |
| straight adj | (face, man: not comic) | serios adj. |
| | He said it with a straight face, so I don't think he was joking. |
| | A spus-o cu o față serioasă, nu cred că glumea. |
| straight adv | (at first hand) | direct adv. |
| | Did you hear that straight from the source, or was it through somebody else? |
| | Ai auzit direct de la sursă, sau prin intermediul altcuiva? |
| straight adv | (directly) | direct adv. |
| | He went straight to the shop, having heard that the jeans were on sale. |
| | S-a dus direct la magazin când a auzit că blugii se vindeau la preț redus. |
| straight adv | (in the same direction) | drept înainte adv. |
| | After we were told that we were going in the right direction, we continued straight. |
| | După ce ni s-a spus că mergem în direcția în care trebuia, am ținut-o drept înainte. |
| straight adv | (correctly) | corect adv. |
| | Do I have the story straight? Is that the way it goes? |
| | Am interpretat corect? Așa merge treaba? |
| straight adv | (on target) | direct adv. |
| | The missile flew straight to its target. |
| | Racheta s-a dus direct la țintă. |
| straight adv | (right, immediately) | imediat adv. |
| | After hearing the decision, he went straight to his boss to talk about it. |
| | După ce a auzit decizia, s-a dus imediat la șeful lui. |
| straight adv | informal (consecutively) | la rând loc.adv. |
| | | consecutiv adv. |
| | I haven't eaten for three days straight. |
| straight n | US (straight line) | dreaptă s.f. |
| | You need to draw a curved line here, and then two straights. |
| | Trebuie să trasezi două curbe și o dreaptă. |
| straight n | (part of a racecourse) | linie dreaptă s.f. |
| | The horses finished the curve and headed into the final straight. |
| | Caii au terminat de parcurs curba și au intrat pe ultima linie dreaptă. |
| straight n | (sports: series) | serie s.f. |
| | The home team is in the middle of a seven-game straight. |
| | Echipa se afla în mijlocul unei serii de șapte partide. |
| straight n | (poker hand) | chintă s.f. |
| | He won the poker hand with a 2-3-4-5-6 straight. |
| | A câștigat partida de pocher cu o chintă curată 2-3-4-5-6. |
| straight n | slang, dated (conservative person) | învechit, înapoiat adj. |
| | My mother will not approve of my new piercing - she is such a straight! |
| | Maică-mea nu o să-mi dea voie să-mi pun cercel în buză, are idei învechite. |
| straight n | informal (heterosexual) | heterosexual s.m. |
| | My gay friend prefers to hang out with straights. |
| | Prietenul meu homosexual preferă să iasă cu heterosexualii. |
Forme compuse:
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dead right,
dead straight adj | slang (totally correct) | mare dreptate expr. |
| | | a avea perfectă dreptate expr.vb. |
| | How did you know that answer? You are dead right! You were dead right about that guy; he is a total creep! |
| go straight vi + adj | slang (stop committing crimes) | a o lua drept loc.vb. |
| | After coming out of prison, Alan was determined to go straight. |
| go straight on vi | (continue directly ahead) | a merge drept în față loc.vb. |
| | Go straight on this highway until you reach the exit for the airport. |
| go straight on doing [sth] v expr | informal (continue to do [sth]) | a continua să facă vb.intranz. |
| | 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) | a ameți, a turmenta vb.tranz. |
| | | a îmbăta vb.tranz. |
| | That glass of wine has gone straight to my head! |
| head straight for [sth] v expr | (person: go directly) | a se îndrepta direct spre loc.vb. |
| | Bianca grabbed her coat and headed straight for the exit. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | (end section of a race track) | cap de culoar de curse s.n. |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | (final stages of race or journey) | linie dreaptă s.f. |
| | As they approached the home stretch, the two runners engaged in a thrilling race to the finish line. |
| in a straight line adv | (directly) | în linie dreaptă loc.adv. |
| | I walked home in a straight line, avoiding all the pubs I usually stop at. |
| keep a straight face v expr | informal (look serious, avoid smiling) | a rămâne impasibil expr. |
| | | a avea o față serioasă expr. |
| | I couldn't keep a straight face when she said she was a virgin. |
| | 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) | așa cum trebuie expr. |
| | | onorabil, respectabil adv. |
| | Matt has always lived his life on the straight and narrow; he's never even gotten a parking ticket! |
| set straight vtr | figurative (correct, clarify [sth] for) | a clarifica vb.tranz. |
| | I used to think that NY was the capital of America until my friend Paul set me straight (and told me it was Washington) |
| straight across adv | (directly opposite) | exact pe invers loc.adv. |
| | Straight across from the bank is the diner I like to eat lunch at. |
| straight across prep | (right over) | peste drum de loc.adv. |
| | | visavi de loc.adv. |
| | I ran straight across the street to visit my neighbor. |
| straight ahead adv | (directly in front) | direct în față adv. |
| | She looked straight ahead in order to avoid eye contact with him. |
| the straight and narrow n | figurative (virtuous conduct) | cale dreaptă s.f. |
| | | integritate, probitate s.f. |
| straight as an arrow adj | informal (direct, unwavering) | direct adj. |
| | | pe șleau loc.adj. |
| | His concentration was straight as an arrow. |
| straight as an arrow adj | slang (honest, not criminal) | alb ca zăpada loc.adj. |
| | | cu mâinile curate loc.adj. |
straight away,
straight off adv | (immediately) | imediat adv. |
| straight hair n | (hair which has no curl) | păr drept s.m. |
| | Most Amerindians have dark straight hair. |
| straight line n | (long mark with no curves) | linie dreaptă s.f. |
| | I can't draw a straight line without using a guide. |
| | The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. |
| straight off adv | informal (immediately) | imediat adv. |
| | I'll mail that package straight off to make sure it gets there on time. |
| straight on adv | (directly ahead) | direct în față adv. |
| | Just go straight on - the church is on the left. |
| straight out adv | informal (without hesitating) | direct adv. |
| | | fără ocolișuri loc.adv. |
| | The minute we met, the guy asked me straight out if I had a boyfriend. |
| straight out adv | (in plain speaking) | direct adv. |
| | | în față loc.adv. |
| | My boss told me straight out that I wasn't suited to the job. |
| straight up adv | (directly upwards) | direct în sus 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) | neîndoit adj. |
| | | pur adj. |
| Notă: 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) (alcool) | servit fără gheață expr. |
| | This cocktail is served straight up. |
| straight up adj | slang (honest, trustworthy) | de încredere loc.adj. |
| | That preacher's as straight up as they come. |
| straight up adv | slang (honestly) (a vorbi) | răspicat adv. |
| | (a acționa) | fățiș adv. |
| | | pe față, pe bune loc.adv. |
| | Tell me straight up, does this dress make me look fat? |
straightaway,
straight away adv | (immediately) | imediat adv. |
| | Come home straightaway after work and we'll eat early. |
straitlaced (US),
straightlaced (US),
strait-laced,
straight-laced adj | (prim, proper) | puritan adj. |
| | | rigid moral adj. |
| | | strict adj. |