Translations for „straight“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . straight [streɪt] N (straight line)

straight

reta f

II . straight [streɪt] ADJ

1. straight (not bent):

straight

reto(-a)

2. straight (honest):

straight

franco(-a)

to be straight with sb

ser franco com alguém

3. straight:

straight (plain)

simples

straight (undiluted)

puro(-a)

4. straight (consecutive):

straight

consecutivo(-a)

5. straight THEAT:

straight

sério(-a)

6. straight (traditional):

straight

convencional

7. straight inf (heterosexual):

straight

heterossexual

III . straight [streɪt] ADV

1. straight (in a direct line):

straight

em linha reta

to go straight ahead

seguir sempre reto

2. straight (at once):

to get straight to the point

ir direto ao assunto

3. straight (tidy):

straight

em ordem

to put sth straight

pôr a. c. em ordem

Usage examples with straight

to go straight ahead

seguir sempre reto

to put sth straight

pôr a. c. em ordem

a straight answer

uma resposta direta

to be straight with sb

ser franco com alguém

to get straight to the point

ir direto ao assunto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Luckily, being in the studio, we were able to whack the idea down on tape pretty much straight away.

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Turn 7 was sharpened to slow down racers prior to entering the back straight.

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As soon as she did, she was so happy she went out and brought a gramme straight away.

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He also experimented with warping and manipulating a straight self-portrait and altering and distorting the image, incorporating his pictorial sense of addiction.

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The horse should first and foremost stay straight through his whole body, without dropping a shoulder or haunch inward.

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For example, an inexplicable semicircle is said to exist somewhere that breaks the straight line of a segment.

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He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through.

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The fleet faces headlong wings for six straight days.

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Its shape is slightly oval, with some barrier reefs that are quite straight in the eastern fringe.

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The torpedo was of a straight-running unguided design, controlled by a gyroscope.

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