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Translations for „downright“ in the English » Russian Dictionary (Go to Russian » English )

I . downright [ˈdaʊnraɪt] ADJ (refusal, disobedience)

II . downright [ˈdaʊnraɪt] ADV

Usage examples with downright

to be downright difficult
быть ужа́сно тру́дным
that's downright stupid
э́то кра́йне глу́по
to refuse downright Am
категори́чески отказа́ть(ся)
it is a downright disgrace
э́то фо́рменный позо́р

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The literal connotations, which may be ironic or downright pejorative, have often been eroded by common use.
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The gap is rather embarrassing, even oppressive, and some people find it downright insulting and inappropriate.
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He added that it was downright uglybuilt in the thirties, one of the worst periods for design.
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While the character design in immensely cool, some of the fan art is downright disturbing.
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He went on to say that the animation and humor of the film is good, but the design and drawing is downright awful.
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They are peaceful, colorful, and many are downright helpful.
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While praising the extremely high difficulty, they stated that there's a difference between punishing, and downright unfair.
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It can be used in an upright or downright position.
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At one point, things quite literally got downright rank.
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But she's not nearly as bright as she thinks she isshe can sometimes be reckless and downright dangerous.
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