straight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for straight in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.straight <straighter straightest> [Am streɪt, Brit streɪt] ADJ

1.1. straight (not curved or wavy):

straight line/stick/nose/edge

recto

straight hair

lacio

straight hair

liso

straight road

recto

straight road

sin curvas

straight skirt/coat

recto

to walk in a straight line

caminar en línea recta

keep your knees straight

no dobles las rodillas

he walks with a straight back

camina muy erguido

a straight left/right SPORTS

un directo con la izquierda/derecha

straight cylinders MOTOR

cilindros mpl en línea

1.2. straight (level, upright, vertical) pred:

to be straight

estar derecho

is this picture (hanging) straight?

¿está derecho el cuadro?

is my tie straight?

¿tengo la corbata derecha or bien puesta?

your tie isn't straight

llevas or tienes la corbata torcida

2. straight (in order) pred:

is my hair straight?

¿tengo bien el pelo?

I have to get or put my room straight

tengo que ordenar or arreglar mi cuarto

I need a few days to put or set or get my affairs straight

necesito unos días para poner mis asuntos en orden

if I pay for the coffees, we'll be straight

si pago los cafés quedamos or estamos en paz

if I pay for the coffees, we'll be straight

si pago los cafés quedamos or estamos a mano CSur

to get sth straight let's get this straight

a ver si nos entendemos

you have to make sure you've got your facts straight

tienes que asegurarte de que la información que tienes es correcta

I went to see the boss to set the record straight

fui a ver al jefe para aclarar las cosas

just to set the record straight, I never actually said that

que conste que yo nunca dije eso

to put or set sb straight about sth

aclararle algo a alguien

I soon put him straight

enseguida le aclaré las cosas

3.1. straight (direct, clear):

straight denial/refusal

rotundo

straight denial/refusal

categórico

the proposal met with a straight rejection

la propuesta fue rechazada de plano

it's a straight choice between buying a car or going on holiday

la alternativa es clara: o compramos un coche o nos vamos de vacaciones

this is a straight borrowing from an earlier work

esto está sacado directamente de una obra anterior

I made $20, 000 straight profit

saqué 20.000 dólares limpios de beneficio

she's on straight commission

trabaja solo a comisión

to vote straight Democrat

votar a los demócratas para todos los cargos

it's a straight fight

es un mano a mano

she got straight A's

≈ sacó sobresaliente en todo

3.2. straight (unmixed):

straight gin/vodka

solo

I always have my Scotch straight

siempre tomo el whisky solo

4. straight (honest, frank):

straight question

directo

all I want is a straight yes or no

lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más

you won't get a straight answer out of him

no conseguirás que te dé una respuesta clara

I've been absolutely straight with you about the whole business

no te he ocultado nada del asunto

5. straight (successive):

he won in straight sets SPORTS

ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set

she's had five straight wins

ha ganado cinco veces seguidas

she's had five straight wins

ha obtenido cinco victorias consecutivas or al hilo

this is the fifth straight day it's happened Am

este es el quinto día seguido que pasa

a straight flush GAMES

una escalera de color

a straight flush GAMES

una escalera real

6.1. straight (serious):

straight play/actor

dramático

straight play/actor

serio

straight composer

de música seria

6.2. straight (conventional):

straight inf

convencional

straight sex

relaciones fpl sexuales convencionales

6.3. straight (heterosexual):

straight inf

heterosexual

II.straight [Am streɪt, Brit streɪt] ADV

1.1. straight (in a straight line):

straight walk

en línea recta

they live straight across from us

viven justo enfrente de nosotros

she looked straight ahead/up

miró al frente/hacia arriba

the truck was coming straight at me

el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí

the truck was coming straight at me

el camión se me venía encima

I aimed straight for his heart

le apunté justo al corazón

he made straight for the bar

se fue derecho al bar

can you look me straight in the eye and tell me that?

¿podrías decírmelo mirándome a la cara?

keep/drive straight on until you come to the lights

sigue derecho hasta llegar al semáforo

the bullet went straight through his arm

la bala le atravesó el brazo

1.2. straight (erect):

straight sit/stand

derecho

sit up straight

ponte derecho

2.1. straight (directly):

straight

directamente

I came straight home from work

vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo

she drank it straight from the bottle

se lo bebió directamente de la botella

he looked like something straight out of a horror movie

parecía salido de una película de terror

I joined the army straight from school

me alisté en el ejército en cuanto terminé el colegio

they walked straight in

entraron sin llamar

2.2. straight (immediately):

I went out straight after dinner

salí inmediatamente después de cenar

I went out straight after dinner

salí en cuanto terminé de cenar

I regretted it straight afterwards

me arrepentí inmediatamente

I regretted it straight afterwards

me arrepentí en cuanto lo dije (or lo hice etc.)

that music takes me straight back to my childhood

esa música me transporta a mi infancia

I'll bring it straight back

enseguida lo devuelvo

she said straight off she wasn't paying inf

dijo de entrada que ella no pagaba

I'll come straight to the point

iré derecho or directamente al grano

if you do that again, you go straight to bed

si vuelves a hacer eso, te vas derechito a la cama inf

3.1. straight inf (frankly):

straight

con franqueza

give it to me straight, Meg, am I going to get better?

dímelo con franqueza, Meg ¿me voy a mejorar?

she told him straight out

se lo dijo sin rodeos

3.2. straight inf (honestly):

are you playing straight with me?

¿estás jugando limpio conmigo?

to go straight he swore he'd go straight

prometió que se reformaría or se enmendaría

I'm going straight

me estoy portando bien

I'm going straight

estoy llevando una vida honrada

4. straight (clearly):

straight see/think

con claridad

I can't think straight

no puedo pensar claro or con claridad

5. straight THEAT:

straight play

de manera clásica

6. straight (at fixed price) inf:

they sell at 50 cents straight

se venden todos a 50 centavos

III.straight [Am streɪt, Brit streɪt] N

1.1. straight (on race track) SPORTS:

the straight

la recta

to reach/enter the (final) straight

llegar a/entrar en la recta final

1.2. straight (straight line):

cut the material on the straight

corta la tela al hilo

2.1. straight (heterosexual):

straight inf

heterosexual mf

2.2. straight (conventional person):

straight inf

tipo m convencional / tipa f convencional inf

3. straight GAMES:

straight

escalera f

straight

corrida f Mex

See also straight angle, straightaway, straight and narrow

straight angle N

straight angle

ángulo m llano

straight angle

ángulo m de 180°

I.straightaway ADV a. straight away

straightaway [ˌstreɪdəˈweɪ] [ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ]:

straightaway

enseguida

I'll do it straightaway

ahora mismo or enseguida lo hago

she did it straightaway

lo hizo enseguida or inmediatamente

II.straightaway N [Am ˌstreɪdəˈweɪ, Brit ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ] Am

straightaway

recta f

straight and narrow N U

the straight and narrow

el buen camino

the straight and narrow

el camino recto

to deviate or wander from the straight and narrow

desviarse or apartarse del buen camino or del camino recto

I.straight up [Am ˌstreɪdˈəp, Brit ˌstreɪtˈʌp] ADV Brit inf

straight up

en serio

straight up

fuera de broma

II.straight-up ADJ

straight-up Am inf:

straight-up

llano

straight-up

campechano

straight time N U Am

straight time

horario m habitual de trabajo

straight-faced [Am ˈstreɪt ˈˌfeɪst, Brit ˌstreɪtˈfeɪst] ADJ

he told it completely straight-faced

lo contó muy serio or sin reírse

they sat straight-faced through the act

vieron todo el número sin reírse

straight-haired [streɪtˈhɛːd] ADJ

straight-haired

de pelo liso

straight ticket N

straight ticket (in US) no pl:

to vote the/a straight ticket

votar a or por candidatos de un mismo partido para todos los cargos

straight-ahead [ˌstreɪdəˈhɛd] ADJ

straight-ahead

sin etiquetas

straight man N

straight man

personaje serio de una pareja de cómicos

straight-out [ˈstreɪtaʊt] ADJ inf

1. straight-out (outright):

he's a straight-out hustler/liar

es un estafador/mentiroso redomado or consumado

a straight-out Republican

un republicano acérrimo

2. straight-out (blunt):

straight-out answer/refusal

tajante

straight-out answer/refusal

directo

straight angle N

straight angle

ángulo m llano

straight angle

ángulo m de 180°

straight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for straight in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.straight [streɪt] N (straight line)

straight

recta f

the finishing straight

la recta final

II.straight [streɪt] ADJ

1. straight (not bent):

straight

recto, -a

2. straight (honest):

straight

honrado, -a

straight answer

franco, -a

to be straight with sb

ser sincero con alguien

3. straight:

straight (plain)

sencillo, -a

straight (undiluted) gin, vodka

solo, -a

4. straight (clear):

straight

claro, -a

5. straight (consecutive):

straight

seguido, -a

she won in straight sets

ganó sin perder ningún set

6. straight THEAT (not comic):

straight

serio, -a

7. straight (traditional):

straight

convencional

8. straight inf (heterosexual):

straight

heterosexual

III.straight [streɪt] ADV

1. straight (in a direct line):

straight

en línea recta

to go straight ahead

ir todo recto

to come straight at sb

ir derecho a alguien

2. straight (at once):

to get straight to the point

ir directo al grano

3. straight inf (honestly):

straight

honestamente

4. straight (clearly):

straight see, think

con claridad

5. straight (tidy):

straight

en orden

to put sth straight

ordenar algo

straight-out [ˌstreɪtˈaʊt] ADJ Am inf (outright)

straight-out

redomado, -a

straight-out

consumado, -a

straight-out refusal

tajante

home straight N, home stretch <-es> N

home straight

recta f final

straight skirt N

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straight skirt

falda recta

Translations for straight in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hetero (heterosexual) mf inf

straight

hetero (heterosexual) inf

straight

recto (-a)

straight

línea recta

straight line

recto

straight

siga todo recto

go straight ahead [or on]

recta

straight

entrar en la recta final tb. SPORTS

to enter the final straight

seguido (-a)

straight

todo seguido

straight on

straight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

saber algo de buena tinta

she won in straight sets

ganó sin perder ningún set

to get straight to the point

ir directo al grano

to go straight to sb's head alcohol, wine

subirse a la cabeza a alguien

to know sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

saber algo de buena tinta

to hear sth (straight) from the horse’s mouth coll

oír algo de primera mano

to keep a straight face

mantenerse impávido

he got there almost straight away

se plantificó allí al poco tiempo

to be headed straight for disaster

ir de culo vulg

to drink straight from the bottle

beber a morro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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It drains (from the center of the brain) to the straight sinus (at the back of the head), which connects to the transverse sinuses.

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

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

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The ambit field can be made stationary in a straight forward way.

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Pugs' legs are very strong, straight, of moderate length, and are set well under.

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The peristome is straight, thick, blunt, often outwardly blackish.

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

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The fleet faces headlong wings for six straight days.

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The wing was built around two spars and the planform was unusual in that the chord of the straight tapered inboard section increased outwards.

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