home straight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] N

II.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] ADJ

III.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] ADV

1. straight (not obliquely or crookedly):

straight walk, stand up, grow, fly, steer, hang, cut, throw, hit
droit
straight shoot
juste
stand up straight!
tenez-vous droit!
sit up straight!
asseyez-vous convenablement!
she held her arm out straight
elle a tendu son bras tout droit
she was stretched straight out on the floor
elle était étendue toute raide sur le sol
to go straight ahead
aller tout droit
to look straight ahead
regarder droit devant soi
to look sb straight in the eye or face
regarder qn droit dans les yeux
can you see straight?
est-ce-que tu vois bien?
he headed straight for the bar
il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar
he went straight for me
il s'est jeté sur moi
he walked straight across the road
il a traversé la route tout droit
the car was coming straight at or towards me
la voiture se dirigeait droit sur moi
she was looking straight at me
elle regardait droit dans ma direction
straight above our heads
juste au-dessus de nos têtes
straight down into the ground
droit dans le sol
straight up in the air
droit en l'air
the bullet went straight through his body
la balle lui a traversé le corps de part en part
we went straight through the book
nous avons lu le livre de bout en bout
he fired straight into or through the crowd
il a tiré en plein dans la foule
they drove straight through the red light
ils ont brûlé le feu rouge
they drove straight past me
ils sont passés droit devant moi
she drove straight into a tree
elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre
keep straight on, it's on the left
continuez tout droit, c'est sur la gauche
his poems speak straight to our hearts
ses poèmes nous vont droit au cœur

2. straight (without delay):

straight
directement
to go straight home
rentrer directement à la maison
to go straight to bed
aller directement au lit
she went straight back to Paris
elle est rentrée directement à Paris
shall we go straight there?
nous y allons directement?
she wrote straight back
elle a répondu immédiatement
to come straight to the point
aller droit au fait
he went straight to the heart of the matter
il est rentré directement dans le vif du sujet
straight after
tout de suite après
I went out straight after phoning you
je suis sorti tout de suite après t'avoir téléphoné
straight away straight off
tout de suite
I saw straight away or off that it was impossible
j'ai vu tout de suite que c'était impossible
he sat down and read/played it straight off
il s'est assis et l'a lu/joué d'une seule traite
I can tell you the dates/prices straight off
je peux vous donner les dates/prix de mémoire
she told him straight out that…
elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que…
it seemed like something straight out of a horror film/the Middle Ages
cela semblait sortir tout droit d'un film d'horreur/du Moyen Âge

IV.straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt]

I.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

1. home (dwelling):

home (gen)
logement m
home (house)
maison f
new homes for sale
logements neufs à vendre
he doesn't have a home
il n'a pas de logement
you have a beautiful home
vous avez une belle maison/un bel appartement
to be far from/near home
être loin de/près de chez soi
a home of one's own
un chez-soi
to work from home
travailler à domicile
to set up home in France/in Madrid
s'installer en France/à Madrid
I've made my home in France now
je suis installé or je vis en France maintenant
it's home to me now
je m'y sens chez moi
birds make their home in…
les oiseaux font leur nid dans…
his home has been a tent for the last two weeks
il habite dans une tente depuis deux semaines
the island is home to 3, 000 people
l'île abrite 3 000 personnes

II.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

III.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

V.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] VB intr

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VI.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm]

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home straight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for home straight in the English»French Dictionary

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II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ a. SPORTS

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She remained in front through the home straight and won in a world-leading 49 seconds flat.
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The back straight is 1200 ft (400m) and the home straight is 800 ft (260m).
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At the time, grandstands existed on both sides of the home straight.
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If it is on the outside, then each of the seven laps is longer than the standard 400 m, and the starting point is on the home straight.
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The turf track is 26 metres wide, with a circumference of 1715 metres and a home straight of 350 metres.
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The course is one and a half miles round with a home straight of three-and-a-half furlongs, left-handed with wide sweeping bends and an uphill finish from two furlongs out.
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Stewards opened an inquiry into the race, concerned at the lack of vigour he showed all the way up the home straight.
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There is a second licensed bar underneath the home straight grandstand.
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The turf track is 28 metres wide, with a circumference of 2,027 metres and a home straight of 434 metres.
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The track was long, consisting of eight turns and a home straight.
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