straight man 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.man <pl men> [Brit man, Am mæn] N

1. man (adult male):

man
homme m
middle-aged/married man
homme d'âge mûr/marié
as one man to another
entre hommes
he's not a man to do
ce n'est pas le genre d'homme à faire
a blind man
un aveugle
an old man
un vieillard
a single man
un célibataire
a ladies' man
un homme à femmes
a beer/whisky man
un buveur de bière/de whisky
a leg/bum man inf
un amateur de belles jambes/de derrières
a man of God/the people
un homme de Dieu/du peuple
a man of iron or steel
un homme de fer
they've arrested the right man
on a arrêté le vrai coupable
he's your man
c'est l'homme qu'il te faut
he has worked for the party, man and boy Brit
il a travaillé pour le parti toute sa vie
man of the match
héros m du match
good man! (well done)
bravo mon gars!
my good man!
mon vieux! inf
my little man inf
mon petit

III.man [Brit man, Am mæn] INTERJ

IV.man <pres part manning; pret, pp manned> [Brit man, Am mæn] VB trans

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straight man in the PONS Dictionary

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While the character defending the original play, a mouthpiece for the writer, is a straight man with serious and thoughtful replies.
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To the end of his life he would always reject interviewers' suggestions that he was the straight man, preferring to call himself the song-and-dance man.
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She often plays the straight man role in the series.
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Under the expectations of the time, he would be considered the straight man in comedy routines.
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Being straight man to one of the greatest entertainers of our time was not all that easy.
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His character wasn't developed much, as he often appeared in crowd scenes or strips where another straight man was needed.
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She's very down-to-earth, and serves as the straight man for her friends, but wishes that her life were more exciting.
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Wise was commonly regarded as the straight man of the partnership, although his role gradually and subtly changed over the years.
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A straight man is the unfunny half of a comedy duo who sets up the jokes for the comic to deliver the punch lines.
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She is generally the straight man in the face of all the absurdities going on around her.
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