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I. straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] N

1. straight SPORTS:

straight: rettilineo m

back straight: = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo

into the straight: nel rettilineo (d'arrivo)

2. straight GAMES:

straight: scala f

straight: sequenza f

3. straight (heterosexual):

straight inf: eterosessuale mf

II. straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] ADJ

1. straight (not bent or curved):

straight line, cut, edge, road, stretch: dritto, diritto

straight chair: con lo schienale dritto

straight hair: liscio

dead straight: perfettamente dritto

dead straight hair: (perfettamente) liscio, dritto

in a straight line: in linea retta

2. straight (level, upright):

straight fixture, post, shelf, hem, edge, wall: dritto

straight garment, bedclothes, rug, tablecloth: dritto, messo bene

is the picture straight now?: è dritto il quadro ora?

the picture isn't straight: il quadro è storto

your tie isn't straight: hai la cravatta storta

to put or set sth straight furniture, picture, mirror: raddrizzare qc, mettere qc dritto

to put or set sth straight tie, hat: raddrizzare qc

to have a straight back: avere la schiena dritta

a straight(-sided) glass: un bicchiere senza manico

3. straight (tidy, in order):

straight: ordinato, in ordine, a posto

to get or put sth straight: mettere qc a posto also fig

I must get the house straight before Sunday: devo mettere in ordine la casa prima di domenica

the lawyer will put things straight: l'avvocato aggiusterà le cose or metterà le cose a posto

4. straight (clear):

to get sth straight: capire (bene) qc

have you got that straight?: hai capito bene or ti è chiaro?

let's get this straight, you're paying half: intendiamoci bene, tu paghi metà

now let's get one thing straight: chiariamo bene una cosa

to put or set sb straight about sth: chiarire qc a qn

to set matters straight: mettere le cose in chiaro

to put or set the record straight: mettere le cose in chiaro

5. straight (honest, direct):

straight person: retto, onesto

straight answer, question: schietto

straight advice, tip: sicuro

to be straight with sb: essere franco con qn or comportarsi lealmente con qn

I want a straight answer to a straight question: voglio una risposta chiara a una domanda chiara

it's time for straight talking: è ora di parlare chiaro

6. straight (unconditional):

straight contradiction: palese

straight majority, profit, choice: netto

straight denial, refusal, rejection: netto, categorico

to do a straight swap: fare un cambio

a straight fight Brit POL: una contesa tra due candidati

that's straight dishonesty: è disonestà bell'e buona

7. straight (undiluted):

straight spirits, drink: puro, liscio

8. straight (consecutive):

straight wins, defeats: consecutivo, di fila

she got straight “A”s SCHOOL: ha preso “A” in tutto

to win, lose in straight sets SPORTS: vincere, perdere in più set di seguito

to vote a straight ticket Am POL: = votare per i candidati di una sola lista

9. straight THEAT:

straight actor, play, role: classico

10. straight (quits):

to be straight: essere pari

to get oneself straight: mettersi in riga or sulla retta via

11. straight inf person:

straight (conventional): normale, convenzionale

straight (not on drugs): che non fa uso di droghe

straight (heterosexual): eterosessuale

III. straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt] ADV

1. straight (not obliquely or crookedly):

straight walk, stand up, grow, fly, steer, hang, cut, throw, hit: dritto, diritto

straight shoot: diritto, bene

stand up straight!: stai dritto!

sit up straight!: siedi con la schiena dritta!

she held her arm out straight: teneva il braccio dritto or steso

she was stretched straight out on the floor: era stesa dritta sul pavimento

to go straight ahead: andare (sempre) dritto

to look straight ahead: guardare dritto davanti a sé

to look sb straight in the eye or face: guardare qn dritto negli occhi

can you see straight?: vedi (bene)?

he headed straight for the bar: si è diretto verso il bar or è andato direttamente verso il bar

he went straight for me: è venuto dritto verso di me

he walked straight across the road: ha attraversato la strada senza fermarsi

the car was coming straight at or towards me: la macchina veniva dritto verso di me

she was looking straight at me: guardava dritto verso di me

straight above our heads: proprio sopra le nostre teste

straight down into the ground: dritto nel terreno

straight up in the air: dritto in aria

the bullet went straight through his body: il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte)

we went straight through the book: abbiamo letto il libro dall'inizio alla fine

he fired straight into or through the crowd: ha sparato in pieno nella folla

they drove straight through the red light: sono passati con il rosso

they drove straight past me: sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi

she drove straight into a tree: è finita dritta contro un albero

keep straight on, it's on the left: vai sempre dritto, è sulla sinistra

his poems speak straight to our hearts: le sue poesie parlano direttamente ai nostri cuori

2. straight (without delay):

straight: direttamente, difilato, dritto

to go straight home: andare direttamente a casa

to go straight to bed: andare direttamente a letto

she went straight back to Paris: è ritornata direttamente a Parigi

shall we go straight there?: ci andiamo subito?

she wrote straight back: ha risposto subito

to come straight to the point: venire dritto al punto

he went straight to the heart of the matter: è arrivato direttamente al cuore del problema

straight after: subito dopo

I went out straight after phoning you: sono uscito subito dopo averti telefonato

straight away, straight off: subito, immediatamente

I saw straight away or off that it was impossible: ho immediatamente capito che era impossibile

he sat down and read, played it straight off: si è seduto e l'ha letto, suonato subito

I can tell you the dates, prices straight off: posso dirvi le date, i prezzi subito or su due piedi

it seemed like something straight out of a horror film, the Middle Ages: sembrava venire direttamente da un film dell'orrore, dal Medioevo

3. straight (frankly):

straight: chiaramente

I'll tell you straight or I'll give it to you straight inf: te lo dirò chiaramente

give it to me straight inf: dimmelo chiaro e tondo

straight out: chiaro e tondo

she told him straight out that…: gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che…

I told him straight out that he was wrong: gli ho detto chiaro e tondo che si sbagliava

to play straight with sb fig: comportarsi in modo leale con qn

4. straight THEAT (conventionally):

straight act, produce: in modo classico

5. straight (neat):

to drink one's whisky straight: bere il whisky liscio

IV. straight [Brit streɪt, Am streɪt]

to keep a straight face: rimanere serio

to keep to the straight and narrow: seguire la retta via or condurre una vita onesta

to stray from the straight and narrow: allontanarsi dalla retta via

to go straight inf criminal:: rigare dritto or mettere la testa a posto

straight up? Brit inf: sul serio?

straight up? Brit inf: davvero?

back straight [ˈbækstreɪt] N SPORTS

back straight (in oval racecourse): = rettilineo opposto alla dirittura d'arrivo

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

straight-faced: serio

straight-faced: impassibile

straight arrow [Brit, Am] N Am

straight arrow: persona f perbene, che si attiene alle convenzioni

straight right [ˌstreɪtˈrait] N SPORTS

straight right: diretto m destro

straight flush [Am ˌstreɪt ˈfləʃ] N GAMES

straight flush: scala f reale

home straight N SPORTS

home straight: dirittura f d'arrivo

home straight: rettilineo m d'arrivo

straight-line [Am ˌstreɪtˈlaɪn] ADJ

1. straight-line (undeviating):

straight-line: rettilineo

straight-line fig: lineare, diretto

2. straight-line ADMIN:

straight-line: a quote costanti

straight left [ˌstreɪtˈleft] N SPORTS

straight left: diretto m sinistro

straight arch [ˈstreɪtˌɑːtʃ] N ARCHIT

straight arch: piattabanda f

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Italian

Italian

I. straight [streɪt] ADJ

1. straight (not bent):

straight: dritto, -a

2. straight (honest):

straight: franco, -a

to be straight with sb: essere franco con qu

3. straight:

straight (plain): semplice

straight (undiluted) gin, vodka: liscio, -a

4. straight (consecutive):

straight: seguido, -a

she won in straight sets: ha vinto tutti i set

5. straight THEAT (not comic):

straight: serio, -a

6. straight (traditional):

straight: convenzionale

7. straight inf (heterosexual):

straight: eterosessuale

II. straight [streɪt] ADV

1. straight (in a direct line):

straight: dritto

to go straight ahead: andare dritto

to come straight at sb: andare dritto verso qu

to head straight for sth: andare direttamente verso qc

2. straight (at once):

to get straight to the point: andare dritto al punto

3. straight inf (honestly):

straight: chiaramente

to give it to sb straight: parlare chiaramente a qu

4. straight (clearly):

straight see, think: con chiarezza

III. straight [streɪt] N (straight line)

straight: rettilineo m

the finishing straight: il rettilineo finale

straight-out [ˌstreɪt·ˈaʊt] ADJ inf

straight-out answer: diretto, -a

straight-out refusal: netto, -a

straight-laced [ˈstreɪt·leɪst] ADJ

straight-laced → strait-laced

strait-laced [ˈstreɪt·leɪst] ADJ

strait-laced: benpensante

Italian

Italian

English

English

diritto (-a): straight

rettilineo (-a): straight

direttamente: straight

retto (-a): straight

piatto (-a) (angolo): straight

difilato (-a) (subito): straight

chiaro e tondo: straight out

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

straight [or right] off the bat: subito

she won in straight sets: ha vinto tutti i set

to get straight to the point: andare dritto al punto

to give it to sb straight: parlare chiaramente a qu

to keep a straight face: rimanere serio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Flex the abdominal muscle and keep back straight.

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Kneeling or sitting cross-legged, keep your back straight (most important), your chin slightly tucked in, and your shoulders slightly back.

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The body is wide, the back straight, and the croup well-muscled.

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The back straight is 1200 ft (400m) and the home straight is 800 ft (260m).

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He telegraphed his second-last boneshaker first time and was again ragged over the same set of fences down the back straight.

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