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]

straight edge [Brit, Am ˈstreɪdˌɛdʒ] N

straight-laced → strait-laced

See also strait-laced

strait-laced [Brit streɪtˈleɪst, Am ˌstreɪtˈleɪst] ADJ

straight in the PONS Dictionary

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home straight, home stretch N Am a. fig

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straight-line method of depreciation FIN
méthode de l'amortissement linéaire f form

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straight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

as straight as a die [or Am pin]
être droit comme un piquet
as straight as a die [or Am pin]
d'une honnêteté exemplaire
to hear sth straight from the horse's mouth
apprendre qc de source sûre
to go straight to sb's head alcohol, wine
monter à la tête de qn
to get straight to the point
aller (droit) au fait
to get straight to the point
entrer franchement dans le sujet
to go straight to the point
aller à l'essentiel
to wander from the straight and narrow
s'égarer du droit chemin
to aim straight at the heart
viser en plein cœur
let's not be afraid of straight talking
n'ayons pas peur des mots
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The una corda and damper pedals are at the left and right of this space, and face straight in, like the table piano pedals.
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As soon as she did, she was so happy she went out and brought a gramme straight away.
www.independent.co.uk
Turn 7 was sharpened to slow down racers prior to entering the back straight.
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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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Early hydroplanes had mostly straight lines and flat surfaces aside from the uniformly curved bow and sponsons.
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He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through.
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He puts on a car mechanic overall and comes down and there's no room for chit-chat, it's straight to work.
thequietus.com
For example, an inexplicable semicircle is said to exist somewhere that breaks the straight line of a segment.
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His nose was thin and straight and slightly aquiline.
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