straight

[streɪt] 1. adj

line, back, hair prosty; answer jasny; choice, fight bezpośredni; (THEAT) part, play dramatyczny; whisky etc czysty; (inf) (heterosexual) normalny

2. adv

prosto

3. n

the straight (SPORT) — prosta f

to put/get sth straight — (make clear) wyjaśniać (wyjaśnić perf) coś; (make tidy) doprowadzać (doprowadzić perf) coś do porządku

let's get this straight — ustalmy fakty

10 straight wins — 10 wygranych z rzędu

I like my whisky straight — lubię czystą whisky

to go straight home — iść (pójść perf) prosto do domu

to tell sb straight out — powiedzieć (perf) komuś prosto z mostu

straight away, straight off — od razu

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[streit] 1. adjective

1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) prosty

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) rzetelny

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) prosty

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) w należytym, porządku

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) czysty

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) poważny

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatyczny

2. adverb

1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) prosto

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) od razu

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) uczciwie

3. noun

(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) prosta

- straighten

- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off