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straight

Pronunciation: /streɪt/

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German translation of straight

A. adj.

  • 1 gerade; glatt [Haar] in a straight line = in gerader Linie
  • 2 (undiluted) drink whisky straight = Whisky pur trinken
  • 3 (direct) direkt [Blick, Schuss, Weg] be straight with sb. = zu jmdm. offen sein get sth. straight (fig.) = etw. genau verstehen put or set the record straight = die Sache richtig stellen

B. adv.

  • 2 (directly) geradewegs straight after = sofort nach come straight to the point = direkt zur Sache kommen look sb. straight in the eye = jmdm. direkt in die Augen blicken straight ahead or on = immer geradeaus
  • 4 (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]

straight in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of straight in the British & World English dictionary Definition of straight in the US English dictionary