Straight in spanish
pronunciation: deɹ̩etʃoʊ part of speech: adverb, adjective
straight1 = línea recta, recta.
Example: The long, open straight where we can floor the accelerator pedal is becoming an exotic rarity.straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.]2 = recto, derecho, rectilíneo, liso. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.more:
» get + Posesivo + story straight = aclarar lo que sucedió, aclararse, aclarar lo sucedido.
Example: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when.» go + straight ahead = continuar sin detenerse, seguir adelante.
Example: If this is the case, it may be possible to select a search term and display all the related terms, or go straight ahead and expand our search to include them = Si es así, puede ser posible seleccionar un término de búsqueda y mostrar todos los términos relacionados, o continuar y ampliar nuestra búsqueda de modo que los incluya.» go + straight to + Posesivo + head = subirse a la cabeza.
Example: It's not just champagne that goes straight to your head -- all alcohol does, a study has shown.» home straight, the = recta final, la; fase final, la.
Example: The more energy you save at this point of the race the more energy you will have for the last 50m in the home straight.» keep + a straight face = mantenerse serio, mantener la cara seria, contener la risa, aguantar la risa, guardar la compostura, mantener el tipo.
Example: The object of this game is to keep a straight face while the other players try to make you laugh.» keep + Nombre + on the straight and narrow (path) = mantener por el buen camino, seguir por el buen camino.
Example: The idea was to keep her on the straight and narrow by keeping her away from alcohol.» keep + Nombre + straight = mantener derecho, matener erguido, mantener recto.
Example: Techniques such as keeping your head straight and pulling the oars evenly are vital to know before rowing for any distance.» keep on + the straight and narrow = seguir el buen camino, seguir el camino de la verdad.
Example: But my Dad's my Dad, whatever he's done in the past, and he swears blind that he'll be keeping on the straight and narrow from now on.» look (at) + Nombre + straight in the eye = mirar fijo a los ojos.
Example: Her knees knocked and her feet trembled in her boots, but she looked him straight in the eye.» look + straight ahead = mirar al frente, mirar adelante, mirar hacia delante.
Example: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.» not think straight = estar espeso.
Example: I knew I had made a mistake, but when I tried to check my work, my head went into a whirl and I couldn't think straight.» put + the record straight = poner las cosas en su lugar, aclarar las cosas, corregir inexactitudes, precisar, aclarar una noción, aclarar una idea, clarificar una noción, clarificar una idea.
Example: When your backs are against the wall and everyone's raising questions, a performance like that puts the record straight.» set + straight = aclarar, clarificar, precisar.
Example: The following are some myths your employees may hold about electricity that you should set them straight on.» set + the record straight = poner las cosas en su lugar, aclarar las cosas, corregir inexactitudes, precisar, aclarar una noción, aclarar una idea, clarificar una noción, clarificar una idea.
Example: This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.» stand + straight = poner de pie, poner vertical, poner derecho, enderezar.
Example: He stands straight and understands every single thing you say -- he still has all his buttons and you can discuss any subject with him.» straight ahead = todo seguido, todo recto, hacia adelante, en derechura.
Example: Since you can't prove it, we must continue straight ahead and not disrupt our schedule.» straight and narrow (path), the = buen camino, el; camino de la verdad, el .
Example: Most of the ethical systems that have been devised by humans have some conception of what Christianity thinks of as the straight and narrow.» straight-A student = estudiante de matrícula de honor.
Example: A straight-A student suffered a ruptured testicle during a pat-down by Philadelphia police and was then charged with resisting arrest.» straight face = cara seria, cara larga.
Example: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.» straight-faced = serio, impasible, impávido.
Example: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.» straightforward = simple, claro, sencillo, directo, sin complicaciones, fácil.
Example: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.» straightforwardly = fácilmente.
Example: This subject is in fact by no means as complex as many to be found in the literature of aeronautics, and the notation for it could be handled quite straightforwardly by a computer.» straight from the horse's mouth = de + Posesivo + propia boca.
Example: Well, if you wondered just how far along Iran was in developing a nuclear weapon, we heard it straight from the horse's mouth yesterday.» straight hair = pelo liso, pelo lacio, cabello liso, cabello lacio.
Example: Curls are something every girl with straight hair wants.» straight-knife trimming machine = máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta.
Example: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.» straight-laced [strait-laced] = puritano, estricto, santurrón, conservador, tradicionalista, mojigato.
Example: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.» straight-line = de líneas rectas.
Example: Hidden away in lairs behind the chaotic jumble of facades of all styles from stately Greek classical to the severe straight-line school of modern architecture, a thousand businesses plied their mysteries.» straight line = línea recta, recta.
Example: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles.» straight on = todo seguido, todo recto, hacia adelante, en derechura.
Example: After you enter the park by the main gate, walk straight on till you come to a stream.» straight razor = cuchilla de afeitar, navaja de afeitar.
Example: Using razor strops is as important as knowing how to swipe the blade of your straight razor over your face.» stray from + the straight and narrow = apartarse del buen camino, apartarse del camino de la verdad.
Example: Even the best of parents have kids who stray from the straight and narrow.» think + straight = pensar con lucidez, pensar con claridad, pensar claramente, pensar lúcidamente.
Example: By the time we were done with the job, we were covered in guck, coughing up brown fluids and unable to think straight.» walk + the straight and narrow = seguir el buen camino, seguir el camino de la verdad.
Example: After establishing himself as one of the world's best safecrackers, he decides to retire from his life of crime and walk the straight and narrow.straight3 = directamente.
Example: The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes.more:
» go + straight (in)to = entrar directamente en, ir directamente a, dirigirse directamente a.
Example: There's a lot of pros and cons on both sides of the argument for going straight into college after high school.» it go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind = írsele a Uno el santo al cielo.
Example: I should have answered the letter yesterday, but it went right out of my mind.» straight after = justo después de, inmediatamente después de.
Example: Is it safe to try for a baby straight after a miscarriage?.» straight away [straightaway] = en seguida, inmediatamente, sin demora, al instante, sobre la marcha, al momento.
Example: When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance.» straight from scratch = justo desde cero, justo partiendo de cero, justo empezando de cero.
Example: I simply love lemon meringue pies and I can easily bake one at home straight from scratch.» (straight) from the heart = de (todo) corazón, con el corazón en la mano.
Example: I have written screeds and screeds, straight from the heart, even voicing my opinions on close family members.» straight off = en seguida, inmediatamente.
Example: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.» straight talk = sin tapujos, sin rodeos, sin pelos en la lengua, hablando sinceramente, hablando sin tapujos.
Example: The article 'Straight talk in the library' presents the views of 6 decision makers in the library sector of the children's book market.» straight-talking = que habla sin tapujos, que habla sin rodeos, que habla sin pelos en la lengua.
Example: Despite initially entertaining doubts about his ability to command, he proved to be a charismatic, straight-talking officer who appeared to be universally liked by his regiment.» talk + straight = hablar sin tapujos, hablar sin rodeos, hablar sin pelos en la lengua.
Example: The action of talking straight requires the person to have courage, strength and the decision to first extend trust before receiving it.straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.]4 = simple, sencillo. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.straight5 = consecutivo, seguido.
Example: The University of Toronto has come out tops in Canada for graduate employability for the third straight year.straight6 = heterosexual.
Example: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head' .more:
» go + straight = volverse heterosexual.
Example: Conventional wisdom of psychologists is that it is impossible for gays to go straight.» straight man = heterosexual, no homosexual.
Example: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.» straight people = gente normal, heterosexuales. [Referido a la gente que no es homosexual]
Example: Humour remains big in the repertoire found in gay and lesbian books, with straight people often the butt of jokes.