Recta in english
Straight
pronunciation: streɪt part of speech: adverb, adjective
pronunciation: streɪt part of speech: adverb, adjective
In gestures
recta = straight line ; straight.
Example: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles.Example: The long, open straight where we can floor the accelerator pedal is becoming an exotic rarity.more:
» línea recta = straight line ; straight .
Example: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles. Example: The long, open straight where we can floor the accelerator pedal is becoming an exotic rarity.» recta final, la = home stretch, the ; home straight, the ; final furlong, the .
Example: 68190 words in and I'm finally on the home stretch of my novel. 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. Example: The six furlong (1200 metres) course is entirely straight with some undulations and an uphill climb in the final furlong to the winning post.recto1 = erect ; straight ; upstanding ; upright.
Example: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.Example: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.Example: Harris' defence attorney attempted to portray her as an upstanding, well-bred member of the community, and as a powerless, unwilling part of a love triangle.Example: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.more:
» angulo recto = right angle .
Example: In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the more usual position for the horse was on the near side of the press, set out at slightly less than a right angle from the fore-end of the ribs = En los siglos XVII y XVIII, la posición más habitual del banco era al lado más cercano de la prensa, casi en angulo recto rspecto a los extremos delanteros de las escaleras.» continuar todo recto = continue ahead .
Example: Continue ahead and take the right-hand fork as the path splits to head up towards a cairn about a further hundred yards ahead = Continúe todo recto por este sendero y cuando llegue a un desvío siga por el camino de la derecha que asciende en dirección de un mojón de piedras que se encuentra a unos cien metros.» cruzarse en ángulo recto = cross at + right angles .
Example: The streets are broad and straight, crossing at right angles and are well macadamised.» en línea recta = as the crow flies .
Example: The car zigzagged a 30 mile path in 10 minutes as the crow flies.» línea recta = straight line ; straight .
Example: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles. Example: The long, open straight where we can floor the accelerator pedal is becoming an exotic rarity.» mantener recto = keep + Nombre + straight .
Example: Techniques such as keeping your head straight and pulling the oars evenly are vital to know before rowing for any distance.» seguir recto = follow + Posesivo + nose .
Example: We had no idea where we were going so we followed our noses down the main street.» seguir todo recto = continue ahead .
Example: Continue ahead and take the right-hand fork as the path splits to head up towards a cairn about a further hundred yards ahead = Continúe todo recto por este sendero y cuando llegue a un desvío siga por el camino de la derecha que asciende en dirección de un mojón de piedras que se encuentra a unos cien metros.» todo recto = straight ahead ; straight on .
Example: Since you can't prove it, we must continue straight ahead and not disrupt our schedule. Example: After you enter the park by the main gate, walk straight on till you come to a stream.recto2 = righteous ; upright.
Example: His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.Example: He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.more:
» actitud sensata y recta = no-nonsense approach .
Example: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.» persona recta = mensch [Palabra hebrea] .
Example: One can say he is a good human being, but there is a Yiddish word that defies translation and says it better, he is a mensch.recto5 = recto ; recto page.
Example: The recto is the right-hand page of a book, usually bearing an odd page number, or the side of a printed sheet intended to be read first.Example: When the heaps of all the sheets of a book had been dried and piled together again, they were set out in signature order on a long table, with the first recto pages upwards and to the near side.