Translation of "right" - English-Spanish dictionary

right

adjective uk ​ /raɪt/ us ​ /rɑɪt/

A1 correct or true

correcto, exacto
He only got half the answers right.
‘You came here in 2009, didn’t you?’ ‘That’s right.’
be right

A1 to know or say the correct answer, or to have good judgment about something

tener razón
You’re right about Alison – she’s incredible!

A2 on or towards the side of your body that is to the east when you are facing north

derecho
your right hand

B1 suitable or best in a particular situation

apropiado, indicado
I’m not sure she’s the right person for the job.

› fair or morally acceptable

correcto
It isn’t right to lie.
Someone had to tell him – I think you did the right thing.
the right way around/up

› in the correct position

de forma correcta
The lid has to go on the right way around or it won’t fit.
Keep the bottle the right way up.
adverb uk ​ /raɪt/ us ​ /rɑɪt/

A2 to the right side

a la derecha
Turn right after the bridge.

A2 used at the beginning of a sentence to get someone’s attention or to show you have understood someone

bien
Right, whose turn is it to tidy up?

B1 exactly in a place or time

justamente
He’s right here with me.
right away/now

B1 immediately

de inmediato
Do you want to start right away?
I’m busy right now.

› correctly

bien
Nothing was going right.

› all the way

todo
Did you read it right through to the end?
noun uk ​ /raɪt/ us ​ /rɑɪt/

A2 [ no plural ] the right side of your body, or the direction towards this side

derecha
You’ll find her in the second room on the right.

› something that the law allows you to do

derecho
the right to vote

› [ no plural ] morally good behaviour

bien
She knows the difference between right and wrong.
exclamation uk ​ /raɪt/ us ​ /rɑɪt/

A2 informal mainly UK used to express agreement with someone

vale
‘Johnny, you climb up first.’ ‘Right!’

(Translation of “right” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

right

adjective /rait/

› on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left)

derecho
When I’m writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.

› correct

correcto
Put that book back in the right place
Is that the right answer to the question?

› morally correct; good

bien
It’s not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.

› suitable; appropriate

adecuado, apropiado
He’s not the right man for this job
When would be the right time to ask him?
righteous /ˈraitʃəs/ adjective

› (of anger etc) justifiable

justificado
righteous indignation.

› living a good moral life

honrado, recto
a righteous man.

› good; morally right

correcto, bueno
a righteous action.
righteously adverb

›

correctamente; honradamente
righteousness noun

›

honradez, rectitud, virtud, justicia
rightful adjective

› proper; correct; that ought to be or has a right to be something

legítimo
He is the rightful king of this country.
rightfully adverb

›

legítimamente
It rightfully belongs to me, although she has it at the moment.
rightly adverb

› justly, justifiably; it is right, good or just that (something is the case)

justificadamente; debidamente
He was punished for his stupidity and rightly
Rightly or wrongly she refused to speak to him.

› correctly; accurately

con razón
They rightly assumed that he would refuse to help.
rightness noun

› the state of being good or morally correct

justicia
They believe in the rightness of their cause.
righto /raitˈou/ interjection ( right-oh)

› right

de acuerdo
Right-oh! I’ll come now.
rights noun plural

› the legal right given in return for a sum of money to produce eg a film from a book

derechos
He has sold the film rights of his new book to an American company.
right angle noun

› (mathematics) an angle of ninety degrees, like any of the four angles in a square.

ángulo recto
right-angled adjective

› (mathematics) having a right angle

en ángulo recto
a right-angled triangle.
right-hand adjective

› at the right; to the right of something else

a mano derecha
the top right-hand drawer of my desk.

› towards the right

a la derecha, a mano derecha
a right-hand bend in the road.
right-handed adjective

› (of people) using the right hand more easily than the left, eg for writing

diestro
The majority of people are right-handed.
right wing noun

› the members of a political party who hold more traditional opinions

derecha
He’s on the right wing of the Labour Party.
right-winger noun

›

derechista
by right(s)

› rightfully

por derecho
By rights, I ought to be in charge of this department.
get/keep on the right side of

› to make (someone) feel, or continue to feel, friendly or kind towards oneself

congraciarse con alguien
If you want a pay rise, you’d better get on the right side of the boss.
get right

› to understand, do, say etc (something) correctly

comprender; decir/hacer correctamente
Did I get the answer right?
go right

› to happen as expected, wanted or intended; to be successful or without problems

ir bien a alguien
Nothing ever goes right for him.
not in one’s right mind ( not (quite) right in the head)

› (slightly) mad

no puede estar en su sano juicio
He can’t be in his right mind – making incredible suggestions like that!
put right

› to repair; to remove faults etc in (something)

arreglar
There is something wrong with this kettle – can you put it right?

› to put an end to or change (something that is wrong)

corregir
You’ve made a mistake in that sum – you’d better put it right.

› to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.

poner en hora

› to correct (someone who has made a mistake)

sacar del error, corregir
I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.

› to make healthy again

poner bien, curar
That medicine will soon put you right.
put/set to rights

› to put back into the correct order, state etc

poner en orden, ordenar
The room was in a dreadful mess, and it took us the whole day to set it to rights.
right away adverb

› immediately; at once

inmediatamente
I’ll do it right away.
right-hand man noun

› a person’s most trusted and useful assistant.

brazo derecho
right now adverb

› immediately.

ahora mismo, inmediatamente
right of way noun

› the right of the public to use a path that goes across private property.

derecho de paso

› (ˌright-of-ˈway – plural rights-of-way) a road or path over private land, along which the public have a right to walk.

derecho de paso

› the right of one car etc to move first eg when crossing a cross-roads, or going round a roundabout

prioridad
It was your fault that our cars crashed – I had right of way.
serve right

› to be the punishment deserved by

estar bien empleado (a alguien)
If you fall and hurt yourself, it’ll serve you right for climbing up there when I told you not to.

(Translation of “right” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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