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straight

 
 
/streɪt/ adjective

Translation

NOT CURVED not curved or bent
düz, dümdüz, doğru, dosdoğru
a straight road straight hair13931939
LEVEL in a position that is level or vertical
düz, doğru, dik
That shelf's not straight.1939
IN A SERIES [always before noun] one after another
iki, ikili, çift
They've won five straight games so far.1888
HONEST honest
dürüst, açık, dobra dobra
a straight answer I don't think he was being straight with me.10421047
DRINK An alcoholic drink that is straight is not mixed with water, ice, etc.
sek, katışıksız
1211898
get sth straight to make sure that you completely understand a situation
tamamen anladığından emin olmak; tümüyle emin olmak, açıklık kazandırmak
Let me get this straight - am I paying for this?1121
NOT HOMOSEXUAL informal not homosexual
eşcinsel olmayan
→ See also keep a straight face638
(Definition of straight adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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