Translation of "straight" - English-German dictionary

straight

adjective /streit/

› not bent or curved

gerade, glatt
a straight line
straight (= not curly) hair
That line is not straight.

› (of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct

ehrlich
Give me a straight answer!

› properly or levelly positioned

ordentlich
Your tie isn’t straight.

› correct and tidy

ordentlich
I’ll never get this house straight!
Now let’s get the facts straight!

› (of drinks) not mixed

pur
a straight gin.

› (of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing

nicht verzogen
You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.

› (of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type – not a musical or variety show.

konventionell
straighten verb

› to make or become straight

gerade machen/werden
He straightened his tie
The road curved and then straightened.
straightness noun

›

die Geradheit
straightforward adjective

› without difficulties or complications; simple

einfach
a straightforward task.

› (of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest

aufrichtig
a nice straightforward boy.
straightforwardly adverb

›

einfach
straightforwardness noun

›

die Geradheit
straight talking

› frank discussion.

ehrliches Gespräch
go straight

› (of a former criminal) to lead an honest life

ein anständiges Leben führen
He’d had enough of prison and promised to go straight in the future.
straight away

› immediately

auf der Stelle
Do it straight away!
straighten out/up

›

gerade werden, sich aufrichten, in Ordnung bringen, entwirren
Their house is where the lane straightens out
He was bending over his work, but straightened up when he saw me
She straightened the room up
He’s trying to straighten out the facts.
a straight fight

› an election contest involving only two candidates

der Direktkampf
After months of campaigning, the presidential election has come down to a straight fight between the two men.
straight off

› straight away.

auf der Stelle

(Translation of “straight” from the PASSWORD English–German Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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