LEARNit Dictionary

straight

adverb
A2
1
A2
not in a curve or at an angle; in a straight line
مستقیم, راست
2
A2
by a direct route; immediately
مستقیماً, بلافاصله, یک‌راست
Come straight home after school.
I was so tired I went straight to bed.
She went straight from college to a top job.
I'm going to the library straight after the class.
I'll come straight to the point—your work isn't good enough.
3
A2
in or into a level or vertical position; in or into the correct position
مستقیم, عمودی, درست, صاف
Sit up straight!
She pulled her hat straight.
4
honestly and directly
بی‌پرده, رک, صریح, بدون ابهام
I told him straight that I didn't like him.
Are you playing straight with me?
5
continuously without being interrupted
بی‌وقفه, بدون مکث, بدون انقطاع
They had been working for 16 hours straight.
adjective
A2
1
A2
without a bend or curve; going in one direction only
مستقیم, راست, صاف, بی‌پیچ‌وخَم, بی‌انحنا
2
B1
positioned in the correct way; level, vertical or parallel to something
مستقیم, راست, عمودی, هم‌راستا, تراز
Is my tie straight?
He stepped back to make sure that the picture was straight.
Her teeth were white and perfectly straight.
3
not fitting close to the body and not curving away from the body
بدون انحنا, بدون خمیدگی, صاف
a straight skirt
4
going directly to the correct place
مستقیم, یک‌راست
a straight punch to the face
5
clean and neat, with everything in the correct place
مرتب, منظم, آراسته
It took hours to get the house straight.
I'm trying to get the house straight before the weekend.
6
honest and direct
رک, صادق, بی‌پرده, بی‌غل‌و‌غش, بی‌ریا
I expect a straight answer to a straight question.
I don't think you're being straight with me.
It's time for some straight talking.
You can trust Ben—he’s (as) straight as a die.
7
simple; involving only two clear choices
ساده, بی‌ابهام, بدون پیچیدگی, سرراست
It was a straight choice between taking the job and staying out of work.
(British English)The election was a straight fight between the two main parties.
8
not connected with comedy or musical theatre, but with serious theatre
جدی, جدی و غیرکمدی
9
one after another in a series that is not interrupted
پشت سر هم, پیوسته, متوالی, بدون وقفه, یکسره, زنجیروار, بی‌وقفه
The team has had five straight wins.
synonym consecutive
10
not mixed with water or anything else
خالص, بدون آمیختگی, بدون ناخلصی, بدون افزودنی, بی‌مخلوط
11
you can use straight to describe a person who is normal and ordinary, but who you consider boring
معمولی, خسته‌کننده, بی‌هیجان, کسل‌کننده, ساده
12
heterosexual
دگرجنس‌گرا, هتروسکشوال
opposite gay
noun
1
a person who has sexual relationships with people of the opposite sex, rather than the same sex
دگرجنس‌گرا, شخص غیرهمجنس‌خواه, ناهمجنس‌خواه
2
a straight part of a racetrack or road
بخش مستقیم
see also home straight