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straight¹ [stréit] pridevnik
raven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden
figurativno odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran
pogovorno zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden
ameriško, sleng brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)

as straight as an arrow raven kot sveča
in a straight line v premi, ravni črti
straight angle iztegnjeni kot (180°)
straight arch lok v obliki obrnjene črke V
a straight back raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbet
straight eye (dobra) mera na oko
straight face negiben, resen obraz
a straight fight poštena (nedogovorjena) borba
straight hair gladki lasje
a straight hit direkten zadetek
a straight knee ravno, neupognjeno koleno
straight legs ravne noge
a straight novel navaden (nekriminalen) roman
straight line matematika premica
straight speaking odkrito govorjenje
a straight tip sleng zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) vira
a straight path ravna, prema steza
a straight race dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmago
a straight Republican ameriško, sleng brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skoz
the straight ticket ameriško pravi, uradni program stranke
accounts are straight računi so v redu
is everything straight? je vse v redu?
to keep a straight face resno se držati, zadržati smeh
to keep s.o. straight držati koga na uzdi
to put things straight spraviti stvari v red
to set one's papers straight spraviti v red svoje papirje
to set a room straight urediti, pospraviti sobo
to vote a straight ticket ameriško glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listo

straight² [stréit] prislov
premo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno
figurativno odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno
zastarelo takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenja

straight away takoj, na mestu, precej
straight off takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanja
straight on naravnost (naprej)
straight through naravnost skozi
straight from the horse's mouth sleng iz prvega vira
to come straight to the point jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasniti
to go straight on iti naravnost naprej
to hit straight from the shoulder naravnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje
to keep straight iti kar (naravnost) naprej
to live straight pošteno živeti
to ride straight on jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovire
to run straight moralno, pošteno živeti
to sit up straight pokonci sedeti
to speak straight out odkrito, brez ovinkov govoriti
to think straight logično misliti
I told him straight out povedal sem mu naravnost v obraz
I cannot tell you straight off ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)

straight³ [stréit]

1. samostalnik
premost; premica, ravnina; zadnji (ravni) del dirkališča za konjske dirke
ameriško, sleng resnica, prava ugotovitev
šport po vrsti doseženi uspehi; (karte, poker) sekvenca petih kart

out of the straight neraven; poševen, nagnjen; grbav; figurativno nepošten

2. medmet
zares!, resnično!, v resnici!

straight fight [stréitfait] samostalnik
politika direkten boj med dvema kandidatoma

straight jet [stréitdžet] samostalnik
raketno letalo

straight play [stréitplei] samostalnik
gledališka igra, drama (brez glasbe in petja)

narávnost¹ straight; directly

narávnost kvišku straight up
narávnost naprej straight on, straight forward
narávnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje (figurativno) to give it (someone) straight from the shoulder
narávnost povedati to tell (someone) straight out
pojdite narávnost! go straight on!
narávnost vprašati koga to ask someone point-blank
povejmo narávnost (bolj odkrito)! let us put it in plain language!
povej mi narávnost, kaj misliš! tell me straight what you think!
povedal sem mu narávnost v obraz I told him straight out
narávnost po nosu me je udaril he hit me square on the nose

pokónci upright; erect; straight

biti pokónci to stand (erect), to be up
biti vso noč pokónci to be up all night
dolgo v noč biti pokónci to keep late hours, to be up till all hours
pokónci hoditi to walk upright
pokónci sedeti to sit up (ali straight, up straight)
komaj se držim pokónci I can hardly keep upright, I feel like dropping (ali keeling over)
kar me drži pokónci (figurativno) what keeps me going
upanje me je držalo pokónci hope sustained me
postaviti, dvigniti pokónci to erect, to raise (se to rise)
glavo pokónci! head up!, ZDA chin up!

prém -a, -o straight; direct; rectilineal, rectilinear

prém, -a, -oo prislov straight
v prém, -a, -oi črti in a straight line
prém, -a, -oa steza straight path
iti prém, -a, -oo naprej to go straight on

premočŕten straight, rectilinear, rectilineal, straight-lined; linear; (dosleden, načelen) straight, consistent

ráven ravna, -o level, even; (izravnan) levelled; flat; (smer) straight, right; direct

rávna cesta straight road
rávno polje level field
rávna črta straight line, figurativno beeline, as the crow flies
ráven, ravna, -o kot sveča bolt upright, as straight as an arrow
rávne noge straight legs pl
rávna streha flat roof
rávna pokrajina level (ali flat) country
rávna pot je najboljša (figurativno) honesty is the best policy

daljíca straight line

neráven (tla) not level; (pot) uneven, rough, rugged; (ukrivljen) not straight, bent, crooked

nerávna črta an uneven line
neráven teren uneven (ali rough) terrain

prècej¹ at once, immediately, instantly; straight off, straightaway

pridem prècej! (I'm) coming!
ne morem vam prècej povedati I cannot tell you straight off

prémica straight line

smúk

1. slide

2. (športna panoga) downhill, straight downhill race

takój at once, immediately, presently, instantly, instantaneously, on the instant; directly; on the spot; right away; then and there; straight away, straight off; forthwith; ZDA right off, right away

takój po večerji right after dinner
takój po prejemu naročila immediately (ali at once) upon receipt of the order
takój plačljiva anuiteta immediate annuity
ki stopi takoj v veljavo effective immediately
takój plačati to pay ready money, to pay cash, to pay on the nail
ne morem vam povedati (kar) takój I cannot tell you straight away (ali straight off)
takój bom govoril z njim I shall speak to him right away
smrt je nastopila takój death was instantaneous

ahead [əhéd] prislov & povedkovnik pridevnik
vnaprej; naprej, dalje; spredaj

to be ahead of s.th., s.o. biti pred čim, kom, prekašati, prehiteti koga
mornarica breakers ahead pazi, nevarnost grozi
trgovina to buy (sell) ahead vnaprej nakupiti (prodati)
to get ahead of prehiteti
a danger is ahead nevarnost grozi
navtika full speed (ali steam) ahead s polno paro naprej
look ahead pazi, misli na prihodnost
straight ahead naravnost naprej
he is ahead of his times prekaša svoje vrstnike

arrow [ǽrou] samostalnik
puščica; znak za smer

an arrow left in the quiver neizkoriščeno sredstvo, rezerva
straight as an arrow raven ko sveča
swift as an arrow ko strela hiter

bŕk

v bŕk (naravnost) (straight) from the shoulder
v bŕk reči, povedati to tell someone to his (ali her) face, to tell someone openly (ali without reserve)
v bŕk sem mu povedal I told him point-blank
laže mi v bŕk he lies in my face (ali without batting an eyelid)
smejati se komu v bŕk to laugh in someone's face