straight
adverb
1 adverb without bending, directlydíreach his leg was stretched out straight bhí a chos sínte amach díreach aigecontinue straight ahead lean ort díreach ar aghaidhshe looked straight at him d'amharc sí díreach airhis arm was hanging straight down bhí a lámh díreach síos leisshe ran straight into the crowd rith sí díreach isteach sa sluahe walked straight past me shiúil sé díreach tharamshe looked me straight in the eye bhreathnaigh sí díreach idir an dá shúil ormhe was straight in front of the goal bhí sé díreach os comhair an chúilcan she shoot straight? an bhfuil urchar díreach aici? 2 adverb by direct route, without delaydíreach she came straight home tháinig sí díreach abhaile, tháinig sí caol díreach abhailehe came straight to the point dúirt sé amach díreach é, níor chuir sé fiacail annShow full entry
3 adverb vertical, correctly positioneddíreach he stood up straight sheas sé suas díreach 4 adverb informal honestly, directlyhe asked me straight d'fhiafraigh sé amach díreach díom éI'll tell you straight déarfaidh mé an fhírinne ghlan leat 5 adverb without breakhe worked 14 days straight d'oibrigh sé 14 lá i ndiaidh a chéile, d'oibrigh sé 14 lá as a chéile 6 adverb clearlyi gceart I couldn't see straight ní raibh mé in ann dada a fheiceáil i gceart, ní raibh mé ábalta a dhath a fheiceáil i gceart 7 adverb CINE, THEAT, TV-RAD seriously, not comicallyhe played the part straight rinne sé páirt dháiríre de 8 adverb DRINK neat, without mixerar a aghaidhto take a drink straight deoch a ól ar a haghaidh, deoch a ól ar a láidreacht
adjective
9 adjective not bending, with direct trajectorydíreach adj1 he hit him a straight punch to the head bhuail sé dorn díreach sa chloigeann air, bhuail sé díreach sa cheann éshe can't drive in a straight line níl sí in ann tiomáint i líne dhíreachhe should sit with a straight back ba cheart dó suí agus a dhroim díreach aige 10 adjective hairdíreach adj1 she has straight hair tá a cuid gruaige díreach, tá gruaig dhíreach uirthi 11 adjective FASH skirtdíreach adj1 a straight skirt sciorta díreach 12 adjective vertical, correctly positioneddíreach adj1 is my tie straight? an bhfuil mo charbhat díreach?to set sth straight rud a dhíriúhe had straight teeth bhí a chuid fiacla díreach 13 adjective clean, tidythe room is straight now tá an seomra deas néata anois 14 adjective honest, truthfuldíreach adj1 she didn't give a straight answer níor thug sí freagra díreach, níor thug sí freagra macántathey want politicians to be straight with them ba mhaith leo go mbeadh polaiteoirí díreach leo, ba mhaith leo go n-inseodh polaiteoirí an fhírinne dóibh 15 adjective in unbroken seriesi ndiaidh a chéile as a chéile they lost three straight games chaill siad trí chluiche as a chéilehe won in straight sets bhuaigh sé an cluiche gan seit a thabhairt uaidh 16 adjective clearhave I got this straight? an dtuigim é seo i gceart?, an bhfuil an ceart agam faoi seo?let's get one thing straight, there's no money left ní mór dúinn rud amháin a thuiscint, níl aon airgead fágtha 17 adjective CINE, THEAT, TV-RAD serious, not comicdáiríre adj3 a straight actor aisteoir dáiríre 18 adjective DRINK without mixerar a aghaidh a straight whiskey fuisce ar a aghaidh 19 adjective informal conventional, dullleamh adj you've turned straight since you got married tá tú tar éis éirí leamh ó phós tú 20 adjective informal not using drugsthe others were straight d'fhan an chuid eile glan ar dhrugaí 21 adjective informal not criminalhe stayed straight d'fhan sé glan ar an gcoiriúlacht 22 adjective informal heterosexualheitrighnéasach adj1 23 adjective informal not owing moneyhere's the money, we're straight now seo duit an t-airgead, táimid díreach le chéile anois 24 adjective of two options, possibilitiesit was a straight fight between the two candidates ní raibh ach beirt iarrthóirí san iomaíocht 25 adjective simple, no more thanstraight majority móramh iomlána straight denial diúltú glannoun
26 noun especially SPOR, TRANSP part of track etcstráice masc4 finishing straight stráice baile, stáir dheireanach 27 noun GAMES (of table games) in sequencesraith fem2 28 noun informal sb conventional, dullduine leamh 29 noun informal heterosexualheitrighnéasach masc1