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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| straight adj | (not curved) | rak adj |
| | | rät adj |
| | Is this a straight line or does it curve? |
| | Är det här en rak linje eller böjer den sig? |
| straight adj | (direct) | direkt adj |
| | This is a straight flight to New York, with no side trips or stops. |
| | Det här är ett direkt flyg till New York, utan sidoresor eller stopp. |
| straight adj | (in order) | i ordning prep + adj |
| | Give me a minute so I can get these papers straight. |
| | Ge mig en minut så att jag kan få ordning på dessa papper. |
| straight adj | (heterosexual) | heterosexuell adj |
| | (inlånat, slang) | straight adj |
| | Though he was straight, some people thought he was gay. |
| | Även om han var heterosexuell, trodde vissa människor att han var bög. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| straight adj | (hair: not curly) | rak adj |
| | She has straight, shoulder-length hair. |
| straight adj | (honest) (bildlig) | rak adj |
| | | sanningsenlig adj |
| | I don't try to tell you what I think you want to hear, just the straight answers. |
| straight adj | informal, figurative (conventional) (bildlig, familjär) | fyrkantig, mossig adj |
| | | gammalmodig adj |
| | My parents are so straight - they'd be horrified if I got a tattoo! |
| straight adj | (even) | rak adj |
| | Is this painting on the wall straight or is it leaning to the left? |
| straight adj | (consecutive) | rak adj |
| | | i följd prep + adj |
| | The team celebrated their tenth straight win. |
| straight adj | (consistent) | i ordning prep + adj |
| | We called him in to testify three times, and he always kept his story straight. |
| straight adj | (unmixed, undiluted) | oblandad, outspädd adj |
| | I drink my whisky straight, without any mixers. |
| straight adj | (not using alcohol or drugs) | ren adj |
| | | nykter adj |
| | | ej beroende uttr |
| | I used to have a problem with drugs, but I have now been straight for five years. |
| straight adj | (face, man: not comic) | allvarlig min adj + s |
| | (lånord, slang) | pokerface s |
| | He said it with a straight face, so I don't think he was joking. |
| straight adv | (at first hand) | direkt adv |
| | Did you hear that straight from the source, or was it through somebody else? |
| straight adv | (directly) | direkt adv |
| | | rakt adj |
| | He went straight to the shop, having heard that the jeans were on sale. |
| straight adv | (in the same direction) | rakt adv |
| | | vidare adv |
| | After we were told that we were going in the right direction, we continued straight. |
| straight adv | figurative (correctly) | rätt adv |
| | | i ordning adv |
| | | korrekt adv |
| | Do I have the story straight? Is that the way it goes? |
| straight adv | (on target) | rakt adv |
| | | direkt adv |
| | The missile flew straight to its target. |
| straight adv | (right, immediately) | direkt adv |
| | | rakt adv |
| | After hearing the decision, he went straight to his boss to talk about it. |
| straight adv | informal (consecutively) | i rad adv |
| | I haven't eaten for three days straight. |
| straight adv | (not slouching) | upprätt adv |
| | | rak i ryggen uttr |
| | Sit up straight! |
| straight n | US (straight line) | rät linje, rakt streck adj + s |
| | You need to draw a curved line here, and then two straights. |
| straight n | (part of a racecourse) | raksträcka s |
| | The horses finished the curve and headed into the final straight. |
| straight n | (sports: series) | serie s |
| | The home team is in the middle of a seven-game straight. |
| straight n | (poker hand) | stege s |
| | He won the poker hand with a 2-3-4-5-6 straight. |
| straight n | slang, dated (conservative person) (familjär) | gammalmodig person, mossig person adj + s |
| | | konservativ person, konventionell person adj + s |
| | My mother will not approve of my new piercing - she is such a straight! |
| straight n | informal (heterosexual) | heterosexuell s |
| | (familjär) | hetero s |
| | My gay friend prefers to hang out with straights. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
dead right,
dead straight adj | slang (totally correct) | helt rätt adj |
| | How did you know that answer? You are dead right! You were dead right about that guy; he is a total creep! |
| go straight vi + adj | slang (stop committing crimes) (bildlig) | hålla sig på den rätta vägen vbal uttr |
| | After coming out of prison, Alan was determined to go straight. |
| go straight on v expr | (continue ahead) | gå rakt fram, köra rakt fram vbal uttr |
| | Go straight on till you reach the next lights, then turn left. |
| go straight on doing [sth] v expr | informal (continue to do [sth]) | fortsätta att göra vbal uttr |
| | | hålla på vtr partikel oskj |
| | Jill decided to go straight on doing what she loved to do. |
go to [sb]'s head,
go straight to [sb]'s head v expr | (make drunk) | göra ngn berusad, göra ngn påverkad vtr + adj |
| | (bildlig) | gå direkt till ngns huvud vbal uttr |
| | That glass of wine has gone straight to my head! |
| head straight for [sth] v expr | (person: go directly) | gå rakt mot, gå i riktning mot vbal uttr |
| | Bianca grabbed her coat and headed straight for the exit. |
| head straight for [sth/sb] v expr | (vehicle: move towards) | åka rakt mot, köra i riktning mot vbal uttr |
| | When Colin looked up, he realized the truck was heading straight for him. |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | (final stages of race or journey) | slutspurten, upploppet s |
| | As they approached the home stretch, the two runners engaged in a thrilling race to the finish line. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | (end section of a race track) (sport) | upploppsbana s |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | figurative (final stages of [sth]) (bildligt) | slutspurt, upplopp s |
| | | sista biten s |
| | This project has taken almost two years of hard work by the team, but we are now in the home stretch. |
| in straight sets expr | (tennis: without conceding a set) (sport) | i raka set uttr |
| keep a straight face v expr | informal (look serious, avoid smiling) (bildlig) | hålla masken vtr + s |
| | I couldn't keep a straight face when she said she was a virgin. |
| | It was difficult to keep a straight face when I played that prank on my coworkers. |
ramrod straight,
ramrod-straight adj | (person, posture: upright) | rak, rak i ryggen adj |
| | | med bra hållning adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| straight ahead adv | (directly in front) | rakt fram adv |
| | She looked straight ahead in order to avoid eye contact with him. |
| straight as a ramrod expr | (person, posture: upright) (bildlig) | stel som en pinne adj |
| | | rak i ryggen adj |
| straight away adv | (immediately) | direkt adv |
| | | genast adv |
| | | omedelbart adv |
| | | meddetsamma adv |
| | Uh-oh - the boss wants to see you straight away. |
| straight hair n | (hair which has no curl) (oräkneligt) | rakt hår s |
| Anmärkning: Är räkneligt om man talar om individuella hår(strån). |
| | Most Amerindians have dark straight hair. |
| straight on adv | (directly ahead) | rakt fram adv |
| | Just go straight on - the church is on the left. |
| straight out adv | informal (without hesitating) | rakt ut adv |
| | | öppet adv |
| | (formell) | frankt adv |
| | The minute we met, the guy asked me straight out if I had a boyfriend. |
| straight out adv | (in plain speaking) | rakt ut adv |
| | | frankt adv |
| | My boss told me straight out that I wasn't suited to the job. |
| straight up adv | (directly upwards) (vardagligt) | rätt upp adv |
| | | rakt upp adv |
| | If you look straight up in the August night sky, you should see the constellation Orion. |
| | The firework shot straight up in the air and exploded in a blaze of sparks. |
straight up,
straight-up adj | slang (alcohol: no ice or water) | ren adj |
| | | oblandad adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | This is a straight-up drink made with tequila. |
| straight up adv | slang (alcohol: without ice or water) | rent adv |
| | | oblandat adv |
| | This cocktail is served straight up. |
| straight up adj | slang (honest, trustworthy) | rakt på sak adj |
| | | ärlig adj |
| | That preacher's as straight up as they come. |
| straight up adv | slang (honestly) | uppriktigt adv |
| | | ärligt adv |
| | | sanningsenligt adv |
| | | rakt adv |
| | Tell me straight up, does this dress make me look fat? |
straightaway,
straight away adv | (immediately) | genast adv |
| | | meddetsamma, med detsamma adv |
| | | direkt adv |
| | Come home straightaway after work and we'll eat early. |
straitlaced (US),
straightlaced (US),
strait-laced,
straight-laced adj | (prim, proper) | pryd adj |
| | | proper adj |
| | | sträng adj |