"straight" meaning in German

See straight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: De-straight.ogg Forms: straighter [masculine, nominative, singular, strong]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English straight. Etymology templates: {{ubor|de|en|straight}} Unadapted borrowing from English straight Head templates: {{de-adj}} straight (strong nominative masculine singular straighter, not comparable)
  1. Of a work of art: played straight, not daring to break conventions. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-straight-de-adj-RAyRcL7j Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 83 7 10
  2. straight, heterosexual Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-straight-de-adj-v01qi4bk
  3. straight, directly Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: direkt, sofort
    Sense id: en-straight-de-adj-r6yXGWhb

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