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ストレート

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-na, nstraight
  2. 2.
    adj-na, nstraightforward; direct; blunt; candid
  3. 3.
    adj-no, nstraight (wins, sets, etc.)
  4. 4.
    adj-no, nstraight (liquor); neat; black (tea or coffee)
  5. 5.
    nentering university right after graduating high school
  6. 6.
    n(four-seam) fastball
  7. 7.
    nstraight (punch)
  8. 8.
    nstraight (in poker)
  9. 9.
    adj-na, nstraight (i.e. heterosexual); straight person

Example sentences

そんな風に言うと４語で済むところが２７語も必要になるし、長たらしい表現の伝えるストレートな内容は理解してもらえるだろうが、説得力は失われてしまうであろう。

That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost.

このクラブはゲイ、それともストレートですか。

Is the club gay or straight?

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straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

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