straight line
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- noun
- /streɪt laɪn/
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línea recta
- The warriors appeared first, spread out side by side in a straight line, and moved toward the fort.
- draw a straight line
- a straight line segment
- connected by straight lines
I can't walk in a straight line and maintain eye contact.
- I can't walk in a straight line and maintain eye contact.
- It's kind of a pretty straight line, right?
- So you have circles and straight lines like the dartboard.
- That doesn't move in a straight line, nor is it good when it's stagnant.
Examples
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Now, give me a straight line here!
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It's kind of a pretty straight line, right?
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You draw a line, a straight line through the point.
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So draw that straight line and fill in.
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These are all supposed to be straight lines here, OK?
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Is it going to be a straight line like that or like that?
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Line up in a straight line here.
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A straight line, mind you.
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The quickest way between two points is a straight line.
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The quickest way between two points is a straight line.
Antonyms
How Straight
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'straight line' is directly derived from combining 'straight' (having no bend) and 'line' (a narrow mark or path); there is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift. This compositional, literal pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Straight line comes from a simple image: imagine a tight string pulled between two nails. The string is straight and makes a line with no bend, so straight line means 'a line that does not curve'.