recto
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adjective
- straightnot crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length
- honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
- literalexactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation
- rightof an angle, measuring 90 degrees
- stern, authoritarian, inflexible
noun
- rectumthe terminal part of the large intestine
- rectus
Forms
adjective
| masculine singular | recto |
|---|---|
| feminine | recta |
| masculine plural | rectos |
| feminine plural | rectas |
noun
| singular | recto |
|---|---|
| plural | rectos |
Used in the library
- El periodista va recto a la fiscalía cada mañana.The journalist goes straight to the prosecutor's office every morning.B2Una vez más (5) — Once more (5) (B2)
- Siga recto por la calle Alcalá y verá la Puerta.Go straight along Alcalá street and you'll see the Gate.B2Otra vez, por favor (15) — Once more, please (15) (B2)
- Siga todo recto hasta la plaza del Arenal y allí gire a la izquierda.Carry straight on to the Arenal square and turn left there.B2Otra vez, por favor (2) — Once more, please (2) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- autoritarioauthoritarian
- derechostraight (not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length); straight; upright (perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique)
- estrictostrict
- honestohonest; honorable
- honradohonored; honorable
- inflexibleinflexible
- justoright, just; exactly
- literalliteral