derecho.
straight (not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length)
Meaning & usage
straight (not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length)
straight; upright (perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique)
sentarse derecho
right, right-hand (designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north)
la mano derecha
Está a mano derecha.
correct, appropriate, right
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of directo.
right (a legal, just or moral entitlement)
el derecho al voto
derechos humanos
law, jurisprudence (the study of laws)
law (the profession of dealing with laws (as lawyers, judges, etc.))
right (the outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.)
right (the outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.) right side (The side of a fabric that is intended to face outward on a finished project)
a knit stitch
duties, taxes, fees, charges
path, road
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of directo.
straight (of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line)
Sigue derecho.
straight (directly; without pause, delay or detour)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of directo.
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