Norwegian English Dictionary

Norsk - English

rett in English:

1. straight straight


straight hair
She was born with underdeveloped lungs, but eventually a few steroid shots set her straight.
With a high, closed collar, figure-hugging cut, and large slits at either side of a straight skirt, the qipao is unique in its ability to communicate both modesty and sensuousness.
It is characteristic of the fork ball, one of baseball's change-ups, that a ball that flew straight will drop suddenly just before the batter.
Ronpari is a word that designates those whose eyes don't look straight, but in different directions to the left and right, as if they were looking at Paris and London.
Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.
In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.
I was flabbergasted to hear that she died of a drug overdose. She always seemed like such a straight arrow to me.
Go straight, then take the second street to the left and turn immediately again to the right. That will be Karlova Street and then you should keep going straight across Charles Bridge to Mostecka Street and on to Malostranské Square.
Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz. "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"
I didn't know what was what. The inside of my head had gone to panic mode and I couldn't get things straight.
Tim produced a perfect alveolar trill for a straight minute. The rest of the Spanish class envied and despised this vulgar display of power.
Just how tiresome was it to argue straight against the phrase "Don't blindly follow America's lead!"

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2. right right


It was right of Michael to tell you about it.
I am right.
Tom broke his right leg and was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.
After slapping Tom's right cheek, Mary stomped on his left foot.
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
I don't think it's always right for local governments to submit to the central government.
We have a visitor right now. Would you mind waiting for a while?
I managed to find a parking place right in front of the building.
Where am I supposed to be right now? I can't find anyone in my group.
It may seem like a crazy idea, but I think we should go visit Tom and Mary right now.
Given her interest in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.
My mother disapproves of too much exercise right after lunch.
In Alaska you can see natural phenomena like the aurora, right?
You may be right, but we have a slightly different opinion.
I must have tried on everything in the shop, but nothing looked right on me.

English word "rett"(right) occurs in sets:

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