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downright

/ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt/

Meanings
adjective

Directo, vertical

Directed vertically; coming straight down.

Examples :

"The rain fell downright on the schoolyard, making it very muddy. "
La lluvia cayó directamente sobre el patio de la escuela, haciéndolo muy embarrado.
direction

Related Words

Illustration unambiguously

unambiguously adverb

/ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəsli/ /ˌʌnəmˈbɪɡjuəsli/

Inequívocamente, claramente

"She told him unambiguously to leave, yet he failed to leave."

Ella le dijo inequívocamente que se fuera, pero él no se fue.

Illustration directed

directed verb

/daɪˈɹɛktɪd/

Dirigir, gestionar, controlar

"to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"

dirigir los asuntos de una nación o los movimientos de un ejército

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

Entender, comprender

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

Mi profesor explicó el nuevo concepto matemático y lo entendí perfectamente.

Illustration disappointed

disappointed verb

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

Decepcionar

"His lack of respect disappointed her."

Su falta de respeto la decepcionó.

Illustration accustomed

accustomed adjective

/ə.ˈkʌs.təmd/

Acostumbrado, habituado

"accustomed to cold"

Acostumbrado al frío.

Illustration schoolyard

schoolyard noun

/ˈskuːljɑːrd/ /ˈskuːljɑrd/

Patio de la escuela

"The children played tag on the schoolyard during recess. "

Los niños jugaron al pilla-pilla en el patio de la escuela durante el recreo.

Illustration vertically

vertically adverb

/ˈvɜːtɪkli/

Verticalmente

"The ladder leaned vertically against the wall. "

La escalera se apoyaba verticalmente contra la pared.

Illustration directly

directly adverb

/daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/

Directamente, en línea recta

"The path from the school to my house goes directly through the park. "

El camino de la escuela a mi casa va directamente por el parque.

Illustration complaining

complaining verb

/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/

Quejarse, lamentarse

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

Joe siempre se quejaba del ruido que hacían sus vecinos.

Illustration vertical

vertical noun

/ˈvɜːtɪkəl/ /ˈvɝtɪkəl/

Vértice, cenit

"The vertical of the mountain range was a breathtaking sight. "

El vértice de la cordillera era una vista impresionante.

Illustration straight

straight noun

/stɹeɪt/

Recta

"The straight path to the school led past the park. "

El camino recto a la escuela pasaba por el parque.

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

Explicación

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

La explicación fue larga y tediosa.