recto

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recto, -a
adjective
1straight (sin curvas, vertical); right (ángulo)
2upright, honorable (íntegro)
3true, correct (justo, verdadero)
4literal, true (literal)
5(Mat)
  • un ángulo recto, -a -> a right angle
masculine noun
6rectum (anatomy)
adverb
7straight on o ahead
  • todo recto, -a -> straight on o ahead

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recto [rec'-to, tah]
adjective
1Straight (línea), erect; right (ángulo).
2Just (juez), upright, honest (persona), faithful, fair.
  • La flecha fue recta al blanco -> the arrow went straight to the target
3Rectum. (Anatomy)
4Superior of a community or establishment.
  • Rector de una universidad -> rector of a university
5Curate, rector.

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recto
adjetivo
1 (derecho) straight; (vertical) upright
2
ángulo recto right angle
3 [+persona] (honrado) honest; upright; (estricto) strict; [+juez] fair; impartial; [+juicio] fair; [+intención] honest
4 (literal) [+sentido] proper
en el sentido recto de la palabra in the proper sense of the word
5 (Lingüística) [+caso] nominative
adverbio
siga todo recto go straight on; la flecha fue recta al blanco the arrow went straight to the target
sustantivo:masculino
(Anatomía) rectum

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