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out·right
(out′rīt′, -rīt′)adv.
1. Without reservation or qualification; openly: finally responded outright to the question.
2. Completely and entirely; wholly: denied the charges outright.
3. At once; straightway: were killed outright in the crash.
4. Without additional payments owing, constraints, or stipulations: owns the property outright.
adj. (out′rīt′)
1. Presented without reservation; unqualified: an outright gift.
2.
a. Complete; total: outright victory.
b. Thoroughgoing; out-and-out: outright viciousness; an outright coward.
3. Made without constraints, stipulations, or additional payments owed: outright sale of the property.
out′right′ly adv.
out′right′ness n.
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outright
adj (prenominal)
1. without qualifications or limitations: outright ownership.
2. complete; total: an outright lie.
3. straightforward; direct: an outright manner.
adv
4. without restrictions: buy outright.
5. without reservation or concealment: ask outright.
6. instantly: he was killed outright.
7. obsolete straight ahead or out
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out•right
(adj. ˈaʊtˌraɪt; adv. ˈaʊtˈraɪt, -ˌraɪt)adj.
1. complete; total.
2. downright; unqualified: an outright refusal.
3. involving no further payments due or other restrictions: an outright sale.
4. Archaic. directed straight out or on.
adv. 5. completely; entirely.
6. without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly.
7. at once; instantly: to be killed outright.
8. without further payments due or other restrictions: to own the house outright.
[1250–1300]
out′right`ness, n.
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Adj. 1. outright - without reservation or exception
unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"
Adv. 1. outright - without restrictions or stipulations or further payments; "buy outright"
2. outright - without reservation or concealment; "she asked him outright for a divorce"
3. outright - without any delay; "he was killed outright"
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outright
adjective
1. absolute, complete, total, direct, perfect, pure, sheer, utter, thorough, wholesale, unconditional, downright, consummate, unqualified, undeniable, out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, thoroughgoing, unalloyed, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) He told me an outright lie.
2. definite, clear, certain, straight, flat, absolute, black-and-white, decisive, straightforward, clear-cut, unmistakable, unequivocal, unqualified, unambiguous, cut-and-dried (informal), incontrovertible, uncontestable She failed to win an outright victory.
adverb
1. openly, frankly, plainly, face to face, explicitly, overtly, candidly, unreservedly, unhesitatingly, forthrightly, straight from the shoulder (informal) Why are you being so mysterious? Why can't you just tell me outright?
2. absolutely, completely, totally, fully, entirely, thoroughly, wholly, utterly, to the full, without hesitation, to the hilt, one hundred per cent, straightforwardly, without restraint, unmitigatedly, lock, stock and barrel His plan was rejected outright.
3. instantly, immediately, at once, straight away, cleanly, on the spot, right away, there and then, instantaneously The driver was killed outright in the crash.
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outright
adjectiveCompletely such, without qualification or exception:
absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.
Chiefly British: blooming.
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Translations
بِكُل صَراحَه، بِصِدْقفَوْراً مُؤَكَّد، لا شَك فيه، باتٌّ
direkteubestridt
hreinn og klárhreint útsamstundis
neabejotinas
atklātigodīgineapšaubāmsnekavējotiesnepārprotams
outright
[aʊtˈraɪt]A. ADJ
B. ADV
1. (= completely) [own] → en su totalidad ; [win] → de manera absoluta ; [refuse, reject] → rotundamente, de pleno
to buy sth outright → comprar algo en su totalidad
to reject an offer outright → rechazar una oferta de pleno
they won the cup outright → ganaron la copa indiscutiblemente
he was killed outright → murió en el acto
to buy sth outright → comprar algo en su totalidad
to reject an offer outright → rechazar una oferta de pleno
they won the cup outright → ganaron la copa indiscutiblemente
he was killed outright → murió en el acto
2. (= openly, forthrightly) → abiertamente, francamente
why don't you tell her outright? → ¿por qué no se lo dices abiertamente or francamente?
to laugh outright at sth → reírse abiertamente de algo
why don't you tell her outright? → ¿por qué no se lo dices abiertamente or francamente?
to laugh outright at sth → reírse abiertamente de algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
outright
[ˌaʊtˈraɪt] adv
(= immediately) to be killed outright → être tué sur le coup
(= out of hand) [reject, refuse] → catégoriquement
(= explicitly) [ask, say] → carrément
(= wholly) to be owned outright [property] → appartenir en toute propriété à ses occupants
[ˈaʊtraɪt] adj
[victory, winner] → définitif/ive
[majority] → absolu(e)
[ban] → total(e)
[refusal, rejection] → catégorique
[lie] → pur(e) before n
[hostility] → déclaré(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
outright
adv
(= entirely) reject → rundweg ; own → vollständig ; to buy something outright → etw komplett kaufen ; (= not on HP) → den ganzen Preis für etw sofort bezahlen ; to win outright → einen klaren Sieg davontragen
(= at once) kill → sofort, auf der Stelle, gleich; he was killed outright → er war sofort tot ; he felled him outright → er streckte ihn mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Boden
(= openly) → geradeheraus, unumwunden, ohne Umschweife
adj
(= complete) deception, lie → rein, glatt (inf); nonsense, ban, victory → total, absolut ; disaster, loss → völlig, vollkommen, total ; refusal, denial → total, absolut, glatt (inf); majority → absolut ; hostility, condemnation → offen, unverhohlen ; support → uneingeschränkt ; opponent → eingefleischt ; winner → klar ; defeat, error → gründlich, ausgesprochen, absolut ; independence → vollkommen ; that’s outright arrogance/impertinence → das ist die reine Arroganz/Unverschämtheit ; that’s outright deception/selfishness → das ist reiner or glatter (inf) → Betrug/reiner Egoismus
(Comm: = full) outright sale/purchase → Verkauf m → /Kauf m → gegen sofortige Zahlung der Gesamtsumme ; outright owner → Volleigentümer(in) m(f); outright ownership → Volleigentum nt
(= open) person → offen
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outright
[adv ˌaʊtˈraɪt; adj ˈaʊtˌraɪt]1. adv (kill) → sul colpo ; (win) → nettamente ; (own) → completamente ; (buy) → tutto/a in una volta ; (refuse, reject) → categoricamente
2. adj (winner, refusal) → netto/a; (liar, selfishness) → bell'e buono/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
outright
(autˈrait) adverb1. honestly. I told him outright what I thought. reguit بِكُل صَراحَه، بِصِدْق честно francamente otevřeně vorbehaltlos ærligt; direkte έντιμα, ευθέως francamente otse رک و راست suoraan franchement בגלוי साफ-साफ pošteno, izravno őszintén dengan jujur hreint út apertamente きっぱりと 솔직히 aiškiai, atvirai, tiesiai atklāti; godīgi terus terang ronduit rett ut bez ogródek په صداقت francamente în faţă открыто, прямо otvorene odkrito iskreno rent ut, oförbehållsamt ตรงไปตรงมา açıkça, dobra dobra 直率地 прямо, відверто ايمان داري سے، صفائي سے thẳng thừng 直率地
2. immediately. He was killed outright. op slag, onmiddellik فَوْراً на място imediatamente naráz auf der Stelle på stedet αμέσως de inmediato, en el acto otsekohe فوراً heti sur le coup במקום एकदम, तुरंत odmah azonnal seketika samstundis immediatamente, sul colpo ただちに 즉석에서 iš karto, vietoje nekavējoties; uz vietas serta-merta onmiddellijk straks, på stedet na miejscu فوراً imediatamente pe loc сразу naraz; na mieste takoj smesta på en gång, på fläcken ทันทีทันใด hemen, derhal 立即 відразу, негайно اسي وقت ngay lập tức 立即
(ˈautrait) adjective without any exception or doubt. He is the outright winner. algehele, volkome مُؤَكَّد، لا شَك فيه، باتٌّ несъмнен indiscutível jasný, nepochybný tatsächlich ubestridt καθαρός, αδιαμφισβήτητος absoluto vaieldamatu مسلم selvä absolu, incontesté מוחלט साफ-साफ nepobitan egyértelmű pasti hreinn og klár indiscutibile はっきりした 완전한 aiškus, neabejotinas neapšaubāms; nepārprotams nyata onmiskenbaar, algeheel uten unntak/tvil bezsporny مسلم indiscutível incontestabil, absolut бесспорный jasný, nesporný nedvomen nesumnjiv avgjord, obestridlig อย่างไม่ต้องสงสัย kesin 毫無疑問的 повний, цілковитий بلا شبہہ hoàn toàn 毫无疑问的
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outright
a. sincero-a, franco-a, cabal;
adv. francamente, sinceramente.
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