downright

düpedüz, tamamen

Genellikle olumsuz bir nitelemeyi güçlendirerek bir şeyin tam anlamıyla öyle olduğunu belirtir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Completely; used to emphasize a strong description, often a negative one.

• That was downright rude.
• Driving without lights is downright dangerous.
• I thought the explanation was downright silly.

Eş anlamlılar: completely, absolutely, utterly

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: downright rude, downright dangerous, downright ridiculous

düpedüz, tam

Özellikle kötü bir şeyin tam veya bütünüyle öyle olduğunu belirten.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Complete or total, especially when describing something bad.

• That story is a downright lie.
• Charging twice for the same service is downright fraud.
• His excuse was downright nonsense.

Eş anlamlılar: complete, absolute, total

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: downright lie, downright nonsense, downright fraud

açık sözlü, dosdoğru

Düşüncelerini saklamadan veya yumuşatmadan, çok doğrudan konuşan ya da davranan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Speaking or behaving very directly, without hiding your thoughts or making them sound softer.

• His downright manner surprised the visitors.
• She gave a downright answer to their question.
• He was a downright man who spoke his mind.

Eş anlamlılar: blunt, frank, straightforward, plain-spoken

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: downright manner, downright speech, downright answer