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outright

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out·right  (outrt, -rt)
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. (outrt)
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.
4. Archaic Moving straight onward.

outrightly adv.
outrightness n.

outright
adj [ˈaʊtˌraɪt] (prenominal)
1. without qualifications or limitations outright ownership
2. complete; total an outright lie
3. straightforward; direct an outright manner
adv [ˌaʊtˈraɪt]
1. without restrictions buy outright
2. without reservation or concealment ask outright
3. instantly he was killed outright
4. Obsolete straight ahead or out
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

outright
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.
Translations
outright [aʊtˈraɪt]
A. ADJ
1. (= complete) [failure] → completo, total; [winner, victory] → absoluto; [lie] → descarado; [owner] → absoluto(sin hipotecas); [refusal, rejection] → rotundo, absoluto
2. (= open, forthright) → franco; [rudeness, hostility] → abierto, franco; [contempt, scorn] → declarado; [compliment] → sin ambages
B. ADV
1. (= completely) [own] → en su totalidad; [win] → de manera absoluta; [refuse, reject] → rotundamente, de pleno
to buy sth outrightcomprar algo en su totalidad
to reject an offer outrightrechazar una oferta de pleno
they won the cup outrightganaron la copa indiscutiblemente
he was killed outrightmurió 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 sthreírse abiertamente de algo

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)

outright
adv
(= entirely) rejectrundweg; ownvollständig; to buy something outrightetw komplett kaufen; (= not on HP)den ganzen Preis für etw sofort bezahlen; to win outrighteinen klaren Sieg davontragen
(= at once) killsofort, auf der Stelle, gleich; he was killed outrighter war sofort tot; he felled him outrighter streckte ihn mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Boden
(= openly)geradeheraus, unumwunden, ohne Umschweife
adj
(= complete) deception, lierein, glatt (inf); nonsense, ban, victorytotal, absolut; disaster, lossvöllig, vollkommen, total; refusal, denialtotal, absolut, glatt (inf); majorityabsolut; hostility, condemnationoffen, unverhohlen; supportuneingeschränkt; opponenteingefleischt; winnerklar; defeat, errorgründlich, ausgesprochen, absolut; independencevollkommen; that’s outright arrogance/impertinencedas ist die reine Arroganz/Unverschämtheit; that’s outright deception/selfishnessdas ist reiner or glatter (inf)Betrug/reiner Egoismus
(Comm: = full) outright sale/purchaseVerkauf m/Kauf mgegen sofortige Zahlung der Gesamtsumme; outright ownerVolleigentümer(in) m(f); outright ownershipVolleigentum nt
(= open) personoffen

outright [ɐadv ˌaʊtˈraɪt; ɐadj 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

outright [ɐadv ˌaʊtˈraɪt; ɐadj 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

outright
adv outright [autˈrait]
1 honestly I told him outright what I thought. reguit بِكُل صَراحَه، بِصِدْق честно otevřeně ærligt; direkte vorbehaltlos έντιμα, ευθέως francamente otse رک و راست suoraan franchement בְּגָלוּי 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 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
2 immediately He was killed outright. op slag, onmiddellik فَوْراً на място naráz på stedet auf der Stelle αμέσως de inmediato, en el acto otsekohe فوراً heti sur le coup בַּמָקוֹם एकदम, तुरंत odmah azonnal seketika samstundis immediatamente, sul colpo ただちに 즉석에서 iš karto, vietoje nekavējoties; uz vietas serta-merta onmiddellijk straks, stedet na miejscu imediatamente pe loc сразу naraz; na mieste takoj smesta på en gång, på fläcken ไม่มีการยับยั้ง hemen, derhal 立即 відразу, негайно اسي وقت ngay lập tức
[ˈautrait] adj
without any exception or doubt He is the outright winner. algehele, volkome مُؤَكَّد، لا شَك فيه، باتٌّ несъмнен jasný, nepochybný ubestridt tatsächlich καθαρός, αδιαμφισβήτητος absoluto vaieldamatu مسلم selvä absolu, incontesté מוּחלָט 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 indiscutível incon­testa­bil, absolut бесспорный jasný, nesporný nedvomen nesumnjiv avgjord, obestridlig โดยสมบูรณ์ kesin 毫無疑問的 повний, цілковитий بلا شبہہ hoàn toàn


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