upright

up·right  (prt)

adj.

1.

a. Being in a vertical position or direction: an upright post. See Synonyms at vertical.

b. Erect in posture or carriage: "She sat with grim determination, upright as a darning needle stuck in a board" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

2. Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.

adv.

Vertically: walk upright.

n.

1. A perpendicular position; verticality.

2. Something, such as a goalpost, that stands upright.

3. An upright piano.

tr.v. up·right·ed, up·right·ing, up·rights

To restore to an upright position: The tow truck uprighted the overturned tractor trailer.

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uprightly adv.

uprightness n.

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upright [ˈʌpˌraɪt]

adj

1. vertical or erect

2. honest, honourable, or just

adv

vertically

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a vertical support, such as a stake or post

2. (Music / Instruments) short for upright piano

3. the state of being vertical

vb

(tr) to make upright

uprightly  adv

uprightness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	upright - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" vertical pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure goalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field jamb - upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" scantling, stud - an upright in house framing scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column stile - an upright that is a member in a door or window frame structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
	2.	upright - a piano with a vertical sounding board upright piano forte-piano, piano, pianoforte - a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds spinet - a small and compactly built upright piano
Adj.	1.	upright - in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post" unsloped vertical, perpendicular - at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"
	2.	upright - of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" just, good righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16
	3.	upright - upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" erect, vertical

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upright

adjective

1. vertical, straight, standing up, erect, on end, perpendicular, bolt upright He moved into an upright position.
vertical flat, horizontal, lying, prone, prostrate, supine

2. honest, good, principled, just, true, faithful, ethical, straightforward, honourable, righteous, conscientious, virtuous, trustworthy, high-minded, above board, incorruptible, unimpeachable a very upright, trustworthy man
honest corrupt, dishonest, unethical, unjust, wicked, devious, untrustworthy, dishonourable

Translations

upright [ˈʌpraɪt]

A. ADJ

1. (lit) → derecho, recto

2. (fig) → honrado, íntegro

B. ADV → erguido, derecho, recto
to hold o.s. upright → mantenerse erguido
to sit bolt upright → sentarse muy derecho, sentarse muy erguido

C. N

1. (= post) → montante m, poste m; (= goalpost) → poste m

2. (= piano) → piano m vertical or recto

D. CPD upright piano N → piano m vertical or recto

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upright [ˈʌpraɪt]

adj

[posture, stance] → droit(e)
to stand upright → se tenir droit(e)
to sit upright → s'asseoir bien droit(e)

(in vertical position) → droit(e)

(= honest) [person] → droit(e), honnête
an upright citizen → un honnête citoyen

n → montant m
upright piano n → piano m droit
upright vacuum cleaner n → aspirateur-balai m

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upright

adj

(= erect) → aufrecht; (= vertical) post → senkrecht; upright chair → Stuhl m; upright vacuum cleaner → Bürst(staub)sauger m; upright freezer → Gefrierschrank m

(fig: = honest) person, character → aufrecht, rechtschaffen

adv (= erect) → aufrecht, gerade; (vertical) → senkrecht; to hold oneself upright → sich gerade halten; to pull somebody/oneself upright → jdn/sich aufrichten

n

(= post) → Pfosten m

(= piano) → Klavier nt

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upright [ˈʌpˌraɪt]

1. adj

a. (posture) → ritto/a, eretto/a; (post) → verticale

b. (fig) → retto/a, onesto/a

2. adv → dritto/a
to stand upright (person) → stare dritto/a (object) → essere in posizione verticale

3. n

a. (post) → supporto verticale; (of door, window) → montante m

b. (piano) → pianoforte m verticale or a mezza coda

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upright [ˈʌpˌraɪt]

1. adj

a. (posture) → ritto/a, eretto/a; (post) → verticale

b. (fig) → retto/a, onesto/a

2. adv → dritto/a
to stand upright (person) → stare dritto/a (object) → essere in posizione verticale

3. n

a. (post) → supporto verticale; (of door, window) → montante m

b. (piano) → pianoforte m verticale or a mezza coda

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upright

adj upright [ˈaprait]

1 (also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts. regop مُنْتَصِب، قائِم прав svisle, rovně lodret; ret op aufrecht όρθιος, στητός, ευθυτενής derecho, vertical püsti(ne) عمود؛ راست pysty droit; vertical זָקוּף, נִיצָב सीधा, खड़ा ravan, uspravan egyenes(en álló); függőleges; álló uppréttur, beinn, lóðréttur diritto, verticale 直立した 똑바로 선 tiesus, stačias; tiesiai, stačiai vertikāls; statenisks; taisns tegak rechtop (lodd)rett, rett opp og ned, rank pionowy, pionowo vertical drept; vertical вертикальный; прямо zvislo, rovno pokončno uspravan upprätt[] ที่ตั้งขึ้น dik, dik duran 筆直的 вертикальний; прямий سيدھا، عمودي thẳng đứng, 笔直的

2 (of a person) just and honest an upright, honourable man. eerlik نَزيه، مُسْتَقيم وَشَريف честен čestný retskaffen rechtschaffen τίμιος, δίκαιος honrado õiglane راست کردار suoraselkäinen honnête יָשָר खरा pošten, častan becsületes heiðarlegur onesto, retto 正直な 정직한 doras, garbingas godīgs; taisnīgs jujur rechtschapen rettskaffen, ærlig prawy honesto cinstit, onest честный čestný pokončen častan hederlig, rättskaffens ซื่อสัตย์ namuslu, dürüst 正直的 чесний ايمان دار ngay thẳng, chính trực 正直的

n

an upright post etc supporting a construction When building the fence, place the uprights two metres apart. paal, steunpilaar دِعامَة قائِمَه подпора sloupek stolpe die Stütze στύλος, ορθοστάτης montante, columna püsttala ستون pystypuu montant תוִמכָה खंभा ravan, uspravan oszlop, pillér (burðar)stoð palo 柱 똑바른 상태 statramstis balsts tiang stijl stolpe, støtte element pionowy poste par, stâlp столб; подпорка stĺp podpornik stub stolpe, stötta การตั้งขึ้น dikey destek 柱子 підпора; колона عماد، ستون trụ đứng, cột đứng 柱（子）

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upright → عموديا vzpřímený opret aufrecht ορθώς erguido pystyssä droit uspravno verticalmente まっすぐ上に 수직으로 rechtop stående pionowo verticalmente вертикальный upprätt ที่ตั้งขึ้น dik thẳng đứng 笔直