Egyenes

Egyenes

Meaning:

straight

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

EGY= ONE (straight as a 1)

Example sentences:

Az egyenes beszéd a legjobb.

“Straight talk” is the best (instead of beating around the bush).

[The straight talk the best.]

A sárga köves út nem mindig egyenes.
The yellow-brick road isn’t always straight.

[The yellow brick-y road not always straight.]

Related terms:

egyenesen – straightaway (when you’re talking about directions); point-blank

görbe – crooked

egyenetlen – uneven, irregular, anomalous

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