| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| as the crow flies expr | (in a straight line) | em linha reta loc adv |
| As the crow flies, I live only 200 meters from your house. |
| back straight n | (part of a racecourse, track) | reta oposta sf + adj |
| beeline n | (direct line or route) | linha reta sf + adj |
| The beeline between Paris and London is 344 km. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | (end section of a race track) | reta final sf |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | (final stages of race or journey) (estágio final: corrida ou jornada) | reta final sf + adj |
| última parte loc sf |
| (informal: estágio final) | finalzinho sm dim |
| As they approached the home stretch, the two runners engaged in a thrilling race to the finish line. |
| number line n | (mathematics) | reta numérica sf + adj |
| rat out vi phrasal | US, slang (be cowardly, withdraw) (evitar o envolvimento de forma covarde) | esquivar-se vp |
| (informal) | tirar o corpo fora loc v |
| (informal) | cair fora loc v |
| sair da reta loc v |
| straight adv | (in the same direction) | em linha reta loc adv |
| After we were told that we were going in the right direction, we continued straight. |
| straight n | US (straight line) | linha reta sf + adj |
| You need to draw a curved line here, and then two straights. |
| straight n | (part of a racecourse) | reta final sf |
| The horses finished the curve and headed into the final straight. |
| straight line n | (long mark with no curves) (linha longa sem curvas) | linha reta sf |
| I can't draw a straight line without using a guide. |
| The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. |
| straight-chain n | (chemistry: unbranched chain of organic molecules) (química: cadeia de moléculas orgânicas não ramificada) | cadeia normal sf |
| cadeia reta sf |
| cadeia linear sf |
| cadeia não ramificada sf |
