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right

/ɹaɪt/ adjective A1 (estimated)

1. complying with justice, correct — see also be right

German	richtig, nicht wahr
French	correct, juste, droit
Portuguese	certo, justo, correto
Czech	správný
Italian	giusto, esatto, corretto
Spanish	correcto, justo
Dutch	juist, correct
Swedish	rätt, riktig, korrekt
Latin	rectus, elegans

2. of direction, opposite of left

German	recht
French	droit
Portuguese	direito, direitista, de direita
Czech	pravý
Italian	destro, diritto
Spanish	derecho, de derecha, de derechas
Dutch	rechts, rechter
Swedish	höger
Latin	dexter

3. appropriate, fit for purpose

German	richtig
French	correct
Portuguese	certo, correto
Czech	správný
Italian	corretto
Spanish	correcto
Dutch	juist
Swedish	rätt
Latin	rectus

4. healthy, sane, competent — see also healthy, sane, competent

German	in Ordnung
Czech	zdravý
Italian	sano
Spanish	sano
Dutch	goed

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right

/ɹaɪt/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. on the right side

German	rechts
French	à droite
Czech	napravo, doprava
Spanish	diestra
Dutch	rechts

2. towards the right side

German	rechts, nach rechts
French	à droite
Czech	vpravo

3. exactly

German	ganz
French	juste
Portuguese	bem
Czech	právě, dobře, přesně
Dutch	juist, precies
Swedish	precis, just

4. immediately, directly

French	juste
Dutch	gelijk, meteen, direct

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right

/ɹaɪt/ interjection A1 (estimated)

1. yes, that is correct; I agree

German	richtig
French	d'accord
Portuguese	certo
Czech	správně, souhlasit
Italian	esatto
Spanish	vale
Dutch	oké, akkoord
Swedish	visst

2. I have no opinion

German	ja
Portuguese	certo
Dutch	ja
Swedish	visst

3. changing the subject in a discussion

German	also
French	bien, bon, allez
Portuguese	certo
Spanish	en fin
Dutch	oké, nou

4. checking agreement

German	ne, als ob
French	non, hein, n'est-ce pas
Portuguese	certo
Czech	že, viď, viďte
Italian	no
Spanish	no, verdad, vale
Dutch	hè, nietwaar
Swedish	va, eller hur, inte sant
Latin	nonne

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right

/ɹaɪt/ noun · plural: rights A1 (estimated)

1. which complies with justice, law or reason

German	das Anrecht
Czech	právo
Italian	la ragione
Dutch	het goed

2. legal or moral entitlement — see also entitlement, privilege, prerogative

German	das Recht
French	le droit
Portuguese	o direito, a faculdade
Czech	právo, nárok, gebír
Italian	il diritto
Spanish	el derecho
Dutch	het recht, het gelijk, uitsterfbeleid
Swedish	en rätt, en rättighet
Latin	ius

3. right, not left, side

German	die Rechte
French	droite
Portuguese	direita
Italian	il destro, la destra
Spanish	derecha
Dutch	het rechts, de rechterhand
Swedish	en höger

4. right hand — see also right hand

German	die Rechte
French	droite, la dextre
Italian	la destra

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to right

/ɹaɪt/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to correct

German	korrigieren, berichtigen, richtigstellen
French	corriger
Portuguese	corrigir
Czech	napravit, narovnat
Italian	correggere
Spanish	corregir
Dutch	verbeteren
Swedish	rätta, korrigera
Latin	corrigo, reposco

2. to set upright

French	redresser
Portuguese	aprumar
Czech	vyrovnat, srovnat, narovnat
Swedish	rätta, räta, räta upp

3. (intransitive) to return to normal upright position

French	redresser
Portuguese	endireitar

4. to be necessary, needful; to be proper, becoming, right or reasonable; to behoove; (absolutely) one should or ought to

Latin	oportet

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