straightforward

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• /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/
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From straight + forward.

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: صَرِيح (ṣarīḥ) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Arabic: مُسْتَقِيم (mustaqīm) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Armenian: ուղիղ (uġiġ) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Armenian: շիտակ (šitak) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Bulgarian: прям (prjam) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Bulgarian: открит (otkrit) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Chinese Mandarin: 乾脆 /干脆 (gāncuì) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Chinese Mandarin: 直心眼 (zhíxīnyǎn) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Chinese Mandarin: 直截了當 /直截了当 (zhíjiéliǎodàng) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Chinese Mandarin: 爽直 (shuǎngzhí) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Chinese Mandarin: 爽快 (shuǎngkuai) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Chinese Mandarin: 簡單 /简单 (jiǎndān) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Czech: přímočarý — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Czech: přímý — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Dutch: direct — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Dutch: eerlijk — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Dutch: open — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Finnish: suora — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Finnish: suoraviivainen — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Finnish: avoin — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• French: direct — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• French: simple — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• French: franc — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• German: aufrichtig — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• German: einfach — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• German: offen — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Greek: ευθύς (efthýs) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Greek: έντιμος (éntimos) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Hungarian: egyenes — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Italian: schietto — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Italian: franco — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Italian: diretto — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Italian: sincero — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Japanese: 率直 (sotchoku) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Japanese: まっすぐ (massugu) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Japanese: 簡単 (kantan) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Central Kurdish: ساکار (sakar) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Latin: explicātus — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Latin: prōsus — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Macedonian: и́скрен (ískren) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Macedonian: о́творен (ótvoren) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Polish: prostolinijny — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Polish: bezpośredni — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Portuguese: direto — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Romanian: onest — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Romanian: sincer — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Romanian: simplu — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Russian: прямо́й (prjamój) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Russian: че́стный (čéstnyj) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Russian: просто́й (prostój) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Russian: открове́нный (otkrovénnyj) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Spanish: sencillo — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Swahili: -nyofu — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Swedish: rättfram — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Swedish: rak — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Swedish: uppriktig — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Ukrainian: прями́й (prjamýj) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Ukrainian: че́сний (čésnyj) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Ukrainian: відве́ртий (vidvértyj) — not deviating; forthright; frank; sincere
• Bulgarian: прост (prost) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Bulgarian: разбираем (razbiraem) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Chinese Mandarin: 簡單 /简单 (jiǎndān) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Dutch: makkelijk — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Dutch: eenvoudig — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Dutch: simpel — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Finnish: suoraviivainen — presenting few difficulties, easy
• French: facile — presenting few difficulties, easy
• French: aisé — presenting few difficulties, easy
• French: immédiat — presenting few difficulties, easy
• German: einfach — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Greek: απλός (aplós) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Italian: facile — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Italian: semplice — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Latin: explicātus — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Macedonian: прост (prost) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Macedonian: ле́сен (lésen) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Māori: waingōhia — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Portuguese: fácil — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Russian: просто́й (prostój) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Russian: лёгкий (ljóxkij) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Spanish: sencillo — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Spanish: llano — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Spanish: diáfano — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Swedish: enkel — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Swedish: entydig — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Ukrainian: прости́й (prostýj) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Ukrainian: легки́й (lehkýj) — presenting few difficulties, easy
• Bulgarian: прямо (prjamo) — In a straightforward manner
• Bulgarian: открито (otkrito) — In a straightforward manner
• Chinese Mandarin: 直爽地 — In a straightforward manner
• Czech: nepokrytě — In a straightforward manner
• Czech: otevřeně — In a straightforward manner
• Finnish: suoraan — In a straightforward manner
• Finnish: suoraviivaisesti — In a straightforward manner
• Finnish: avoimesti — In a straightforward manner
• French: à brûle-pourpoint — In a straightforward manner
• Italian: diretto — In a straightforward manner
• Spanish: francamente — In a straightforward manner
• Spanish: sencillamente — In a straightforward manner
• Spanish: en derechura — In a straightforward manner