- a downright lie
- n.eine glatte Lüge f.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
a downright lie
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downright — I. adverb Date: 13th century 1. archaic straight down 2. absolutely 1 < downright handsome > < downright mean > 3. obsolete forthright II … New Collegiate Dictionary
downright — down|right [ˈdaunraıt] adv [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue ▪ Jed s just downright lazy. ▪ It s downright disgusting! >downright adj [only before noun] ▪ That s a downright lie! … Dictionary of contemporary English
downright — down|right1 [ daun,raıt ] adverb INFORMAL completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is: She was downright rude! downright down|right 2 [ daun,raıt ] adjective INFORMAL complete: used for emphasizing how bad… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lie — lie1 [ laı ] (present participle lying [ laııŋ ] ; past tense lay [ leı ] ; past participle lain [ leın ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 be/put yourself flat ▸ 2 be in place/on surface ▸ 3 in a competition ▸ 4 consist of ▸ 5 be in particular state ▸ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
downright — adj. & adv. adj. 1 plain, definite, straightforward, blunt. 2 utter, complete (a downright lie; downright nonsense). adv. thoroughly, completely, positively (downright rude). Derivatives: downrightness n … Useful english dictionary
downright — 1 adjective (only before noun) used to emphasize that someone or something is completely bad, false, or unpleasant: That s a downright lie! 2 adverb (+ adj/adv) used to emphasize that someone or something is completely bad, untrue, unpleasant etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
downright — I UK [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] / US adverb informal completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is She was downright rude! II UK [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] / US adjective informal complete: used for emphasizing how bad something is It was a… … English dictionary
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lie — I n. falsehood 1) to tell a lie 2) to give the lie to ( to prove to be false ) 3) a bald faced, barefaced, blatant, brazen, deliberate, downright, monstrous, outright, transparent, whopping; white lie 4) a pack, tissue, web of lies 5) (misc.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
