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Meaning of rectus | Babel Free

Verb feminine CEFR B1
[ˈreːk.tʊs]

Definitions

  1. led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright.
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
  2. right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting.
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect, usually
  3. morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good, proper, honest.
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect

Equivalents

Български линеен
Català lineal linear
Čeština lineární
Dansk lige lineær
Ελληνικά γραμμικός
English Linear Regular right straight
Français linéaire
Galego lineal linear
Bahasa Indonesia linear linier segaris
Italiano lineare
Kurdî garis
Bahasa Melayu garis garisan
Nederlands lineair
Polski linearny liniowy
Português linear
Svenska lineär linjär
Türkçe doğrusal lineer
Українська лінійний

Examples

“Quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant”

Which preserve their order in straight lines

“Via stultī rēcta in oculīs eius; quī autem sapiēns est audit cōnsilia.”

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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