| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | adjective |
| Front | right |
| IPA | /raɪt / adjective |
| Back | doğru, uygun |
| Back 2 | right (adjective) /raɪt
/ adjective
MORALLY GOOD
1
(used about behaviour, actions, etc.) fair; morally and socially correct
doğru, uygun
It's not right to pay people so badly.
It was right of her to give you the news at
once.
What do you think is the right thing
to do?
OPPOSITE WRONG1
CORRECT
2
correct; true
doğru, haklı
I'm afraid that's not the right answer.
Have you got the right time?
You're quite right – the film does start at
7 o'clock.
You were right about the weather – it did
rain.
‘You're Chinese, aren't you?’ ‘Yes, that's
right.’
OPPOSITE WRONG1
MOST SUITABLE
3 right
(for sb/sth)
best; most suitable
(en)
iyi, (en) uygun, (en) doğru, (en) isabetli
I don't think this is the right colour for
the walls.
I hope I've made the right decision.
I'm sure we've chosen the right person
for the job.
I would help you to wash the car, but I'm
not wearing the right clothes.
OPPOSITE WRONG1
NORMAL
4
healthy or normal; as it should be
düzgün, doğru
dürüst, iyi
The car exhaust doesn't sound right – it's
making a funny noise.
I don't know what it is, but something's
just not right.
NOT LEFT
5 [only
before a noun]
on or of the side of
the body that faces east when a person is facing north
sağ
Most people write with their right hand.
He's blind in his right eye.
OPPOSITE LEFT2
COMPLETE
6 [only
before a noun](British, spoken)
(used for emphasizing
sth bad) real or complete
tam
I'll look a right idiot in that hat!
You've made a right mess of painting those
shelves!
IDIOMS
get/start
off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)
(informal)
to start a
relationship well/badly
(ilişki) iyi/kötü
bir başlangıç yapmak
I seem to have got off on the wrong foot
with the new boss.
get
on the right/wrong side of sb
to please/annoy sb
huyuna
gitmek, yaranmak/damarina basmak
He tried to get on the right side of his
new boss.
on
the right/wrong track
having the right/wrong
idea about sth
doğru/yanlış
yolda
That's not the answer but you're on the
right track.
put/set
sth right
to correct sth or deal
with a problem
düzeltmek
There's something wrong with the lawnmower.
Do you think you'll be able to put it right?
right
(you are)!
(spoken)
‘yes, I will’ or ‘yes,
I agree’
tamam, olur
‘See you later.’ ‘Right you are!’
SYNONYM OK1
(as)
right as rain
completely healthy and
normal
yolunda, tıkır
tıkır işleyen;
sağlığına
kavuşmuş
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