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The French word for right is
droite





right

Gender

The gender of droite is feminine. E.g. la droite.

Plural

The plural of droite is droites.

French Definition


right
     1. adj. Correct, juste, bon.
           Is this the right way to Montmartre?
           Est-ce que c'est le bon chemin pour aller à Montmartre ?
           I don't have the right folder.
           Je n'ai pas le bon fichier.
     2. adj. Droit, droite.
     3. adj. (Géom) 90°. Droit, rectangle.
           Right angle.
           Angle droit.
           Right triangle.
           Triangle rectangle.
     4. v. Directement, justement.
     5. v. À droite.
     6. n. Droit (juste, équitable).
           Might makes right. (adage populaire)
           La force fait le droit.
           Two wrongs don't make a right. (adage populaire)
           Deux mauvaises actions ne s'additionnent pas pour en faire une bonne.
     7. n. Droite.
           Keep to the right.
           Tiens ta droite.
           Reste sur la droite.
     8. interj. C'est ça.
     9. interj. N'est-ce pas ?
     10. v. Corriger.
           She set out to right a wrong.
           Elle entreprit de corriger un tort.



Translations for right and their definitions

droitepronunciation
     1. adj. feminine singular of droit
     2. n-f. (geometry) straight line
     3. n-f. (politics) the right, right wing
     4. n-f. right, right-hand side
     5. n-f. (boxing) right-handed punch


correct
     1. adj. correct, right
           Votre réponse est correcte. - Your answer is correct.
     2. adj. (colloquial) passable, okay
           Le restaurant auquel nous sommes allés était correct, sans plus. - The restaurant we went to was okay, but nothing more.
     3. adj. (Québec, colloquial) OK, fine, alright
           J'suis tellement désolé! T'es correct? - I'm so sorry! You OK?
           Ouais, c'est correct. - Yeah, it's fine.



corriger
     1. v. to correct
           Quelqu'un doit corriger son erreur. - Someone must correct her error.
     2. v. (school); to grade (US), to mark (UK)


redresser
     1. v. to straighten (up)
     2. v. to rectify, straighten out
     3. v. to restore, turn around
           redresser l'économie - to put the economy back on its feet
     4. v. to recover, regain composure
     5. v. to stand up, sit up straight




à droite
     1. prep. on the right; to the right


droitpronunciation
     1. n-m. right (entitlement)
           J'ai le droit de dormir. - I have the right to sleep.
     2. n-m. law (study of law)
           Il est étudiant en droit. - He is a law student.
     3. n-m. (geometry) right angle
           Un angle de trois droits. - An angle of 270 degrees.
     4. adj. right (on the right-hand side)
           Donne-moi ta main droite. - Give me your right hand.
     5. adj. straight (not bent or crooked)
           Une rue droite. - A straight road.
     6. adj. (geometry) right (of an angle)
     7. adv. straight, straight on
     8. adv. upright, straight, not bent or crooked
           Tenez votre tête droit. - Keep your head straight.


d'accord
     1. adv. in agreement (+preo, avec, someone)
           Oui, je suis d’accord avec vous. - Yes, I agree with you.
           tomber d'accord - to reach an agreement, to agree
     2. interj. sure!, OK!, of course!, naturally!


dextre
     1. adj. adroit, dextrous
     2. adj. (dated) right-handed
     3. adj. (heraldry) dexter; right-hand side of the shield


justepronunciation
     1. adj. fair, just
     2. adj. reasonable, appropriate, grounded
     3. adj. correct
     4. adv. exactly, precisely
           Il est juste là! - It is right there!
     5. adv. upright, not crooked or bent
     6. adv. just, only
           Je veux juste un œuf. - I just want one egg.
           J'en prends juste un tout petit peu. - I only took a little bit.




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