What does droite in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word droite in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use droite in French.

The word droite in French means straight line, perpendicular, right, right, right, right wing, right, right, straight, upright, straight, erect, straight, right, law, right, right, law, straight, tax, Right about face!, right, on the right, to the right of , to 's right, on the right-hand side of, right wing, right-wing, left, right, and centre, left-right divide, right hand drive, sleep around, right-wing, from right to left, from the left to the right, right and left, aimlessly, left to right, from left to right, from the left to the right, left and right, here and there, ray, home straight, home stretch, asymptote line, asymptote curve, radical right, in the bottom right-hand corner, in the top right-hand corner, in a straight line, be right-wing, be on the right, far right, far right-wing, extreme right-wing, pencil skirt, right-wing party, right-wing person, person on the right, take the right, yield to the right, straight parting, right bank, on the right bank, drive on the right, keep right, on the right, to the right, on your right, turn right, right-hand bend, right-hand corner, vote right-wing. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word droite

straight line

nom féminin (Géométrie : ligne à une dimension)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette droite est tangente au cercle.
This straight line is a tangent to the circle.

perpendicular

nom féminin (image d'un fil à plomb)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une droite est une ligne dont l'image est celle d'un fil à plomb tendu.
A perpendicular is a line that replicates a taut plumb line.

right

nom féminin (côté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Regarde à gauche puis à droite avant de traverser.
Look left then right before crossing.

right

nom féminin (côté de la circulation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiens ta droite ou tu vas avoir un accident !
Stay to the right or you'll have an accident!

right, right wing

nom féminin (Politique : camp conservateur) (Politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La droite a perdu le Sénat.
The right has lost the senate.

right

nom féminin (Boxe : coup de poing droit) (Boxing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La droite de ce boxeur a sonné son adversaire.
The boxer's right stunned his opponent.

right

adjectif (inverse de gauche)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il boite de la jambe droite.
He is lame in his right leg.

straight

adjectif (sans déviation)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La ligne droite est le plus court chemin d'un point à un autre.
A straight line is the shortest route from one point to another.

upright, straight, erect

adjectif (vertical)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle se tient bien droite.
She holds herself very upright.

straight

adverbe (verticalement, horizontalement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Tiens-toi droit ! Les enfants apprennent à écrire droit.
The children are learning to write in a straight line.

right

nom masculin (liberté légitime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais me battre pour défendre mes droits.
I'll fight to defend my rights.

law

nom masculin (ce qui est légal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il étudie le droit à l'université.
He is studying law at university.

right

nom masculin (possibilité morale d'agir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu n'as pas le droit de parler ainsi à ton père.
You have no right to talk to your father like that.

right

nom masculin (faculté légalement reconnue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les mineurs n'ont pas le droit de vote.
Minors don't have the right to vote.

law

nom masculin (études de droit) (course of study)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet avocat a fait son droit à la fac de Bordeaux.
That solicitor did law at the University of Bordeaux.

straight

adjectif (honnête)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
J'ai confiance en lui, il est droit.
I trust him; he's honest.

tax

nom masculin (impôt, taxe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faudra payer des droits de succession.
Inheritance tax has to be paid.

Right about face!

(commandement militaire) (military command)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

right

locution adverbiale (en allant à droite)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il faut que tu prennes à droite au prochain carrefour.
You need to take the road on the right at the next junction.

on the right

locution adverbiale (du côté droit) (position)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En France, on conduit à droite. En face de vous, vous verrez la boulangerie, avec la boucherie à droite et le café à gauche.
You'll see the bakery opposite you, with the butcher's to the right and the café to the left.

to the right of , to 's right, on the right-hand side of

(sur la droite de [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La boulangerie se trouve à droite du café.
The bakery is to the right of the café.

right wing

locution adverbiale (Politique : de façon conservatrice) (politics)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Michel vote plutôt à droite.
Michael tends to vote right wing.

right-wing

locution adjectivale (Politique : conservateur) (politics)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Ce député est à droite.
This politician is right-wing.

left, right, and centre

locution adverbiale (partout) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

left-right divide

nom masculin (fracture politique) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans la politique française, l'expression « clivage droite-gauche » fait référence à l'opposition de principe entre libéraux et socialistes.

right hand drive

nom féminin (fait de conduire du côté droit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sleep around

locution verbale (avoir beaucoup de partenaires sexuels)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

right-wing

locution adjectivale (conservateur, libéral) (politics)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

from right to left, from the left to the right

locution adverbiale (de la droite vers la gauche)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

right and left

locution adverbiale (figuré (partout) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

aimlessly

locution adverbiale (figuré (sans itinéraire fixé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

left to right, from left to right, from the left to the right

locution adverbiale (de la gauche vers la droite)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En occident, on lit de gauche à droite.

left and right

locution adverbiale (figuré (partout) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cela tirait de gauche à droite durant la fusillade.

here and there

locution adverbiale (figuré (sans itinéraire fixé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pendant les vacances, nous allons souvent de gauche à droite.

ray

nom féminin (Géométrie : moitié de droite) (Geometry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

home straight, home stretch

nom féminin (ultime effort à fournir) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mai : la dernière ligne droite pour réviser le bac.
May: the home straight of the exam revision period.

asymptote line, asymptote curve

nom féminin (Maths : droite qui s'approche de l'infini) (Maths)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

radical right

nom féminin (parti politique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in the bottom right-hand corner

locution adverbiale (dans le coin inférieur droit)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

in the top right-hand corner

locution adverbiale (dans le coin supérieur droit)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
On inscrit ses coordonnées en haut à droite d'une lettre.

in a straight line

locution adverbiale (en avant, sans tourner)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le petit insecte avançait en ligne droite et escaladait les cailloux plutôt que de les contourner.

be right-wing, be on the right

locution verbale (être politiquement à droite)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

far right, far right-wing, extreme right-wing

nom féminin (Politique : parti le plus à droite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Front national est le parti d'extrême droite française.

pencil skirt

nom féminin (jupe lisse suivant le corps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

right-wing party

nom masculin (conservateurs) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

right-wing person, person on the right

nom féminin (politique : [qqn] de libéral conservateur) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take the right

locution verbale (tourner à droite)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

yield to the right

nom féminin (France (règle du code de la route) (US)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
À ce carrefour, il y a une priorité à droite.

straight parting

nom féminin (coiffure : raie linéaire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

right bank

nom féminin (côté droit d'un fleuve) (of a river)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

on the right bank

locution adjectivale (à droite d'un fleuve) (of a river)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Montmartre se trouve à Paris rive droite.

drive on the right

locution verbale (rouler du côté droit de la route)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En France, on roule à droite alors qu'en Angleterre, on roule à gauche. Les métros roulent à droite.

keep right

locution verbale (rester sur la droite)

on the right, to the right

locution adverbiale (du côté droit)

Le gymnase que vous cherchez se trouvera sur la droite.

on your right

locution adverbiale (à droite dans votre sens)

La station-service sera sur votre droite après le rond-point.

turn right

locution verbale (aller sur sa droite)

Son GPS lui a dit de tourner à droite au prochain carrefour.

right-hand bend, right-hand corner

nom masculin (virage tournant à droite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vote right-wing

locution verbale (voter pour un candidat de droite)

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