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straight-laced

/ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/

Traduction: Décrit une personne très stricte, conservatrice et moralement irréprochable, souvent d'une manière perçue comme rigide ou démodée.

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adjective

/ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/C1formalamerican
  • frDécrit une personne très stricte, conservatrice et moralement irréprochable, souvent d'une manière perçue comme rigide ou démodée.

Describes a person who is very strict, conventional, and morally upright, often in a way that is seen as rigid or old-fashioned.

  1. Exaggeratedly properB2informal

    Having or showing very strict, traditional, and often old-fashioned moral or social attitudes.

    frd'une rigidité morale excessive

    • Her straight-laced parents disapproved of her punk rock style.
    • He's too straight-laced to enjoy a comedy club.
    • The company has a straight-laced dress code that requires suits.

    Synonymesconventionalpriggishprimprissyproperprudishpuritanicalstarchystuffyuptight

    Antonymesdissoluteimmorallibertinelicentiouspermissiveunprincipled

Formes
  • more straight-laced comparative form
  • most straight-laced superlative form