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strait-laced

/ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/

Translations

strait-lacedadjective

/ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/

Qualitative adjective; used both attributively and predicatively. Also commonly appears in the variant spelling "straight-laced".

puritainSe dit d’une personne très stricte sur le plan moral, souvent prude et conventionnelle.

His strait-laced upbringing made him uncomfortable with jokes about sex.

Son éducation puritaine le mettait mal à l’aise avec les plaisanteries sur le sexe.

Additional translations

rigoristeS’emploie surtout dans un registre soutenu pour insister sur la rigidité morale et les principes sévères.

strait-lacedadjective

Very strict, conventional, and often prudish in behavior, morals, or attitudes.

His strait-laced upbringing made him uncomfortable with jokes about sex.