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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".

чопорныйО человеке, манерах или взглядах; с оттенком чрезмерной строгости и пуританства.

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

Его чопорное воспитание делало его неловким при шутках о сексе.

Additional translations

пуританскийО взглядах, нравах и поведении; подчеркивает моральную строгость и нетерпимость к вольностям.

strait-lacedadjective

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

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