upright russian

• пря́мо

  straight, straight ahead, directly

  right, just, exactly

  frankly, openly, bluntly

  really, truly, simply, downright

  straight, upright

• поста́вить

  to put, to place, to stand (something) upright

  to put up, to install, to erect

  to appoint, to put in charge

  to place (in a situation), to put (somebody in a position), to bring (into a state)

  to stage, to produce, to direct

  to supply, to deliver

  to set (a task), to impose (a condition)

• че́стный

  honest, upright, fair, truthful

  honourable, of honour

• прямо́й

  straight, straight-line

  direct, immediate, through (of a train)

  frank, straightforward, sincere, candid

  upright, erect

  right (of an angle)

  real, downright, outright

• сто́йка

  counter, bar

  stand, upright post

  stance, stand (gymnastic position)

• фортепья́но

  piano, upright piano

• поста́вивший

  having put, having placed, having set (upright)

  having supplied, having delivered, having provided

  having set (a record)

  having posed (a question), having raised (an issue)

  having diagnosed, having made (a diagnosis)

• стоймя

  upright

• сто́я

  upright

• вы́правившийся

  straightened, upright, improved, corrected

• честно́й

  honourable, honest, upright

  venerable, reverend, revered

• че́стность

  honesty, fairness, integrity, uprightness

• правди́вость

  truthfulness, love of truth, uprightness

  veracity, truthfulness (of an account), accuracy

• пра́ведность

  righteousness, uprightness, piety

Examples

• Держите доску строго вертикально.

  Hold the board perfectly upright.

• Чинная дама сидела прямо и молчала.

  A dignified lady sat upright and said nothing.

• Ванты держат мачту корабля прямо.

  The shrouds keep the ship’s mast upright.

• Бревно стояло стоймя у стены.

  The log stood upright against the wall.

• Он поставил лестницу стоймя в углу.

  He placed the ladder upright in the corner.

• Обомни землю в горшке, чтобы цветок стоял ровно.

  Press down the soil in the pot so that the flower stands upright.

• Учёные изучают древних прямоходящих существ.

  Scientists are studying ancient upright-walking creatures.

• Прямоходящий предок человека жил миллионы лет назад.

  An upright-walking human ancestor lived millions of years ago.

• В музее выставлен скелет прямоходящего гоминида.

  The skeleton of an upright-walking hominid is on display at the museum.

• Кол, вогнанный в землю, стоял прямо.

  The stake driven into the ground stood upright.

• Столб, вбиваемый в землю, стоял прямо.

  The post being driven into the ground stood upright.

• Опрокидывавшиеся ящики приходилось поправлять всю дорогу.

  The crates that kept tipping over had to be set upright all along the way.