upright
/ˈʌpɹaɪt/ adjectif B2En français : intègre
- Vertical; erect.
- In its proper orientation; not overturned. · My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.
- Greater in height than breadth.
- Of good morals; reliable and trustworthy; practicing ethical values.
- Having a head at approximately a right angle with the shaft.
- Characterized by a style of running with the head and shoulders held high. · He's an upright runner.
Dans la bibliothèque
The court of Saint-Bernard has its own particular apartment for the reception of guests; it is a long rectangle, divided by two upright gratings placed at a distance of three feet from one another to prevent a visitor from shaking hands with or passing anything to the prisoners.
“Yes, so it is, between perfectly upright people.”
The walls were as white, the pincushion as hard, the chairs as stiffly and yellowly upright as ever.
But he admired Anne immensely, and was puffed up with pride over the prospect of driving to White Sands with that slim, upright figure beside him.
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