recht
adj · /ʁɛçt/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German rëht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”). Cognates Cognate with Yiddish רעכט (rekht), Icelandic réttur, Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret.
Translation
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right, right-hand (direction)
die rechte Hand
the right hand
Auf der rechten Straßenseite liegt ein Supermarkt.
There's a supermarket on the right-hand side of the road.
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proper, correct
im rechten Augenblick
in the right moment
auf der rechten Spur
on the right track
- true, real
- just, lawful
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measuring 90 degrees (of an angle)
rechter Winkel
right angle