No. 764 in Hungarian
egyenesen
"Directly" or "straight."
In a sentence
Édesanyám mindig egyenesen mondja el a véleményét.
My mother always expresses her opinion straightforwardly.
In this sentence, 'egyenesen' is used to mean 'straightforwardly' or 'directly' in terms of communication.
Menj egyenesen előre, amíg el nem érsz az állomáshoz.
Go straight ahead until you reach the station.
Here, 'egyenesen' describes moving in a 'straight' direction physically.
Ez a film egyenesen lenyűgöző!
This movie is straight-up impressive!
In this case, 'egyenesen' is used for emphasis, conveying 'straight-up' or 'absolutely' in an exclamatory context.
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