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How to Say "straight line" in Spanish

The Spanish word forstraight lineis rectaA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
nounA2
geometry or general direction
A single, perfectly horizontal thick blue line on a plain white background.

Examples

Dibuja una recta en el papel.

Draw a straight line on the paper.

El coche aceleró en la recta del circuito.

The car sped up on the straightaway of the track.

Ya estamos en la recta final del curso.

We are already in the final stretch of the course.

Nouns ending in -a

This word is a feminine noun, so you should always use feminine words like 'la' or 'una' with it.

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