dret

Adj

1. right; opposite of left
2. straight (not crooked or bent)
3. upright, erect, standing

Noun

1. (masculine) right (something one is allowed to do)
2. (masculine) law (collectively, all the laws to which citizens are subject)
3. (masculine) law (the science)

Opposite of

esquerre, sinistre, corb

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdɾɛt]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dīrectus

Cognate with Occitan: drech

Cognate with French: droit

Cognate with Sicilian: drittu

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan dret, from Late Latin drictus, syncopated form of Latin dīrectus. Cognate with Occitan drech, dreit, French droit, Sicilian drittu. Doublet of directe.

Concepts

right

law

straight

square

upright

direct

straightforward

⬆️

erect

staunch

true

trusty

unbent

unbowed

practice of law

right

right

claim

𐑉𐐴𐐻

entitlement

faithful

jurisprudence

loyal

right angle

right hand

right-hand

Synonyms

recte

jurisprudència

directe

ortogonal

rígid

tes

erecte

dreçat

dret jurídic

lleial

Translations

droit

derecho

direito

diritto

prawo

Recht

recht

destro

recto

rechts

drech

prawy

destra

δεξιός

gerade

Sentences

Està ubicat al costat dret del carrer d’Amunt.

It is located on the right side of Carrer d 'Amunt.

Per exercir el dret de decidir hem de tenir el dret de desobeir .

To exercise the right to decide we must have the right to disobey.

Probablement va continuar els seus estudis a Salamanca , on va obtenir el doctorat en Dret .

He probably continued his studies in Salamanca, where he obtained his doctorate in Law.

Aní a la Universitat Denison i es llicencià en Dret per la Universitat Harvard.

He went to Denison University and graduated in Law from Harvard University.