Advertising - LEO without ads? LEO Pur
LEO

It looks like you’re using an ad blocker.

Would you like to support LEO?

Disable your ad blocker for LEO or make a donation.

 
  •  
  • Topic

    Dress right / rightly??

    Comment
    ?
    AuthorMarina29 Dec 09, 21:30
    Comment
    right (ugs.) / properly, appropriately, nicely ...

    'Rightly' has a somewhat different meaning and is less common. I'm not sure it would be incorrect here, but to me at least, it's not very idiomatic.
    #1Author hm -- us (236141) 29 Dec 09, 21:35
    Comment
    Kontext?

    dress properly? Dress correctly (for an event)?

    On the other hand, "she's not dressed right" works fine.
    #2Author dude (253248) 29 Dec 09, 21:35
    Comment
    Perhaps more context would help.

    "Rightly" suggests that something like a statement or assessment is justified, or correct in the sense that the author agrees with or approves of it, e.g.
    "American marksmanship is rightly celebrated as the finest in the world."
    "The British are rightly regarded as hypocritical, eccentric, and obsessed with sex."

    The adverb meaning "correctly", in the sense of "in the right way" (rather than fairly or justifiedly) is "right"; so this would be the choice here, though hm's suggestions are probably better, particularly in a formal context.

    In this sense "dress right" is somewhat colloquial. However, if a tailor asked "Does Sir dress right?", this would be quite formal -- but he would not be talking about your dress sense.
    #3AuthorMikeE (236602) 30 Dec 09, 11:44
    Comment

    >>However, if a tailor asked "Does Sir dress right?", this would be quite formal -- but he would not be talking about your dress sense.

    (-:

    Mike, shouldn't you go ahead and explain that one, since you brought it up? We wouldn't want to leave the learners, er, hanging -- but I confess I have no idea how to say that in German.
    #4Author hm -- us (236141) 30 Dec 09, 17:17
    Comment
    All right, just to relieve the suspense.

    "Dress right" (rechts tragen) or "dress left" (links tragen) refers to whether a man's penis dangles to the right or left.

    It may depend on whether you are left- or right-handed.
    #5AuthorMikeE (236602) 30 Dec 09, 19:05
    Comment
    Do you HANG left or right
    #6AuthorIrishboy30 Dec 09, 19:14
    Comment
    @hm--us, and if you do learn how to say it in German (I don't know either), I'd love to hear about the occasion when you actually use it.

    Vorwärts, Muttersprachler, don't leave us hanging here!
    #7Author Martin--cal (272273) 30 Dec 09, 20:02
     
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  
 
 
 
 
 ­ automatisch zu ­ ­ umgewandelt