derecho

straight (not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length); straight; upright (perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique); right, right-hand (designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north); correct, appropriate, right

“sentarse derecho” — to sit upright

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of directo.

right (a legal, just or moral entitlement); law, jurisprudence (the study of laws); law (the profession of dealing with laws (as lawyers, judges, etc.)); right (the outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.); a knit stitch

“el derecho al voto” — the right to vote

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of directo.

straight (of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line); straight (directly; without pause, delay or detour)

“Sigue derecho.” — Keep going [straight].

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of directo.