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derecha
right-hand side
The right side of the body
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direct
in a straight line
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feminine noun
Derecha refers to the right-hand side and is a shortening of "la mano derecha," the right hand. It's related to the English word direct0, which means "in a straight line" (go directly to the store, go right to it). And when something is lined up or straightened, it's "right" or "correct."
derecha
right-hand side, right
The "right hand side," generalized to the right side of anything.
El coche venía por la derechaThe car was coming from the right-hand side
Gira a la derecha en el semáforoTurn to the right at the traffic light
right hand (anatomy)
The mano derecha itself: the "right" or "correct" hand (because most people are right-handed).
Levantó la derecha para jurarHe raised his right hand to take the oath
Escribo con la derechaI write with my right hand
right, right wing (politics)
Conservative parties, named for the side of the assembly where their representatives sit. The political "right."
La derecha se opone a la nueva reformaThe right opposes the new reform
Ese candidato representa a la derecha del paísThat candidate represents the country's right wing