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verb (to make or become straight: He straightened his tie; The road curved and then straightened.) enderezar, poner derecho, arreglar, ordenarstraighten vb enderezar / poner derechotr['streɪtən]2 (tidy) ordenar (up, -), arreglar (up, -)1 (road) hacerse recto,-astraighten ['streɪtən] vt1) : enderezar, poner derecho2)to straighten up : arreglar, ordenarhe straightened up the house: arregló la casav.• adrizar v.• arreglar v.• desencorvar v.• destorcer v.• empinar v.• enderezar v.• erguir v.• ordenar v.'streɪtṇ
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a) ( make straight) \<\<nail/wire\>\> enderezar*; \<\<hair\>\> alisar, estirar; \<\<bedclothes/tablecloth\>\> estirar; \<\<picture\>\> enderezar*, poner* derechob) ( tidy) \<\<room/papers\>\> arreglar, ordenar; \<\<bed\>\> estirar
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vi straighten out 2)Phrasal Verbs:['streɪtn]1.VT [+ wire, nail] (also: straighten out) enderezar; [+ picture, tie, hat] poner derecho, enderezar; [+ tablecloth] (=arrange) poner bien; (=smooth out) alisar; [+ hair] alisar; [+ hem] igualar; (also: straighten up) [+ room, house] ordenar, arreglar; [+ papers] ordenarto straighten one's shoulders — poner la espalda erguida or recta or derecha
to straighten one's back — ponerse derecho or erguido
to straighten o.s. (up) — arreglarse
2.VI = straighten out 2.* * *['streɪtṇ]
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a) ( make straight) \<\<nail/wire\>\> enderezar*; \<\<hair\>\> alisar, estirar; \<\<bedclothes/tablecloth\>\> estirar; \<\<picture\>\> enderezar*, poner* derechob) ( tidy) \<\<room/papers\>\> arreglar, ordenar; \<\<bed\>\> estirar
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vi straighten out 2)Phrasal Verbs:
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