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amend, correct, emend, level, mark, right, put right* * *I.:II. vb( gøre lige) straighten ( fx one's tie);( give retning) aim, turn,F direct,( henvende) address ( fx a few words to somebody);( fejl) correct,F rectify;( opgaver) correct,( rette og bedømme) mark,(am) grade;( kompas) adjust;[ med præp & adv:][ rette af]( gøre jævn) level off,( træ også) smooth;[ rette an] serve up,T dish up;[ der er rettet an] dinner (etc) is served;[ rette ind](mil.) ( rækker) dress (the ranks),( kanon) train;[ ret ind til højre!] right dress aim at,( mindre omhyggeligt) point at (el. towards) ( fx he aimed (,pointed) his gun at me; missiles aimed at Western Europe; with a loaded gun pointed towards me),(ved at hæve el. sænke) level at,( om kikkert, sigtemiddel) train on ( fx train the telescope (, the gun) on the tower),(, steps) towards the house);(fig: opmærksomhed, tanker) turn (, F: direct) to ( fx turn one's thoughts to somebody; turn (, direct) one's (, somebody's) attention to the problem); focus on ( fx focus one's attention (, thoughts) on something);[ der blev rettet alvorlige beskyldninger imod ham] serious charges were levelled against him, serious allegations were made against him;[ rette kritik mod] criticize;[ kritikken var rettet mod mig] the criticism was aimed at me;(dvs bevidst) direct the suspicion towards him,(se også ndf: rette sig mod);(se også angreb);[ rette op]( bringe i lodret stilling, bringe på ret køl) right ( fx the boat);( om bil med hensyn til styring) put the wheel straight, straighten out;( kvikke op) pick up, set up ( fx a holiday will set you up);[ rette én op]( moralsk) make somebody go straight;[ rette økonomien op] put the finances on a sound basis;[ rette op på skævheden] rectify the imbalance;[ rette på] adjust ( fx one's clothes, one's tie);( korrigere) correct ( fx his spelling);[` rette til](dvs stile til) address to,F direct to ( fx you must address (, direct) your complaints to the manager; his remarks were addressed (, directed) to theparents);[ rette en opfordring til] appeal to;[ rette et spørgsmål til] address (el. put) a question to;[ rette det tilbage] correct it back,F cancel the correction;[ rette ud] straighten (out);[ med sig:][ rette sig]( rette ryggen) straighten (el. draw) oneself up,( om skib) right itself,( blive rask) get better, recover,( moralsk) make good, go straight;(om pris etc) recover;( adlyde) obey, conform to ( fx the rules),F comply with ( fx his instructions, his requests, the rules, his wishes),( lade sig lede af) be guided by ( fx him, his wishes), go by (fx he always goes by the rules; go by what he says; I needsomething to go by), go along with ( fx what he says, hissuggestion);( bestemmes af) be determined by ( fx his views are determined by his surroundings; wages are determined by qualifications),( tilpasses efter) be regulated by ( fx wages were regulated by the price index),(gram.) agree with;[ jeg må vide hvad jeg har at rette mig efter] I must know where I stand;(dvs adlyde ham) do as he tells one;(dvs føje ham) give in to him,F comply with his wishes;[ mistanken rettede sig mod ham] suspicion centred on him, he came under suspicion;[ rette sig op] = rette sig. -
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7 redressere
vb redress, rectify, right;(med.) reduce ( fx a dislocation, a fracture). -
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adjust, control, regulate* * *vb regulate,( indstille også) adjust ( fx one's watch; wages);( en grænse) adjust,F rectify;( linie) straighten;( en vej: udjævne stigninger) grade,( omlægge linieføring) re-align;( overfladen) true (up). -
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cleanse, gut, purify, unstop* * *vb clean ( fx one's clothes, a pipe, one's nails, a wound),( skylle) rinse ( fx bottles);(F: især grundigt) cleanse ( fx a wound);( ceremonielt) cleanse; purify;(fig: for beskyldning) clear ( for of),F exculpate, exonerate ( for from);(moralsk etc) cleanse ( for of, fx guilt, iniquity, wickedness), purify, purge ( for of, fx one's mind of wicked thoughts);( tage indvoldene ud af fjerkræ også) draw ( og binde op and truss);( om spildevand også) treat;( sigte) screen, sift;( raffinere) refine ( fx petrol, sugar), rectify ( fx alcohol);(rør etc) clean out, clear;( korn) clean,(med blæser el. vind) winnow;( for radioaktivitet, giftgas) decontaminate;[ kemisk rense]( om tøj) dry-clean;[ rense luften] purify the air,(fig) clear the air;[ med præp, adv & sig:][ rense for] clear of,F rid of,( stærkere) purge of;(fig), se ovf;[ rense noget for pletter] remove stains (, spots) from something;[ rense op] clean out,( opmudre) dredge ( fx a harbour, a river);[ rense ud] clean,F cleanse;( i skov) weed, clean;( ved afføring) purge ( fx the bowels);(fig: uønskede personer etc) weed out;[ rense ud i personalet] weed out the staff,F purge the staff of undesirable elements (, incompetent persons etc);[ rense sig] clean oneself,( for beskyldning) clear oneself, clear one's name. -
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crookedness, odds, warp* * *(en -er) (se II. skæv)obliquity; wryness, crookedness, lopsidedness;( rygskævhed) curvature of the spine;(fig) crookedness, falseness;( fejl) fault;( ulighed) inequality; imbalance ( fx social imbalance in school attainment);[ rette op på skævheden] rectify the imbalance. -
11 at udbedre
to rectify
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