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1 straighten (someone)
Сленг: оказывать помощь, сделать укол кому-то, достать наркотик для кого-то, помогать -
2 straighten
['streɪtn]1) Общая лексика: выправить, выправлять, выпрямить, выпрямиться, выпрямлять, выпрямляться, исправиться, подравнивать, привести в порядок, приводить в порядок, разгибаться, разогнуть, расправлять, выравниваться, выровняться, разгибать2) Разговорное выражение: исправляться3) Техника: отгибать, распрямлять, править (выпрямлять)4) Математика: выровнять, распрямить, сглаживать, спрямлять5) Железнодорожный термин: выверять6) Дипломатический термин: улаживаться, (тж. straight out, up) исправлять7) Металлургия: рихтовать8) Сленг: (someone) оказывать помощь, (someone) сделать укол кому-то, (someone) достать наркотик для кого-то, (someone) помогать9) Пластмассы: выравнивать10) Макаров: выравнивать (выпрямлять), выправлять (расправить)
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