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1 straighten
verb (to make or become straight: He straightened his tie; The road curved and then straightened.) išlyginti, ištiesinti, eiti tiesiai -
2 straighten out/up
Their house is where the lane straightens out; He was bending over his work, but straightened up when he saw me; She straightened the room up; He's trying to straighten out the facts.) atsitiesti, išsitiesti, sutvarkyti -
3 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) tiesus2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) tiesus, sąžiningas3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) tiesus4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tvarkingas5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) grynas6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) rimtas7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) įprastinis, tradicinis2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) tiesiai2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) tiesiai3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) tiesiai, sąžiningai, dorai3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) tiesioji- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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4 brace
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5 make a/one's bed
(to tidy and straighten the sheets, blankets etc on a bed after it has been used: The children make their own beds every morning.) kloti lovą -
6 stretch out
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) iš(si)tiesti -
7 uncoil
(to straighten from a coiled position: The snake uncoiled (itself).) iš(si)vynioti -
8 uncurl
(to straighten from a curled position: The hedgehog slowly uncurled (itself).) išsitiesti -
9 untwist
(to straighten from a twisted position: He untwisted the wire.) ištiesinti
См. также в других словарях:
straighten up — {v.} To put in order; make neat. * /Vic had to straighten up his room before he could go swimming./ * /Mrs. Johnson straightened up the house before company came./ Compare: PICK UP(6b), SQUARE AWAY … Dictionary of American idioms
straighten up — {v.} To put in order; make neat. * /Vic had to straighten up his room before he could go swimming./ * /Mrs. Johnson straightened up the house before company came./ Compare: PICK UP(6b), SQUARE AWAY … Dictionary of American idioms
Straighten — Straight en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straighting}.] 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. [1913 Webster] 2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one s affairs; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straighten — [strāt′ n] vt., vi. to make or become straight straighten out 1. to make or become less confused, easier to deal with, etc. ☆ 2. to make or become more correct or moral in behavior; reform straighten up to put in good order; make tidy [straighten … English World dictionary
straighten up — (something) to make things neat. Be sure to straighten up your room before you leave. It was only four thirty, and she still had time to straighten things up before the guests arrived … New idioms dictionary
Straighten — Straight en, v. t. A variant of {Straiten}. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straighten — index fix (repair), organize (arrange), rectify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
straighten — (v.) 1540s, from STRAIGHT (Cf. straight) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Straightened; straightening … Etymology dictionary
straighten — [v] put in neat or aligned order align, arrange, compose, correct, even, level, make plumb, make straight, neaten, order, put in order, put perpendicular, put straight, put to rights, put upright, put vertical, rectify, set to rights, smarten up* … New thesaurus
straighten — ► VERB 1) make or become straight. 2) stand or sit erect after bending … English terms dictionary
straighten — straight|en [ˈstreıtn] v 1.) [I and T] also straighten out to become straight, or to make something straight ▪ Can you straighten your leg? 2.) [i]also straighten up to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down 3.) [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
