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1 straighten
straighten [ˈstreɪtn][+ wire, nail] redresser ; [+ hair] défriser ; [+ road] rectifier ; [+ tie, hat] ajuster ; [+ picture] redresser ; [+ room, papers] mettre de l'ordre dans[+ wire, nail] redresser ; [+ road] rectifier ; [+ situation] débrouiller ; [+ problem] résoudre ; [+ one's ideas] mettre de l'ordre dans• I'll soon straighten him out! (inf!) je vais lui apprendre !► straighten up( = tidy up) ranger[+ room, papers] mettre de l'ordre dans* * *['streɪtn]transitive verb1) tendre [arm, leg]; redresser [picture, teeth]; ajuster [tie, hat]; refaire (en ligne droite) [road]; défriser [hair]to straighten one's back ou shoulders — se redresser
2) ( tidy) mettre [quelque chose] en ordre [room]; mettre de l'ordre sur [desk]•Phrasal Verbs: -
2 straighten
A vtr1 tendre [arm, leg] ; redresser [picture, teeth] ; ajuster [tie, hat] ; refaire (en ligne droite) [road] ; défriser [hair] ; arrondir [hem] ; to straighten one's back ou shoulders se redresser ; to have one's nose straightened se faire refaire le nez ; to have one's teeth straightened se faire redresser les dents ;B vi1 = straighten out ;2 [person] se redresser.to straighten up and fly right US marcher droit.▶ straighten out [road] devenir droit ;▶ straighten out [sth], straighten [sth] out2 fig ( clarify) tirer [qch] au clair [misunderstanding, problem] ; organiser [life] ; to straighten things out organiser or arranger les choses.1 lit [person] se redresser ;▶ straighten up [sb/sth], straighten [sb/sth] up2 ( tidy) ranger [objects, room] ; to straighten oneself up s'arranger ; go and straighten yourself up ○ ! va t'arranger un peu! -
3 shoulder
1 Anat épaule f ; on ou over one's shoulder à l'épaule ; on ou over one's shoulders sur les épaules ; this jacket is too tight across the shoulders cette veste est trop étroite d'épaules ; to put one's shoulders back rejeter les épaules en arrière ; to straighten one's shoulders redresser les épaules ; to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn ; to cry on sb's shoulder pleurer sur l'épaule de qn ; I am always there if you need a shoulder to cry on je suis toujours là si tu as besoin d'une épaule pour pleurer ; his shoulders shook with laughter/sobs il était secoué de rire/de sanglots ; to have round shoulders avoir le dos rond ; to look (back) over one's shoulder lit, fig regarder derrière soi ; the burden/responsibility is ou falls on my shoulders la charge/la responsabilité m'incombe ; to stand shoulder to shoulder lit [two people] être côte à côte ; to work shoulder to shoulder travailler coude à coude or côte à côte ;2 ( on mountain) replat m ;3 Sewing épaule f ;4 ( on road) bas-côté m ;5 Culin épaule f.B vtr1 lit mettre [qch] sur l'épaule [bag, implement] ; to shoulder one's gun mettre son fusil sur l'épaule ; to shoulder arms Mil se mettre au port d'armes ; shoulder arms! Mil l'arme sur l'épaule! ;3 ( push) to shoulder one's way through se frayer un chemin à coups d'épaules à travers [crowd] ; to shoulder sb aside écarter qn d'un coup d'épaule.C - shouldered (dans composés) to be round-shouldered avoir le dos rond ; to be narrow/square-shouldered avoir les épaules étroites/carrées.to be ou stand head and shoulders above sb lit dépasser qn d'une bonne tête ; fig laisser qn loin derrière ; to have a good head on one's shoulders avoir la tête sur les épaules ; to have an old head on young shoulders être mûr avant l'âge ; to put one's shoulder to the wheel s'atteler à la tâche ; to rub shoulders with sb côtoyer qn ; straight from the shoulder ○ [comment, criticism] franc/franche ; to give it to sb straight from the shoulder ○ dire qch à qn sans détours.
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