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1 straighten out
straighten out [ road] diventare dritto; straighten out [sth.], straighten [sth.] out chiarire, risolvere [ problem]to straighten things out — sistemare o organizzare le cose
* * *straighten out [ road] diventare dritto; straighten out [sth.], straighten [sth.] out chiarire, risolvere [ problem]to straighten things out — sistemare o organizzare le cose
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2 straighten straight·en
['streɪtn]1. vt(sth bent), (also: straighten out) raddrizzare, (hair) stirare, (tablecloth, tie) aggiustare, (tidy), (also: straighten up) mettere in ordine, (fig: problem), (also: straighten out) spianare, risolvere2. vi(person), (also: straighten (o.s.) up) raddrizzarsi -
3 sort out
sort [sth.] out, sort out [sth.]2) (organize) occuparsi di [details, arrangements]; organizzare [ ideas]3) (tidy up) mettere in ordine, riordinare [ desk]; ordinare [ files]; mettere a posto [finances, affairs]4) (select) selezionare [photos, clothes]5) (mend) mettere a posto [clutch, fault]; sort out [sth.]6) (separate)7) (establish)I'm still trying to sort out what happened — sto ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo; sort [sb.] out colloq.
8) (punish)I'll sort him out! — lo aggiusto o arrangio io!
9) (help)the doctor will soon sort you out — il dottore ti rimetterà presto in sesto; sort [oneself] out (get organized) organizzarsi, mettersi a posto
* * *1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) selezionare2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) mettere a posto, risolvere3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) sistemare* * *vt + adv1)See:sort 2., 1)2) (straighten out: room) riordinare, sistemare, (papers, one's ideas) riordinare, (solve: problem etc) risolvere3)* * *sort [sth.] out, sort out [sth.]2) (organize) occuparsi di [details, arrangements]; organizzare [ ideas]3) (tidy up) mettere in ordine, riordinare [ desk]; ordinare [ files]; mettere a posto [finances, affairs]4) (select) selezionare [photos, clothes]5) (mend) mettere a posto [clutch, fault]; sort out [sth.]6) (separate)7) (establish)I'm still trying to sort out what happened — sto ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo; sort [sb.] out colloq.
8) (punish)I'll sort him out! — lo aggiusto o arrangio io!
9) (help)the doctor will soon sort you out — il dottore ti rimetterà presto in sesto; sort [oneself] out (get organized) organizzarsi, mettersi a posto
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