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1 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.) rétta úr (sér); koma lagi á, laga, lagfæra -
2 straighten
verb (to make or become straight: He straightened his tie; The road curved and then straightened.) rétta (af/úr) -
3 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) beinn2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) heiðarlegur, hreinskilinn3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) beinn4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) í röð og reglu5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) óblandaður6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) svipbrigðalaus7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) venjulegur, dramatískur2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) beint2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rakleiðis3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) drengilega, heiðarlega3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) beinn kafli- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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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.) búa um -
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.) teygja (sig) fram -
7 uncoil
(to straighten from a coiled position: The snake uncoiled (itself).) vinda ofan af -
8 uncurl
(to straighten from a curled position: The hedgehog slowly uncurled (itself).) teygja úr sér -
9 untwist
(to straighten from a twisted position: He untwisted the wire.) rétta úr
См. также в других словарях:
straighten (something) out — 1. to arrange or organize something that is in disorder. It took her a while to straighten out her father s accounts. When her husband died, there were problems with his will, and it took her a year to straighten them all out. 2. to end… … New idioms dictionary
straighten out — {v.} To correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong. * /The teacher saw Jim s awkward sentence on the board and asked for volunteers to straighten it out./ * /Sometimes only a good spanking will straighten out a naughty child./ Syn.: SQUARE … 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 out — {v.} To correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong. * /The teacher saw Jim s awkward sentence on the board and asked for volunteers to straighten it out./ * /Sometimes only a good spanking will straighten out a naughty child./ Syn.: SQUARE … 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 someone out — straighten (someone) out to cause someone s behavior or character to improve. I thought marriage would straighten him out but it hasn t. He plays the part of an uncle trying to straighten out a troubled teenager … New idioms dictionary
straighten out — straighten (someone) out to cause someone s behavior or character to improve. I thought marriage would straighten him out but it hasn t. He plays the part of an uncle trying to straighten out a troubled teenager … New idioms dictionary
straighten up something — 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 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
