straighten

straighten
straighten [{{t}}'streɪtən]
1 transitive verb
(a) (remove bend or twist from → line, wire) redresser; (→ nail) redresser, défausser; (→ wheel) redresser, dévoiler; (→ hair) défriser
(b) (adjust → picture) redresser, remettre d'aplomb; (→ tie, hat) redresser, ajuster; (→ hem) arrondir, rectifier;
∎ she straightened her back or shoulders elle se redressa;
∎ he had his nose straightened il s'est fait redresser le nez
(c) (tidy → room, papers) ranger, mettre de l'ordre dans; (organize → affairs, accounts) mettre en ordre, mettre de l'ordre dans;
∎ straighten your desk before you leave rangez votre bureau avant de partir
2 intransitive verb
(person) se dresser, se redresser; (plant) pousser droit; (hair) devenir raide; (road) devenir droit
➲ straighten out
1 separable transitive verb
(a) (nail, wire) redresser;
∎ he straightened out the crumpled bedclothes il a remis les draps en place
(b) (situation) débrouiller, arranger; (problem) résoudre; (mess, confusion) mettre de l'ordre dans, débrouiller;
∎ don't worry, things will straighten themselves out ne t'en fais pas, les choses vont s'arranger
(c) {{}}familiar{{}}
∎ to straighten sb out (help) remettre qn dans la bonne voie□ ; (punish) remettre qn à sa place□ ;
∎ I'll soon straighten her out! je vais lui apprendre!
2 intransitive verb
(road) devenir droit; (plant) pousser droit; (hair) devenir raide
➲ straighten up
1 intransitive verb
(person) se dresser, se redresser; (plant) pousser droit
2 separable transitive verb
(room, papers) ranger, mettre de l'ordre dans; (affairs) mettre de l'ordre dans, mettre en ordre

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