straighten

[US]/'streɪt(ə)n/
[UK]/'stretn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. gøre lige; løse problemer; rydde op; stå eller sidde lige.
Word Forms
Present Participlestraightening
Third Person Singularstraightens
Past Tensestraightened
Past Participlestraightened
Pluralstraightens

Phrases & Collocations

straighten your back

ret dig

straighten your hair

ret dit hår

straighten your tie

ret din slips

straighten out

rette op

straighten up

rette op

Example Sentences

Straighten the rivets, please.

Ret nitterne, tak.

straighten up your room

rens op i din stue

I was left to straighten out the mess.

Jeg blev tilbage og skulle rydde op i kaoset.

The bent strip can straighten up by itself.

Den buede stribe kan rette sig selv op.

She straightened the picture on the wall.

Hun rettede billedet på veden.

rounding the lips to articulate an “o.” straighten

formere læberne for at udtale et "o." rette op

After the bridge, the road straightens out.

Efter broen bliver vejen ret.

attempts to straighten out the river

forsøg på at rette floden

He’s trying to straighten out his finances.

Han prøver at få sine økonomiske problemer i orden.

they are asking for help in straightening out their lives.

De beder om hjælp til at få styr på deres liv.

That picture’s out of true. Can you straighten it up?

Det der billede er ikke ret. Kan du rette det op?

A few sessions talking to a counsellor should straighten him out.

Et par sessioner med en rådgiver burde få ham på rette vej.

She slowly straightened up and rubbed her back.

Hun rettede sig langsomt op og rakte ryggen.

We’d better straighten up the house before they get back.

Vi bør rydde op i huset, før de kommer tilbage.

he straightened up , using the bedside table for support.

han rejste sig, og brugte bedside-bordet til støtte.

We employed a lawyer to straighten our legal tangle.

Vi ansatte en advokat for at få vores juridiske problemer i orden.

Real-world Examples

He pretended to be straightening the cushion pile.

Han gjorde, som om han rettede puden.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Hagrid had just straightened up and turned'round.

Hagrid havde netop rettet sig op og vendt sig om.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Glad we got that all straightened out.

Tilfreds med, at vi fik det hele rettet op.

Source: Friends Season 6

" The losses will stall when the market straightens itself."

"Tapene vil blive standset, når markedet retter sig selv."

Source: The Economist (Summary)

To straighten someone out, or to straighten out someone.

At rette op på en, eller at rette en op.

Source: Coach Shane helps you practice listening.

The rat yawned. He straightened his whiskers.

Råtten gævede. Han rettede sine bælter.

Source: Charlotte's Web

Then, the leg is supported and slowly straightened at the knee.

Herefter understøttes benet og rettes langsomt ud i knæet.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

At the gate, I paused to watch as she straightened up to catch her breath.

Ved porten stopped jeg op for at se, hvordan hun rettede sig op for at få vejret.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Now, did you guys get everything straightened out?

Nu, har I fået alt rettet op?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Okay, well, now that we have the terminology straightened out. How dare you!

Okay, vel, nu da vi har terminologien rettet op. Hvad har du forrettet?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

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