straighten

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

Translation

vt. & vi. kushambua; kusahihisha maswali; kushambua; kushambua kwa ujumla.
Word Forms
Present Participlestraightening
Third Person Singularstraightens
Past Tensestraightened
Past Participlestraightened
Pluralstraightens

Phrases & Collocations

straighten your back

Ukifanya mchovu mwingilivu

straighten your hair

Ukifanya mabawa yako mwingilivu

straighten your tie

Ukifanya kichwa chako mwingilivu

straighten out

kupanga kwa mstari

straighten up

kupanga kwa mstari

Example Sentences

Straighten the rivets, please.

Taratibu mabachi, tafadhali.

straighten up your room

Ukifungua kipande chako

I was left to straighten out the mess.

Niliwakililia kufungua kipande

The bent strip can straighten up by itself.

Ukanda uliokanyoka unaweza kusimama peke yake.

She straightened the picture on the wall.

Alikufungua picha kwenye mshororo

rounding the lips to articulate an “o.” straighten

kupiga mchele mchele kwa kuchangia “o”.

After the bridge, the road straightens out.

Baada ya mto, mengine ya mji inafungua

attempts to straighten out the river

mashughuli ya kufungua mto

He’s trying to straighten out his finances.

Alikuwa anategemea kufungua makosa yake ya mali

they are asking for help in straightening out their lives.

wanaomba msaada katika kuweka vitu sawa maisha yao.

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

Picha hii ina kipande kipya. Unaweza kufungua kipande chake?

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

Mipangi ya mchezo ya kujifunza na mwenyekiti inapaswa kusaidia kusimamia.

She slowly straightened up and rubbed her back.

Alikufungua kipande chake kwa muda mrefu na akafungua mguu wake

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

Tunapaswa kufungua kipande cha nyumba kabla wao wapita

he straightened up , using the bedside table for support.

alikimbia mguu wa miguu kwa mchango.

We employed a lawyer to straighten our legal tangle.

Tulipewa mwanahukuma kufungua mshororo wa mali yetu

Real-world Examples

He pretended to be straightening the cushion pile.

Alikuwa anatumia maziki ya mpira kwa mzungu.

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

Hagrid had just straightened up and turned'round.

Hagrid alikuwa amekuwa na kumaliza na kumaliziana.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Glad we got that all straightened out.

Sikuwa sana sote tukapata kucheza kucheza kwa mchezo.

Source: Friends Season 6

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

"Matanganyika yatapatika kwa muda wakati bazaar inakwepa mchezo."

Source: The Economist (Summary)

To straighten someone out, or to straighten out someone.

Kuweka mwanamke mchezo au kuweka mwanamke mchezo.

Source: Coach Shane helps you practice listening.

The rat yawned. He straightened his whiskers.

Mwewe alimwema. Alikuwa amekuwa mchezo mchezo.

Source: Charlotte's Web

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

Baada ya hivyo, mchezo unapangwa na kuchukua kwa mchezo kwa mchezo.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

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

Katika mchezo, nilihakikisha kusikia kama alikuwa amekuwa na kumaliza kwa mchezo kwa mchezo.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Now, did you guys get everything straightened out?

Sasa, ulikuwa wewe wote wakapata kucheza kucheza kwa mchezo?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

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

Sawa, bila shaka, sasa kama tukapata kucheza kucheza kwa mchezo. Je, kama ukiwahudumia?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

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