straighten up

raddrizzarsi

Smettere di piegarsi in avanti e sedersi con la schiena dritta.

In inglese semplice: To stop bending forward and sit with your back straight.

• Straighten up in your chair.
• She straightened up when the teacher entered.
• Can you straighten up without hurting your back?

Sinonimi: sit up, sit upright

Contrari: slouch

Espressioni comuni: straighten up slowly, straighten up in bed

riordinare

Mettere le cose al loro posto per rendere ordinata una stanza o un’altra zona.

In inglese semplice: To put things in their proper places and make a room or area neat.

• Please straighten up the kitchen.
• I straightened the living room up before our guests arrived.
• Have you had time to straighten up?

Come si usa: straighten something up (Please straighten your room up before lunch.)

Sinonimi: tidy, tidy up

Espressioni comuni: straighten up something, straighten something up, straighten up the room

raddrizzarsi

Diventare meno piegato o curvo.

In inglese semplice: To become less bent or curved.

• The bent stem straightened up.
• The wire straightened up as we pulled it tight.
• Will the young tree straighten up as it grows?

Sinonimi: straighten

Contrari: bend

Espressioni comuni: straighten up slowly, straighten up again

sistemare, mettere in ordine

Risolvere problemi o organizzare una situazione perché funzioni bene.

In inglese semplice: To solve problems or arrange a situation so it works properly.

• We must straighten up our finances.
• She straightened up the accounts before selling the business.
• Have you straightened up those payment problems?

Come si usa: straighten something up (We need to straighten our affairs up before leaving.)

Sinonimi: sort out, put in order

Espressioni comuni: straighten up finances, straighten something up

raddrizzare lo sterzo

Correggere la direzione di un veicolo perché proceda dritto.

In inglese semplice: To change direction so that a vehicle moves straight ahead.

• Turn left, then straighten up.
• The driver straightened up after the bend.
• You need to straighten up before entering the narrow lane.

Sinonimi: straighten out

Espressioni comuni: straighten up afterward, straighten up smoothly

chiarire

Rendere qualcosa più facile da capire o eliminare la confusione che lo riguarda.

In inglese semplice: To make something easier to understand or remove confusion about it.

• We should straighten up that misunderstanding.
• Her explanation straightened up the confusion about the dates.
• Can you straighten this matter up for me?

Come si usa: straighten something up (Let me straighten this misunderstanding up.)

Sinonimi: clarify, clear up

Contrari: confuse

Espressioni comuni: straighten up something, straighten something up