straighten

straighten
[ˈstreɪtən]
verbo transitivo
1enderezar (bent nail, rod); poner derecho(a) (picture, tie)
  • to straighten one's back -> enderezar la espalda

straighten [strei-ten]
1Enderezar, poner derecho.
2Sacar del desorden, arreglar; se usa a menudo con up.
va.

straighten [ˈstreɪtn]
verb:transitive
[+wire, nail] (also straighten out) enderezar; [+picture, tie, hat] poner derecho; enderezar; [+tablecloth] (arrange) poner bien; (smooth out) alisar; [+hair] alisar; [+hem] igualar; [+room, house] (also straighten up) ordenar; arreglar; [+papers] ordenar
to have one's teeth straightened ponerse bien los dientes; to straighten one's shoulders poner la espalda erguida recta derecha;oror to straighten one's back ponerse derecho erguido;or to straighten o.s. (up) arreglarse
to straighten the hem of a skirt he straightened his back
verb:intransitive

Verb Conjugation for "straighten"

Imperative
  • straighten
  • you straighten
  • he/she straightens
  • we straighten
  • you straighten
  • they straighten
Preterite
  • I straightened
  • you straightened
  • he/she straightened
  • we straightened
  • you straightened
  • they straightened
Present Continuous
  • I am straightening
  • you are straightening
  • he/she is straightening
  • we are straightening
  • you are straightening
  • they are straightening
Present Perfect
  • I have straightened
  • you have straightened
  • he/she has straightened
  • we have straightened
  • you have straightened
  • they have straightened
Past Continuous
  • I was straightening
  • you were straightening
  • he/she was straightening
  • we were straightening
  • you were straightening
  • they were straightening
Past Perfect
  • I had straightened
  • you had straightened
  • he/she had straightened
  • we had straightened
  • you had straightened
  • they had straightened
Future
  • I will straighten
  • you will straighten
  • he/she will straighten
  • we will straighten
  • you will straighten
  • they will straighten
Future Perfect
  • I will have straightened
  • you will have straightened
  • he/she will have straightened
  • we will have straightened
  • you will have straightened
  • they will have straightened
Future Continuous
  • I will be straightening
  • you will be straightening
  • he/she will be straightening
  • we will be straightening
  • you will be straightening
  • they will be straightening
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been straightening
  • you have been straightening
  • he/she has been straightening
  • we have been straightening
  • you have been straightening
  • they have been straightening
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been straightening
  • you will have been straightening
  • he/she will have been straightening
  • we will have been straightening
  • you will have been straightening
  • they will have been straightening
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been straightening
  • you had been straightening
  • he/she had been straightening
  • we had been straightening
  • you had been straightening
  • they had been straightening

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