straighten out

solucionar, arreglar

Resolver un problema o corregir un error para que las cosas vuelvan a funcionar bien.

En inglés sencillo: Deal with a problem or mistake so that things work properly again.

• We will straighten out the problem.
• The bank straightened out the mistake in my account.
• Can you help me straighten this mess out?

Cómo se usa: straighten something out (We need to straighten the payment problem out.)

Sinónimos: sort out, fix, resolve

Expresiones frecuentes: straighten out a problem, straighten something out

aclarar

Hacer que unos datos o ideas confusos resulten claros y fáciles de entender.

En inglés sencillo: Make confusing facts or ideas clear and easy to understand.

• Let us straighten out the facts.
• She straightened out the confusion over our meeting time.
• Have you straightened out which files belong to each client?

Cómo se usa: straighten out who/what/which… (We need to straighten out who is responsible.)

Sinónimos: clarify, clear up

Antónimos: confuse

Expresiones frecuentes: straighten out the facts, straighten out a misunderstanding

enderezar

Hacer que algo deje de estar tan doblado, torcido o curvado.

En inglés sencillo: Make something less bent, twisted, or curved.

• Straighten out your legs.
• She straightened out the twisted ribbon before tying it.
• Can you straighten this wire out?

Cómo se usa: straighten something out (I straightened the bent wire out.)

Sinónimos: straighten

Antónimos: bend

Expresiones frecuentes: straighten out something, straighten something out

ordenar

Colocar las cosas en su sitio para que un espacio o conjunto quede ordenado.

En inglés sencillo: Put things in their proper places so that a space or collection is neat and organized.

• Please straighten out your room.
• I straightened out the files while waiting for the call.
• We need to straighten this cupboard out before buying more food.

Cómo se usa: straighten something out (She straightened her desk out before leaving.)

Sinónimos: tidy, organize, neaten

Expresiones frecuentes: straighten out a room, straighten out your papers

arreglarse, enmendarse

Volver a estar bien o empezar a comportarse correctamente después de una época de problemas.

En inglés sencillo: Become correct or start behaving properly after a period of problems.

• Things will straighten out soon.
• His life straightened out after he found steady work.
• She finally straightened out and stopped getting into fights.

Sinónimos: improve, sort itself out

Expresiones frecuentes: things straighten out, finally straighten out

convertirse en miembro de la mafia

Convertirse en miembro pleno de una organización mafiosa mediante su ceremonia oficial de ingreso.

En inglés sencillo: Become a full member of a Mafia crime group through its official joining ceremony.

• He straightened out last year.
• The gangster hoped to straighten out after years of serving the family.
• Once he had straightened out, other members treated him differently.

Sinónimos: become a made man

Expresiones frecuentes: finally straighten out, straighten out officially