straighten

raddrizzare, lisciare

Ridurre le curve o le pieghe di qualcosa, oppure portare il corpo in posizione eretta.

In inglese semplice: To make something less bent or curved, or make your body upright.

• Straighten your back.
• She straightened her tie before the meeting.
• He stood up and straightened his legs.

Come si usa: straighten up (He straightened up after picking up the box.)

Sinonimi: unbend

Contrari: bend

Espressioni comuni: straighten your back, straighten something out, straighten up

riordinare

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

In inglese semplice: To put things in their proper places so a room or area looks tidy.

• Please straighten up your room.
• I straightened the desk before lunch.
• Can you help me straighten up the kitchen?

Come si usa: straighten something up (We straightened the living room up before our guests arrived.)

Sinonimi: tidy, organize

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