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straighten

UK: /ˈstreɪ.tən/ US: /-ən/

Translation

v [t, i]
enderezar
to straighten one's tie
enderezar la corbata
to straighten sth out [m] to straighten up to straighten sth up [m]
(Definition of straighten v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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