straighten out

straighten out
1. transitive verb
1) geradebiegen [Draht]; geradeziehen [Seil, Kabel]; glätten [Decke, Teppich]; begradigen [Fluss, Straße]
2) (put in order, clear up) klären; aus der Welt schaffen [Missverständnis, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]; berichtigen [Fehler]
2. intransitive verb
gerade werden
* * *
◆ straighten out
I. vt
▪ to \straighten out out ⇆ sth
1. (make straight) etw gerade machen
to \straighten out out one's arms/legs die Arme/Beine ausstrecken
to \straighten out out one's clothes seine Kleider glatt streichen
to \straighten out out a dent in the bumper die Stoßstange ausbeulen
to \straighten out out a road eine Straße begradigen
to \straighten out out a wire einen Draht ausziehen
2. (put right) etw in Ordnung bringen; (clarify) etw klarstellen
I think we should get matters \straighten outed out between us ich finde, wir sollten die Dinge zwischen uns klären
▪ to \straighten out sb out (explain a situation) jdm die Sachlage erklären; (explain the truth) jdn aufklären; (make behave) jdn [wieder] auf den rechten Weg bringen
to \straighten out out one's affairs Klarheit in seine Finanzen bringen
to \straighten out out a misunderstanding ein Missverständnis aus der Welt schaffen
to \straighten out out a problem/situation ein Problem/eine Situation bereinigen
II. vi gerade werden
* * *
1. vt sep
1) (= make straight) legs etc gerade machen; road begradigen; wire gerade biegen; rope gerade ziehen; hair glätten
2) (= put right) problem, situation klären; one's ideas ordnen; one's affairs, the economy in Ordnung bringen; misunderstanding (auf)klären; person (by discipline) auf die richtige Bahn bringen

to straighten oneself out — ins richtige Gleis kommen

the problem will soon straighten itself out — das Problem wird sich bald von selbst erledigen

to straighten things out — die Sache geradebiegen or in Ordnung bringen

2. vi
(road etc) gerade werden; (hair) glatt werden
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) geradebiegen [Draht]; geradeziehen [Seil, Kabel]; glätten [Decke, Teppich]; begradigen [Fluss, Straße]
2) (put in order, clear up) klären; aus der Welt schaffen [Missverständnis, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]; berichtigen [Fehler]
2. intransitive verb
gerade werden

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