enderezar

v.

1 to straighten (poner derecho).

2 to set right, to straighten out.

3 to straighten up, to straighten, to put straight, to set upright.

El golpe enderezó la varilla The blow straightened the rod.

4 to mend, to put in the right path.

El pastor enderezó al chico The pastor mended the boy.

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enderezar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner derecho) to straighten out

2 (poner vertical) to set upright

3 figurado (situación etc) to put right

4 figurado (dirigir) to direct, guide

5 figurado (comportamiento) to sort out, put straight, make behave

■ su padre se encargará de enderezarla her father will see that she behaves

► verbo pronominal enderezarse

1 (ponerse recto) to straighten up

2 (dirigirse) to be directed (a, at)

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verb

to straighten

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1. VT

1) [+ cable, alambre] (=poner derecho) to straighten out, straighten up; (=destorcer) to unbend

2) (=poner vertical) [gen] to set upright, stand vertically; (Náut) to right; [+ vehículo] to stand the right way up, put back on its wheels, straighten up

3) (=arreglar) to put in order

4) (=dirigir) to direct

las medidas están enderezadas a o para corregirlo — the measures are designed to correct it

5) [en conducta]

enderezar a algn — to correct sb's faults

2.

See:

enderezarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (destorcer) <clavo> to straighten

b) (poner vertical) <poste/espalda> to straighten; <planta> to stake; <barco> to right

2) <situación/asunto> to sort out, straighten out

para enderezar su matrimonio — in order to sort out o straighten out their marriage

3) <persona> to straighten ... out

2.

enderezarse v pron

1) persona (ponerse derecho) to stand up straight, straighten up; (corregirse) to sort oneself out, straighten oneself out

2) (arreglarse)

las cosas se enderezaron — things sorted themselves out

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= straighten (out).

Ex. Carpozzi straightened her shoulders and smiled.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (destorcer) <clavo> to straighten

b) (poner vertical) <poste/espalda> to straighten; <planta> to stake; <barco> to right

2) <situación/asunto> to sort out, straighten out

para enderezar su matrimonio — in order to sort out o straighten out their marriage

3) <persona> to straighten ... out

2.

enderezarse v pron

1) persona (ponerse derecho) to stand up straight, straighten up; (corregirse) to sort oneself out, straighten oneself out

2) (arreglarse)

las cosas se enderezaron — things sorted themselves out

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= straighten (out).

Ex: Carpozzi straightened her shoulders and smiled.

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enderezar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 (destorcer) ‹clavo› to straighten

2 (poner vertical) ‹poste› to straighten, put … upright; ‹planta› to stake; ‹barco› to right

enderezó el cuadro she straightened the picture

B (corregir, enmendar) to put … right, rectify

intentaron enderezar sus maltrechas relaciones matrimoniales they tried to sort out o straighten out their marital problems

para enderezar el curso de las negociaciones to get the negotiations back on course

C ‹persona› to straighten … out

■ enderezarse

v pron

A «persona» (ponerse derecho) to stand up straight, straighten up; (corregirse) to sort oneself out, straighten oneself out

B

(arreglarse): las cosas se enderezaron things sorted themselves out

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enderezar (conjugate enderezar) verbo transitivo

a) (destorcer) ‹clavo› to straighten

b) (poner vertical) ‹poste/espalda› to straighten;

‹planta› to stake;
‹barco› to right

c) ‹persona› to straighten … out

enderezarse verbo pronominal (ponerse derecho) [persona] to stand up straight, straighten up;
[árbol] to straighten up
enderezar verbo transitivo
1 (poner recto) to straighten up
2 (corregir, poner en buen camino) to sort out
'enderezar' also found in these entries:
English:
right
- straighten
- straighten out
- straighten up

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enderezar

♦ vt

1. [poner derecho] to straighten

2. [poner vertical] to put upright

3. [corregir] to set right, to straighten out;

el barco enderezó su rumbo the ship steadied its course;

quiere enderezar su vida she wants to get her life in order;

el gobierno trata de enderezar la economía the government is trying to put the economy right o in order

♦ vi

[en un vehículo] to straighten up;

pude enderezar a tiempo I managed to straighten up in time

♦ See also the pronominal verb enderezarse

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enderezar

v/t straighten out

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enderezar {21} vt

1) : to straighten (out)

2) : to stand on end, to put upright

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enderezar vb to straighten