English-German translations for straighten

• richten
  Das Europäische Parlament hat zahlreiche Änderungen zum Vorschlag der Kommission angenommen, die unserer Auffassung nach aber nicht ausreichen, um zu richten, was von Anfang an falsch war. The European Parliament adopted several amendments to the Commission proposal, but in our opinion these are insufficient to straighten out something that was born crooked.

Definition of straighten

• To cause to become straight
• To put in order#Adjective|order; to sort#Verb|sort; to tidy up
• To clarify a situation or concept to (an audience
• To stand up, especially from a sitting position

Examples

• to straighten ones affairs, or an account

Related words

• straightening
• straightener
• straighten out
• straighten up
• hair straightener