Enderezar (en. Straighten)

/endeɾeˈθaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Place something in an upright position.

He straightened the lamp that had fallen over.

Enderezó la lámpara que estaba caída.

Correct or improve a situation.

The new leadership aims to straighten out the crisis in the company.

El nuevo liderazgo pretende enderezar la crisis en la empresa.

Repair or correct something that is crooked or off.

They had to straighten the door that was not closing properly.

Tuvieron que enderezar la puerta que no cerraba bien.

Derives from the prefix 'en-' and 'dereçar', which means 'straight' or 'upright'.

straighten the course

Change the direction or course of something towards a more favorable situation.

enderezar el rumbo

straighten a situation

Resolve a problem or conflict.

enderezar una situación

straighten the accounts

Adjust or correct financial accounts.

enderezar las cuentas

right

In the sense of uprightness or normalcy.

derecho

straight

That is straight, or that is aligned.

recto

Straighten the path

Juan decided to straighten his path after his past mistakes.

Juan decidió enderezar el camino tras sus errores pasados.

Straighten life

I need to straighten my life and leave the bad behind.

Necesito enderezar la vida y dejar atrás lo malo.