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"straighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

straighten verbo

straighten + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 21
straighten one's shoulders • straighten one's legs • straighten one's tie • straighten one's back • straighten one's hair • ...
straighten + preposición
Kolokacji: 11
straighten out • straighten up • straighten in • straighten with • straighten to • ...
frequent collocations
Kolokacji: 8
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 1
(1) out, up, in, with, to, ...
Kolokacji: 11
1. straighten out = rozprostować (np. nogi), wyprostować (np. włosy) straighten out
2. straighten up = wyprostować (się) straighten up
3. straighten in = prostować w straighten in
straightened in
4. straighten with = prostować z straighten with
straightened with
5. straighten to = prostować aby straighten to
6. straighten from = prostować z straighten from
7. straighten on = prostować na straighten on
8. straighten at = prostować przy straighten at
9. straighten into = prostować do straighten into
10. straighten for = prostować dla straighten for
11. straighten against = prostować przeciwko straighten against
  • He straightened himself against the window and said resignedly: "You need not fear.
  • Gradually, she was able to straighten against the abdominal pain.
  • The man looked surprised that Pike didn't know, and straightened against the tape.
  • However - He straightened his shoulders against the new weight.
  • The syces looked at him, saying nothing, and he straightened himself against the wall of the hillside, also in silence.
  • She straightened her back against the plywood behind her and tried to pull herself together.
  • Straightening his back against the rock, he sang out in an alert manner.
  • Then, when it was all over, he straightened her against the wall so that she would be ready to die for him again.
  • Then she straightened against obvious pain and said quietly, "What do we have to do?"
  • She sighed, then straightened her spine against the chair's soft back.
straighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 13
straighten slowly • straighten abruptly • straighten suddenly • straighten slightly • straighten quickly • ...

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