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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 • ...
straighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 13
straighten slowly • straighten abruptly • straighten suddenly • straighten slightly • straighten quickly • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 1
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 3
(1) slowly, quickly, hastily, angrily
Kolokacji: 4
(2) abruptly, suddenly, slightly, finally, gradually, ...
Kolokacji: 7
1. straighten abruptly = wyprostuj nagle straighten abruptly
2. straighten suddenly = wyprostuj nagle straighten suddenly
suddenly straightened
3. straighten slightly = wyprostuj nieznacznie straighten slightly
4. finally straighten = w końcu wyprostuj finally straighten
5. gradually straighten = stopniowo wyprostuj gradually straighten
6. straighten stiffly = wyprostuj ciężko straighten stiffly
  • He straightened stiffly, realized that the tree, not his body, had been supporting him.
  • Cautious, doubtful, apprehensive, Stan straightened stiffly from his hunkered-down position and stalked the people moving around out there in the clearing.
  • Hull straightened stiffly, his eyes narrowing.
  • McCoy straightened stiffly, aware that the ache in his side had suddenly become almost crippling in its intensity.
  • He straightened stiffly and rested against the wall.
  • Anton didn't-his complexion was quite a bit darker than her ivory pale skin-but he did straighten stiffly and clear his throat.
  • She straightened stiffly in her chair.
  • He straightened stiffly, his pelt still ruffed at the neck and along his arms, stinking of fight musk.
  • His lips moved soundlessly in the framework of his beard as he straightened stiffly; he was a Quaker, and didn't use strong language.
7. gently straighten = łagodnie wyprostuj gently straighten
(3) carefully, cautiously
Kolokacji: 2

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