What does enderezar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word enderezar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use enderezar in Spanish.

The word enderezar in Spanish means straighten, sort out, straighten out, sit up straight, get settled. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word enderezar

straighten

verbo transitivo (poner recto) (object)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Enderezamos el poste que estaba torcido.
The post was twisted. We're standing it upright.

sort out, straighten out

verbo transitivo (corregir, arreglar) (situation)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Es necesario tomar medidas para enderezar la situación.
Measures must be taken to sort out (or: straighten out) the situation.

sit up straight

verbo pronominal (ponerse derecho) (person: seated)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Enderézate, que pareces un viejito con bastón!
Sit up straight! You look like an old man with a cane!

get settled

verbo pronominal (corregirse, arreglarse) (problem)

Si la situación no se endereza, las cosas irán mal.
If the situation doesn't get settled, things will go badly.

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