German-English translation for "zurechtrücken"

"zurechtrücken" English translation

zurechtrücken
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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  • fix
    zurechtrücken Stuhl etc
    zurechtrücken Stuhl etc
  • fix
    zurechtrücken Brille etc
    adjust
    zurechtrücken Brille etc
    zurechtrücken Brille etc
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  • (sichDativ | dative (case) dat) den Hut zurechtrücken
    to fix one’s hat
    (sichDativ | dative (case) dat) den Hut zurechtrücken
  • fix
    zurechtrücken Krawatte
    straighten
    zurechtrücken Krawatte
    zurechtrücken Krawatte
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  • jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to bringjemand | somebody sb to his (oder | orod her) senses
    jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • zurechtrücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig → see „richtigstellen
    zurechtrücken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig → see „richtigstellen
die Krawatte zurechtrücken [lockern]
to straighten [to loosen] one’s tie
die Krawatte zurechtrücken [lockern]
Secondly, we have to straighten out the things that are crooked.
Zweitens, noch immer müssen wir Krummes zurechtrücken.
Source: Europarl
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