No. 11,200 in Spanish

enderezar

To straighten or to set upright.

In a sentence

Enderezó la silla para que estuviera recta.
He/she straightened the chair so that it was upright.
In this sentence, 'enderezar' means to physically make an object straight or upright, addressing the placement or alignment of the chair.
Trató de enderezar su vida después de los problemas.
He/she tried to straighten out his/her life after the problems.
Here, 'enderezar' is used metaphorically to describe the act of improving or fixing one's life course or situation.
El mecánico enderezó el eje del automóvil.
The mechanic straightened the car's axle.
In this context, 'enderezar' refers to repairing or restoring something to its correct form, specifically the axle.

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