'If he does not come they win, for he's the only man that can straighten out the tangle.

S'il ne vient pas, les voilà victorieux, car il est le seul qui puisse démêler leur brouillamini.

Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches

Les Trente-Neuf Marches

Buchan, John

Thirty-Nine Steps

Buchan, John

He took the chaplet from her and tried to straighten the arm of the cross, using great care so as not to break it.

Il avait repris le chapelet, il tâchait de déplier le bras de la croix, délicatement, de façon à ne pas le casser.

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

"It does seem to me, my dear, that something might be done to straighten matters.

–  Il me semble, mon ami, que l’on pourrait y remédier.

Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom

La case de l'oncle Tom

Beecher Stowe, Harriet

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Beecher Stowe, Harriet

Madame de Condamin gently tapped her dress, which had got slightly creased, in order to straighten it.

Madame de Condamin donnait de petites tapes sur sa jupe, légèrement froissée.

Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans

La Conquete des Plassans

Zola, Emile

The Conquest of Plassans

Zola, Emile

The others, one by one, straighten themselves.

Les autres, un à un, se dressent.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

Here, give it to me I ' interrupted M. de Plouguern, ' you will only break your nails by trying to straighten it.

--Voyons, donne-le-moi, interrompit M. de Plouguern. Tu vas t'abîmer les ongles, à vouloir raccommoder ça....

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

But she laughed; at headwork, yes; but exertion with her hands and feet did her good, seemed to straighten her like a young sapling.

Mais elle riait: le travail de tête, oui; tandis que le travail des pieds et des mains, au contraire, lui faisait du bien, la redressait comme un jeune arbre.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

He said: 'I have this new thing that's going to straighten out the world.

Il m'a dit : "J'ai quelque chose de nouveau, qui va remettre le monde d'aplomb.

Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus

Pour l'amour de Mingus

Mingus, Sue

© 2003 Editions du Layeur

Tonight at noon

Mingus, Sue

© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus

It is like a sobbing song that rises from him. The others then half straighten themselves, kneeling round him, and roll great eyes in their muck-mottled faces.

C’est comme un chant à demi, à genoux, autour de lui et roulent de gros yeux dans leurs figures bigarrées de saleté.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

Now, that sapling was once snow-ridden, and got the bend by its weight; but it never straightened itself, and fastened itself in among the bass-wood branches in the way you see. The hand of man did that act of kindness for it."

Il a eu la tête courbée sous le poids des neiges ; mais ce n’est pas lui qui s’est redressé, et qui s’est accroché aux branches de ce chêne comme vous le voyez ; c’est la main de l’homme qui lui a rendu ce service.

Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims

Le tueur de daims

Cooper, James Fenimore

The Deerslayer

Cooper, James Fenimore

© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

Jimmy straightened his pyjamas.

Jimmy rajusta son pyjama.

Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

Madame Faujas, who stood leaning against the door, straightened her spectacles upon her nose, and with unruffled tranquillity resumed her knitting.

Madame Faujas, debout, appuyée contre la porte, avait rajusté ses lunettes sur son nez. Elle se remit à son tricot avec le plus beau sang-froid du monde.

Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans

La Conquete des Plassans

Zola, Emile

The Conquest of Plassans

Zola, Emile

Her leg also straightened itself, the muscles extended, the knee replaced itself in its proper position, all amidst such acute pain that Joachine ended by fainting.

La jambe s’étendait, les muscles s’allongeaient, le genou se remettait en place, au milieu d’une douleur si forte, que Joachime avait fini par s’évanouir.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes

Les Trois Villes - Lourdes

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes

Zola, Emile

Other bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines

Machines-outils à commande numérique travaillant par formage

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Walking up last to the boy, he felt of his arms, straightened his hands, and looked at his fingers, and made him jump, to show his agility.

Arrivé enfin devant le jeune garçon, il tâta ses bras, lui ouvrit les mains, regarda ses doigts, et lui commanda de sauter, afin de faire preuve d’agilité.

Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom

La case de l'oncle Tom

Beecher Stowe, Harriet

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Beecher Stowe, Harriet