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endireitar

straighten, get one's life together, straighten oneself out

ẽ d i ɾ ɐ j t a ɾ
en make or become + direit right (on the right-hand side) + ar 1st/3rd person singular future subjunctive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #40,344
straighten
PO: Preciso endireitar essa cadeira.
EN: I need to straighten this chair.
get one's life together, straighten oneself out
PO: Quero me endireitar e começar de novo.
EN: I want to get my life together and start over.
Conjugation of endireitar
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First endireite —
Third endireite —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Third endireite —
endireitar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First endireitar —
Third endireitar —

Gostaria de endireitar os meus dentes.

I would like to straighten my teeth.

Mas não vou abandonar o meu bairro, vou me endireitar.

But I'm not going to abandon my neighborhood; I'm going to get my act together.

— Madame Satã (2002)

Endireitar o quê?

Straighten what?

— Madame Satã (2002)

Eu quero me endireitar.

I want to get my life together.

— Madame Satã (2002)