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gen. по правде говоря (Lviv_linguist); восстановить истинное положение вещей (не положение вещей, а факты -- большая разница: to correct a misapprehension (Oxford Dictionary) ART Vancouver); поправить чью-либо ошибку; разъяснить недоразумение; расставить точки над "и" (q3mi4); прояснить ситуацию (ad_notam); исправить недоразумение (ad_notam); поставить точки над "и" (Рина Грант); восстановить правду (Tanya Gesse)
amer. исправить ошибку (или недопонимание (She's ​decided to write her ​memoirs to set the record ​straight ​once and for all. Val_Ships); правдиво изложить факты (Despite the administration's attempts to set the record straight, the scandal refuses to die down. Val_Ships)
busin. внести полную ясность (Jane's mother heard that Tom is a married man, but he set the record straight. He's divorced. Val_Ships); изложить всё как было (на самом деле); исправить ошибку (или недопонимание; She's ​decided to write her ​memoirs to set the record ​straight ​once and for all. Val_Ships)
dipl. внести поправку в документ (и т.п.); внести поправку в протокол (и т.п.)
idiom. расставить всё на свои места (There has been speculation about my going to another company but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer. • Authorities in Paraguay were forced to set the record straight after a very strange video purportedly showing a cop encountering a legendary goblin-like entity went viral on social media in the country this week. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver); изложить подлинные факты (to give the true version of events that have been reported incorrectly; to correct a misapprehension (Oxford Dictionary): The "Marilyn behind the mask," he continued, was overly generous, very intelligent (she had over 400 books in her collection), and not at all arrogant, and Karger wanted to set the record straight with the memoir. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver); внести ясность (по какому-л. вопросу (Англо-русский фразеологический словарь под ред. А.В. Кунина, М., "Русский язык", 1984 г.) | to give the true version of events that have been reported incorrectly; to correct a misapprehension (Oxford Dictionary): The "Marilyn behind the mask," he continued, was overly generous, very intelligent (she had over 400 books in her collection), and not at all arrogant, and Karger wanted to set the record straight with the memoir. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver)
inf. расставить все точки над "i" (Andrey250780)
Makarov. внести поправку в документ (и т. п.); внести поправку в протокол (и т. п.); улучшить репутацию
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