Meanings (ES + gloss)
ordenar los pensamientos de • organizarse los pensamientos
To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.
I got up feverish and nervous. I walked out before breakfast, striving to collect my thoughts and tranquilize my feelings.
I took a moment to collect my thoughts, and likewise to frame in French the sentence by which I proposed to open business.
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