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1 mend
1. n заштопанная дырка, заделанная трещинаthe mends were almost invisible — починенные места были почти незаметны, штопка была почти не видна
2. n улучшениеto be on the mend — идти на лад, идти на поправку, улучшаться
3. v чинить, штопать; латать; исправлять; ремонтироватьto mend invisibly — производить художественный ремонт, делать художественную штопку
4. v улучшаться; поправляться5. v улучшить, исправитьto mend the matter, to mend matters — помочь делу
it does not mend matters to cry, crying will not mend matters — слезами делу не поможешь
mend ways — исправляться; исправиться
Синонимический ряд:1. fix (noun) amelioration; amendment; correction; doctor; fix; overhaul; rectification; repair; restoration2. doctor (verb) darn; do up; doctor; fix; overhaul; patch; rebuild; recondition; reconstruct; renew; repair; restore; retouch; revamp; right; sew; vamp3. improve (verb) ameliorate; amend; become better; come around; convalesce; correct; emend; gain; heal; improve; look up; make better; meliorate; perk up; rally; recover; rectify; recuperate; reform; remedy; set rightАнтонимический ряд:corrupt; damage; deface; deform; despoil; destroy; deteriorate; die; disfigure; fade; falsify; hurt; impair; rip -
2 darn
1. n заштопанное место, штопка2. v штопать, чинить3. n разг. проклятие4. a эвф. эмоц.-усил. крайний5. v проклинать; ругаться6. v проклятие!Синонимический ряд:1. utter (adj.) absolute; accursed; all-fired; arrant; black; blamed; blank; blankety-blank; blasted; bleeding; blessed; blighted; blinding; blithering; blue; complete; confounded; consummate; crashing; cursed; cussed; dad-blamed; dad-blasted; dad-burned; damn; damnable; damned; dang; dashed; deuced; doggone; double-distilled; double-dyed; dratted; durn; execrable; goldarn; infernal; perishing; so-and-so; utter2. mend socks (verb) embroider; fix; knit; mend; mend socks; patch; reconstruct; renew; repair; restore; sew
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mend — I UK [mend] / US verb Word forms mend : present tense I/you/we/they mend he/she/it mends present participle mending past tense mended past participle mended * 1) a) [transitive] to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing These socks need to… … English dictionary
mend — mend1 [ mend ] verb 1. ) transitive to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing: FIX: These socks need to be mended. a ) BRITISH to repair something that is broken or damaged so that it can be used again: The gate needs to be mended so it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sock — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ knee, knee high, long ▪ ankle (esp. BrE), short ▪ thick, thin ▪ white … Collocations dictionary
darn — [[t]dɑ͟ː(r)n[/t]] darns, darning, darned 1) VERB If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. [V n] Aunt Emilie darned old socks... [V ed]… … English dictionary
darn — 1. verb he was darning his socks Syn: mend, repair, reinforce; sew up, stitch, patch 2. exclamation oh, darn! See damn … Thesaurus of popular words
