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1 mend
1. transitive verb1) (repair) reparieren; ausbessern, flicken [Kleidung, Fischernetz]; kleben, kitten [Glas, Porzellan, Sprung]; beheben [Schaden]; beseitigen [Riß]2) (improve)2. intransitive verbmend matters — die Sache bereinigen
[Knochen, Bein, Finger usw.:] heilen3. noun(in glass, china, etc.) Kleb[e]stelle, die; (in cloth) ausgebesserte Stelle; (repair) Ausbesserung, diebe on the mend — [Person:] auf dem Wege der Besserung sein
* * *[mend] 1. verb1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) reparieren2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) sich bessern2. noun(a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) der Flicken- academic.ru/46162/mending">mending* * *[mend]II. vt▪ to \mend sthto \mend socks Socken stopfento \mend a situation eine Situation in Ordnung bringen3.* * *[mend]1. n(in shoe) reparierte Stelle; (in piece of metal, cloth etc also) Flickstelle f; (in roof, fence etc also) ausgebesserte Stellethe mend is almost invisible — man sieht kaum, dass es repariert/geflickt/ausgebessert worden ist
to be on the mend ( fig, lit : person ) — sich (langsam) erholen, sich auf dem Wege der Besserung befinden (form)
the fracture is on the mend — der Bruch heilt schon wieder or ist am Verheilen (inf)
2. vt1) (= repair) reparieren; roof, fence ausbessern, reparieren; hole, clothes flickenmy shoes need mending — ich muss meine Schuhe reparieren or machen (inf) lassen
2)(= improve)
to mend relations with sb — die Beziehungen zu jdm verbessernto mend matters —
to mend one's marriage — seine Ehe kitten
3. vi(bone) (ver)heilenmake do and mend (prov) — aus Alt mach Neu (prov)
* * *mend [mend]A v/t1. ausbessern, flicken, reparieren:2. (ver-)bessern:mend one’s efforts seine Anstrengungen verdoppeln;mend the fire das Feuer schüren, nachlegen;that won’t mend matters das macht die Sache auch nicht besser;mend one’s pace obs den Schritt beschleunigen;mend sails SCHIFF die Segel losmachen und besser anschlagen;mend one’s ways sich bessern (Person)3. einen Text etc in Ordnung bringen, berichtigen:least said soonest mended (Sprichwort) je weniger geredet wird, desto rascher wird alles wieder gut4. a) heilen (auch fig)b) fig eine Freundschaft etc kitten, reparierenB v/i1. sich bessern (auch Person):it’s never too late to mend2. genesen:be mending auf dem Wege der Besserung sein;the patient is mending nicely der Patient macht gute FortschritteC s1. Besserung f (gesundheitlich und allg):a) auf dem Wege der Besserung sein,b) sich bessern (Lage etc)2. ausgebesserte Stelle, Flicken m, Stopfstelle f* * *1. transitive verb1) (repair) reparieren; ausbessern, flicken [Kleidung, Fischernetz]; kleben, kitten [Glas, Porzellan, Sprung]; beheben [Schaden]; beseitigen [Riß]2) (improve)2. intransitive verb[Knochen, Bein, Finger usw.:] heilen3. noun(in glass, china, etc.) Kleb[e]stelle, die; (in cloth) ausgebesserte Stelle; (repair) Ausbesserung, diebe on the mend — [Person:] auf dem Wege der Besserung sein
* * *v.ausbessern v.flicken v.instandsetzen v.reparieren v.verbessern v.
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