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101 experto en
Ex. He spent most of his career in the reference department from which he emerged well educated in local history and literature and well versed in the repair of the vacuum cleaner and window blinds.* * *Ex: He spent most of his career in the reference department from which he emerged well educated in local history and literature and well versed in the repair of the vacuum cleaner and window blinds.
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102 ferralla
Ex. However, the concrete walls erected before 1975 often lack enough reinforcing steel to keep them from being damaged beyond repair.* * *Ex: However, the concrete walls erected before 1975 often lack enough reinforcing steel to keep them from being damaged beyond repair.
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103 fixo
= Sellotape, Scotch tape.Ex. These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text.Ex. The company's products range from the familiar Scotch tapes to surgical drapes, optical discs, abrasives, electrical connectors, and more than 40,000 other products.* * *= Sellotape, Scotch tape.Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text.
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104 funcionar además como
(v.) = double as, double up asEx. The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.Ex. With these models the screen itself doubles up as a translucent projection panel for projection by an overhead projector.* * *(v.) = double as, double up asEx: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
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105 funcionar también como
(v.) = double as, double up asEx. The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.Ex. With these models the screen itself doubles up as a translucent projection panel for projection by an overhead projector.* * *(v.) = double as, double up asEx: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
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106 fábrica de toneles
(n.) = cooperageEx. Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.* * *(n.) = cooperageEx: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
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107 gastos en sustitución de material
(n.) = replacement costsEx. This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.* * *(n.) = replacement costsEx: This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.
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108 gimnasio
m.1 gymnasium.2 gym, gymnasium, fitness center, health club.* * *1 gymnasium, gym* * *noun m.gym, gymnasium* * *SM gymnasium, gym ** * *masculino gymnasium, gym* * *= gymnasium [gymnasiums/gymnasia, -pl.], fitness centre, health club, fitness facilities.Ex. Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium.Ex. All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.Ex. Saunas, steam baths, and whirlpools -- popular fixtures at health clubs -- are safe means of relaxation if used properly.Ex. Regardless of legal issues, owners of fitness facilities have a moral obligation to make their centers accessible to as many individuals as possible.----* gimnasio, el = gym, the.* * *masculino gymnasium, gym* * *el gimnasio= gym, theEx: Naturally, one thinks of sports novels in the gym and biographies of scientists in the labs.
= gymnasium [gymnasiums/gymnasia, -pl.], fitness centre, health club, fitness facilities.Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium.
Ex: All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.Ex: Saunas, steam baths, and whirlpools -- popular fixtures at health clubs -- are safe means of relaxation if used properly.Ex: Regardless of legal issues, owners of fitness facilities have a moral obligation to make their centers accessible to as many individuals as possible.* gimnasio, el = gym, the.* * *gymnasium, gym* * *
gimnasio sustantivo masculino
gymnasium, gym
gimnasio sustantivo masculino gymnasium
' gimnasio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colchoneta
- espaldera
- estrenar
- vestidor
- vestier
- vestuario
English:
fitness centre
- gym
- gymnasium
- mat
- work off
- spa
- work
* * *gimnasio nmgymnasium, gym* * *m gym* * *gimnasio nm: gymnasium, gym* * *gimnasio n gym / gymnasium -
109 grifo
m.1 tap (British), faucet (United States) (llave). (peninsular Spanish)grifo monomando mixer tap2 petrol station(gas station) ( British). (Perú)3 faucet, tap, water faucet, stopcock.4 griffin, griffon, gryphon, griphon.5 junkie, addict, dope fiend.6 gas station, petrol station.* * *1 (llave) tap, US faucet2 (animal) griffin, gryphon, griffon\abrir el grifo to turn the tap oncerrar el grifo to turn the tap off* * *noun m.1) tap2) cock, faucet* * *ISM1) [de agua] tap, faucet (EEUU); [a presión] cockcerveza (servida) al grifo — draught o (EEUU) draft beer
2) LAm (=surtidor de gasolina) petrol pump, gas pump (EEUU); And (=gasolinera) petrol station, gas station (EEUU); (=bar) dive *3) Cono Sur [de incendios] fire hydrantII grifo, -a *1. ADJ1)estar grifo — Méx (=borracho) to be plastered *, be soused (EEUU) *; (=loco) to be nuts *; (=drogado) to be high *, be doped up *
2) And (=engreído) snobbish, stuck-up *2. SM / F1) [de drogas] (=fumador) dope smoker *; (=adicto) dope addict *2) (=borracho) drunkardgrifa III grifo, -a1. ADJ1) [pelo] curly, kinky2) Caribe † [persona] black2.SM / F Caribe † black man/woman, black persongrifa IVSM (Mit) griffin* * *I1) (Esp) (del lavabo, de la bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)abrir/cerrar el grifo — to turn the faucet o tap on/off
2) (Per) ( gasolinera) filling station3) (Chi) ( de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)II- fa adjetivo (Méx fam) high (colloq)III- fa masculino, femenino (Méx fam) pothead (sl), dopehead (sl)* * *= faucet, tap, spigot.Ex. Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.Ex. The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.Ex. What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.----* agua del grifo = tap water.* grifo de la cerveza = beer tap.* * *I1) (Esp) (del lavabo, de la bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)abrir/cerrar el grifo — to turn the faucet o tap on/off
2) (Per) ( gasolinera) filling station3) (Chi) ( de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)II- fa adjetivo (Méx fam) high (colloq)III- fa masculino, femenino (Méx fam) pothead (sl), dopehead (sl)* * *= faucet, tap, spigot.Ex: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.
Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.* agua del grifo = tap water.* grifo de la cerveza = beer tap.* * *agua del grifo water from the faucet, tap waterabrir/cerrar el grifo to turn the faucet o tap on/offcerraron el grifo de las subvenciones they cut off the flow of subsidiesCompuesto:B ( Per) (gasolinera) filling stationD ( Mit) griffinmasculine, feminine* * *
grifo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (Esp) (de lavabo, bañera) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE);◊ abrir/cerrar el grifo to turn the faucet o tap on/off
2 (Per) ( gasolinera) filling station
3 (Chi) ( de incendios) fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE)
grifo 2
grifo sustantivo masculino
1 (de agua) tap, US faucet
2 Mit griffin, gryphon
' grifo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- abrir
- cerrar
- difusor
- difusora
- gotear
- turbia
- turbio
- canilla
- caño
- cerrado
- paja
English:
cock
- faucet
- griffin
- run
- tap
- tapwater
- turn on
- twist
- gas
- hydrant
- petrol
* * *grifo1 nmcerrar el grifo: la banca internacional ha amenazado con cerrar el grifo de las ayudas the international banks have threatened to cut the aidgrifo monomando mixer Br tap o US faucet2. Mitol griffin♦ adj[loco] to be off one's head;andas grifo mano, ¿cómo se te ocurren esas cosas? are you off your head, pal? where do you get those ideas from?♦ nm,fdrunk, wino* * *I adj Méx famhighII m1 faucet, Brtap2 Pe ( gasolinera) gas station, Brpetrol station* * *grifo nm1) : faucetagua del grifo: tap water2) : griffin* * *grifo n tap -
110 hacer el mal
(v.) = do + evilEx. We all know that when evil is done it is very hard to repair the damage = Es de todos conocido que cuando se hace el mal es muy difícl reparar el daño.* * *(v.) = do + evilEx: We all know that when evil is done it is very hard to repair the damage = Es de todos conocido que cuando se hace el mal es muy difícl reparar el daño.
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111 hacerse Algo fácil
(v.) = make + it + easy on + ReflexivoEx. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.* * *(v.) = make + it + easy on + ReflexivoEx: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.
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112 herrero
m.blacksmith, smith.* * *1 blacksmith, smith* * *(f. - herrera)noun* * *herrero, -aSM / F blacksmith, smith- en casa del herrero cuchillo de paloherrero/a de grueso — foundry worker
* * *- ra masculino, femenino blacksmith* * *= blacksmith, farrier.Ex. Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.Ex. On flat footed horses, to many farriers are leery of cutting down the white line because they're afraid of blood.----* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.* * *- ra masculino, femenino blacksmith* * *= blacksmith, farrier.Ex: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
Ex: On flat footed horses, to many farriers are leery of cutting down the white line because they're afraid of blood.* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.* * *herrero -ramasculine, feminineblacksmith* * *
herrero◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
blacksmith
herrero sustantivo masculino blacksmith, smith
' herrero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tenaza
- tenazas
- yunque
English:
blacksmith
- smith
- black
* * *herrero nm1. [herrador] blacksmith, smith2. Am [de caballos] horseshoer* * *m, herrera f blacksmith* * *herrero, -ra n: blacksmith* * *herrero n blacksmith -
113 hierba culinaria
f.culinary herb.* * *(n.) = culinary herbEx. Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.* * *(n.) = culinary herb -
114 hierba medicinal
(n.) = medicinal herbEx. Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.* * *(n.) = medicinal herbEx: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
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115 hierba para cocinar
(n.) = culinary herbEx. Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.* * *(n.) = culinary herb -
116 hogar
m.1 home (casa).su marido trabaja fuera y ella se ocupa del hogar her husomebodyand goes out to work and she's a housewifemás de la mitad de los hogares del país in more than half of the households in the countrylos jóvenes sin hogar young homeless peoplehogar dulce hogar home sweet homehogar de acogida foster home2 fireplace.* * *1 (de chimenea) hearth, fireplace\crear un hogar / formar un hogar to start a familyhogar dulce hogar familiar home sweet homesin hogar homelessla vida del hogar family life, home life* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=casa) homeartículos del o para el hogar — household goods
hogar, dulce hogar — home, sweet home
hogar de acogida — [para huérfanos, refugiados] home
hogar de ancianos — old folk's home, old people's home
2) (=chimenea) hearth liter3) (Téc) furnace; (Ferro) firebox4) Esp (Educ) home economics* * *a) ( residencia) homeformar or fundar un hogar — to set up home
hogar, dulce hogar — (fr hecha) home sweet home
b) (liter) ( chimenea) hearth* * *= home, household, fireside, hearth.Ex. It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.Ex. For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.Ex. One will therefore be able to access the library catalogue from the comfort of one's own fireside.Ex. The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.----* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = domestic appliances, home appliances.* arreglos del hogar = home repair.* automatización del hogar = home automation.* decoración del hogar = home decorating.* decorar el hogar = decorate + the house.* escolarización en el hogar = homeschool, homeschooling [home schooling].* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* hogar de beneficiencia = almshouse.* hogar de convalecencia = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar del jubilado = retirement centre.* hogar del pensionista = day centre for the elderly, old people's day centre, retirement centre.* hogar de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar deshecho = broken home.* invasión del hogar = home invasion.* mobiliario del hogar = home furniture.* muebles del hogar = home furniture.* no tener hogar = be homeless.* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* personas sin hogar = homelessness.* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.* producto para el hogar = household product.* sin hogar = homeless.* tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.* vida en el hogar = home life.* violencia en el hogar = domestic violence.* * *a) ( residencia) homeformar or fundar un hogar — to set up home
hogar, dulce hogar — (fr hecha) home sweet home
b) (liter) ( chimenea) hearth* * *= home, household, fireside, hearth.Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.
Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.Ex: One will therefore be able to access the library catalogue from the comfort of one's own fireside.Ex: The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = domestic appliances, home appliances.* arreglos del hogar = home repair.* automatización del hogar = home automation.* decoración del hogar = home decorating.* decorar el hogar = decorate + the house.* escolarización en el hogar = homeschool, homeschooling [home schooling].* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* hogar de beneficiencia = almshouse.* hogar de convalecencia = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar del jubilado = retirement centre.* hogar del pensionista = day centre for the elderly, old people's day centre, retirement centre.* hogar de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar deshecho = broken home.* invasión del hogar = home invasion.* mobiliario del hogar = home furniture.* muebles del hogar = home furniture.* no tener hogar = be homeless.* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* personas sin hogar = homelessness.* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.* producto para el hogar = household product.* sin hogar = homeless.* tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.* vida en el hogar = home life.* violencia en el hogar = domestic violence.* * *1 (residencia) homeformar or fundar un hogar to set up homeartículos para el hogar household goodslas labores del hogar houseworkmiles de personas se han quedado sin hogar thousands of people have been left homelessla mayoría de estos niños provienen de hogares deshechos most of these children come from broken homeshogar, dulce hogar ( fr hecha); home sweet home2 ( liter) (chimenea) hearthCompuestos:residential home for the elderly, old people's home ( colloq)women's refuge, women's shelter* * *
hogar sustantivo masculino
home;
artículos para el hogar household goods;
las labores del hogar housework;
quedarse sin hogar to be left homeless;
hogar de ancianos residential home for the elderly, old people's home (colloq)
hogar sustantivo masculino
1 (lugar en que se habita) home: no tenía hogar, he was homeless
2 (de una chimenea) hearth, fireplace
3 (asilo) home
(orfanato) orphanage
' hogar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabe
- casa
- chimenea
- empleada
- empleado
- lumbre
- nido
- nostalgia
- nostálgica
- nostálgico
- vagabunda
- vagabundo
- abandono
- artículo
- comodidad
- intemperie
- intimidad
- menaje
- techo
English:
broken
- grate
- hearth
- home
- homecoming
- house
- household
- linen
- domestic
- environment
- fire
- foster
- homeless
- homing
- hostel
- notion
- open
- waif
* * *hogar nm1. [de chimenea] fireplace;[de horno, cocina] grate;pasaron la tarde al calor del hogar they spent the afternoon in front of the hearth2. [domicilio] home;las tareas del hogar the housework;trabajaba como empleada del hogar she worked as a maid;su marido trabaja fuera y ella se ocupa del hogar her husband goes out to work and she's a housewife;en más de la mitad de los hogares del país in more than half of the households in the country;el consumo medio por hogar subió un 3 por ciento average consumption per household o family rose by 3 percent;aquí me siento como en mi propio hogar I feel at home here;el problema de los jóvenes sin hogar the problem of young homeless people;hogar dulce hogar home sweet homehogar del jubilado o pensionista = social centre for elderly people3. [familia] family;quiere casarse y formar un hogar she wants to get married and start a family4. [asignatura] home economics [singular]* * *m fighome* * *hogar nm1) : home2) : hearth, fireplace* * *hogar n1. (casa) home2. (chinenea) fireplace -
117 juego de cartas
(n.) = euchreEx. The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.* * *(n.) = euchreEx: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
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118 levantar campamento
(v.) = pull + stakesEx. And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.* * *(v.) = pull + stakesEx: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
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119 levantar hato
(v.) = pull + stakesEx. And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.* * *(v.) = pull + stakesEx: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
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120 leñador
m.woodcutter, logger, lumberjack, timberman.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 woodcutter, lumberjack* * *leñador, -aSM / F woodcutter, logger* * *- dora masculino, femenino woodcutter* * *= lumberman [lumbermen, -pl.], woodman [woodmen, -pl.], lumberjack.Ex. And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.Ex. Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected.Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.* * *- dora masculino, femenino woodcutter* * *= lumberman [lumbermen, -pl.], woodman [woodmen, -pl.], lumberjack.Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected.Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.* * *masculine, femininewoodcutter* * *
leñador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
woodcutter
leñador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino woodcutter
' leñador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacha
- leñadora
English:
logger
- lumberjack
- woodcutter
- lumber
* * *leñador, -ora nm,fwoodcutter* * *m woodcutter* * *: lumberjack, woodcutter
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Repair — Re*pair , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repaired} ( p?rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repairing}.] [F. r[ e]parer, L. reparare; pref. re re + parare to prepare. See {Pare}, and cf. {Reparation}.] 1. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repair — I noun adjustment, alteration, amelioration, betterment, correction, cure, fixing, improvement, melioration, mending, overhaul, patching, reanimation, reassembling, reconditioning, reconstruction, recovery, rectification, redintegration,… … Law dictionary
Repair — Re*pair , n. 1. Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste, injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss; reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of a church or of a city. [1913 Webster] Sunk down and sought repair… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repair — repair1 [ri per′] vt. [ME repairen < OFr reparer < L reparare < re , again + parare, to get ready, PREPARE] 1. to put back in good condition after damage, decay, etc.; mend; fix 2. to renew; restore; revive [to repair one s health] 3. to … English World dictionary
Repair — Re*pair , n. [OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See {Repair} to go.] 1. The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The king sent a proclamation for their repair to their houses. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. Place … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repair — ‘mend’ [14] and repair ‘go’ [14] are two distinct words. The former comes via Old French reparer from Latin reparāre ‘put back in order’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and parāre ‘put in order’ (source of English prepare).… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
repair — Ⅰ. repair [1] ► VERB 1) restore (something damaged, worn, or faulty) to a good condition. 2) set right (a rift in relations). ► NOUN 1) the action of repairing. 2) a result of this. 3) the relative ph … English terms dictionary
repair — ‘mend’ [14] and repair ‘go’ [14] are two distinct words. The former comes via Old French reparer from Latin reparāre ‘put back in order’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and parāre ‘put in order’ (source of English prepare).… … Word origins
Repair — Re*pair (r? p?r ), v. i. [OE. repairen, OF. repairier to return, fr. L. repatriare to return to one s contry, to go home again; pref. re re + patria native country, fr. pater father. See {Father}, and cf. {Repatriate}.] 1. To return. [Obs.] [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repair and restoration — Repair, beyond emergency repair, of war damaged facilities to restore operational capability in accordance with combatant command standards of construction, including repair and restoration of pavement surfaces. Normally, repairs to facilities… … Military dictionary
repair and deduct — A residential tenant s repair of a serious defect or problem in the rental, making it unlivable or significantly unsafe, followed by deducting the cost of the repair from the next month s rent. Proper use of the remedy, which may be invoked only… … Law dictionary