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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRepair
/rɪˈpɛər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To restore something that is damaged or broken to a good condition.
"He decided to repair his bicycle after it got a flat tire."
- 1
The act of fixing or mending something.
"The repair of the old building took several months."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'reparer', which came from Latin 'reparare' (to restore, renew), consisting of 're-' (again) and 'parare' (to make ready, prepare). Recorded in Middle English during the late 14th century, maintaining its core sense of restoring something damaged or broken to a good condition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Repair" is said worldwide
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Réparer
Transliteration: ʁe.pa.ʁe
"Il a décidé de réparer sa voiture."
Reparieren
Transliteration: ʁe.pa.ʁiː.ʁən
"Er hat beschlossen, sein Fahrrad zu reparieren."
Riparare
Transliteration: ri.paˈra.re
"Ha deciso di riparare la sua auto."
Reparar
Transliteration: re.paˈɾaɾ
"Decidió reparar su bicicleta."
Reparar
Transliteration: ʁe.paˈɾaʁ
"Ele decidiu reparar seu carro."
मरम्मत करना
Transliteration: marammat karna
"उसने अपनी बाइक की मरम्मत करने का फैसला किया।"
修理
Transliteration: xiūlǐ
"他决定修理他的自行车。"
수리하다
Transliteration: suri-hada
"그는 자전거를 수리하기로 결정했다."
修理する
Transliteration: shūri suru
"彼は自転車を修理することに決めました。"
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