English

Etymology 1
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Noun
en-noun

1. The act of repairing something.

#: I took the car to the workshop for repair.

1. The result of repairing something.

#: If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork

1. The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.

#: The car was overall in poor repair before the accident. But after the workshop had it for three weeks it was returned in excellent repair.

Derived terms
disrepair, reparation

Verb
en-verb

1. Restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; mend; remedied

Derived terms
repairable / reparable, repairer

Translations
trans-top|to restore to good working order
Arabic: ARchar|اص�ح IPAchar|(�á�laħa)
Chinese: 修� (xiūl�)
Czech: opravit
Dutch: herstellen
Finnish: korjata, kunnostaa, remontoida
French: t+|fr|réparer
German: reparieren
Greek: t|el|ε�ιδιο�θ�ν�|trepidiorthóno|scGrek
Hungarian: megjavíta
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Italian: t+|it|riparare
Japanese: 修��� (shūri suru)
Korean: 고�� (gochida)
Kurdish; KUchar|�اککرد�
Portuguese: t+|pt|reparar
Russian: �емон�и�ова�� (r'emontírovat�), �ини�� (�inít�)
Spanish: t-|es|reparar
Swedish: reparera
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Etymology 2
Middle English repairen, to return, from Old French repairier, from Late Latin repatrire, to return to one's country.

Noun
en-noun

1. An act of going on vacation.

#: our annual repair to the mountains.

1. A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt.

Translations
trans-top|repair
Arabic: ARchar|اص�اح IPAchar|(i�l�ħ) m
Chinese: 修� (xiūfù)
Dutch: herstelling f
Finnish: korjaaminen, korjaus
French: réparation f
German: Reparatur f (1), Ausbesserung f, Instandsetzung f (2)
Hungarian: javítás
Italian: t-|it|riparazione|f
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Japanese: 修� (shūri)
Korean: �리 (suri)
Kurdish: KUchar|�اککرد������
Portuguese: conserto m
Russian: �емон� (r'emónt) m, по�инка (po�ínka) f
Spanish: t-|es|reparación|f
Swedish: t-|sv|reparation|c
Telugu: మరమ�మత�త� (marammattu)
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Verb
en-verb

1. To transfer oneself to another place.

#: I heard the visitors repair to their chambers. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte 1850.

Derived terms
repatriate

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• 2007-12-22 10:24 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Telugu]]

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