make whole

indemnizar, resarcir

Pagar a alguien lo necesario para compensar por completo sus pérdidas económicas.

En inglés sencillo: To pay someone enough money to cover what they have lost.

• The insurer agreed to make us whole.
• The company made investors whole after the error.
• Will this payment make the victims whole?

Cómo se usa: make someone whole (The settlement made the injured worker whole.)

Sinónimos: compensate, reimburse

Expresiones frecuentes: make someone whole, make whole financially

sanar, restablecer

Ayudar a alguien a recuperar la salud, la felicidad o el equilibrio personal tras sufrir un daño.

En inglés sencillo: To help someone become healthy, happy, or fully themselves again after harm.

• The treatment helped make him whole again.
• She hoped that love would make her whole.
• Can time make us whole after such a loss?

Cómo se usa: make someone whole (Nothing could make her whole after that terrible loss.)

Sinónimos: heal, restore

Expresiones frecuentes: make someone whole, make whole again

reparar, restaurar

Arreglar algo dañado o devolverle las partes que le faltan para que vuelva a estar completo.

En inglés sencillo: To repair something damaged or return it to a complete condition.

• She tried to make the torn blanket whole.
• They made the damaged statue whole again.
• Can these fragments be made whole?

Cómo se usa: make something whole (The craftsman carefully made the broken bowl whole again.)

Sinónimos: repair, restore, mend

Antónimos: break

Expresiones frecuentes: make something whole, make whole again