mend

riparare, rammendare

Sistemare qualcosa di rotto o danneggiato.

In inglese semplice: To fix something that is broken or damaged.

• Can you mend my bag?
• She mended the hole in her coat.
• We spent Saturday mending the garden fence.

Sinonimi: repair, fix, patch

Contrari: break, damage

Espressioni comuni: mend a sock, mend a fence

migliorare, rimediare a

Rendere migliore una situazione, una relazione o un modo di comportarsi.

In inglese semplice: To make a situation, relationship, or way of behaving better.

• He promised to mend his ways.
• They are trying to mend their friendship.
• A sincere apology helped mend the damaged relationship.

Sinonimi: improve, put right, repair

Contrari: worsen

Espressioni comuni: mend your ways, mend a relationship

riparazione, rammendo

Lavoro per sistemare qualcosa di rotto o danneggiato, oppure il punto riparato.

In inglese semplice: An act of fixing something broken or damaged, or the place where it was fixed.

• The coat needs a mend.
• She made a neat mend in the torn sleeve.
• You can barely see the mend in these trousers.

Sinonimi: repair, patch

Espressioni comuni: a quick mend, a neat mend