repair

repair
re·pair [rɪʼpeəʳ, Am -ʼper] vt
1) (restore)
to \repair sth etw reparieren;
to \repair a road eine Straße ausbessern;
to \repair a puncture eine Reifenpanne beheben;
to \repair a tyre [or (Am) tire] einen Reifen flicken;
to \repair the ravages wrought by war die Kriegsschäden beseitigen
2) (put right)
to \repair sth etw [wieder] in Ordnung bringen;
to \repair the damage den Schaden wiedergutmachen;
to \repair a friendship eine Freundschaft kitten (fam)
3) (dated: retire)
to \repair to sth sich akk zu etw dat begeben (geh) n
1) (overhaul) Reparatur f;
\repairs pl Reparaturarbeiten fpl, Instandsetzungsarbeiten fpl (form) (to an +dat); (specific improvement) Reparaturstelle, ausgebesserte Stelle f;
my car is in the garage for \repairs mein Auto ist zur Reparatur in der Werkstatt;
the motorway will be under \repair until January an der Autobahn werden bis Januar Ausbesserungsarbeiten durchgeführt;
in need of \repair reparaturbedürftig;
\repair service Reparaturdienst m;
to do [or carry out] \repairs Reparaturen durchführen;
to make \repairs to sth etw ausbessern;
beyond \repair irreparabel
2) (state) Zustand m;
to be in good/bad \repair in gutem/schlechtem Zustand sein;
to be in an excellent/a terrible state of \repair in einem ausgezeichneten/schlimmen Zustand sein;
to keep sth in [very] good \repair etw [sehr gut] instand halten

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