reparar
mend ; repair ; undo ; redress ; fix ; right ; fettle.
In some organisations microcomputers will be maintained (that is, mended) by a central computer department, but if this is not the case it may be necessary to take out separate maintenance contracts.
In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.
The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.
The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.
Prepare your bike the night before so you don't need to fettle with your derailleur when you should be warming up.
no reparar en gastos
lash out (on)
spare + no expense
splash out on
The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity.
These stars have spared no expenses when it comes to buying extravagant gifts for their partners.
While the rest of the lads are splashing out on luxury cars or expensive holidays in the sun - O'Brien is pumping the money back into the farmland.
reparar daños
repair + the damage
remedy + the damage
We all know that when evil is done it is very hard to repair the damage = Es de todos conocido que cuando se hace el mal es muy difícl reparar el daño causado.
The library staff must then take steps to remedy the damage.
reparar un agravio
right + a wrong
right + an injustice
make + amends (for/to)
make it up to
Southerners are more prone to violence in situations culturally defined as requiring a violent response, such as righting a wrong or defending one's honor.
This was considered a partial down payment in righting the injustice caused the victim.
The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.
And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
reparar un daño
right + a wrong
make + amends (for/to)
make it up to
Southerners are more prone to violence in situations culturally defined as requiring a violent response, such as righting a wrong or defending one's honor.
The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.
And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
reparar un perjuicio
make + amends (for/to)
make it up to
The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.
And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
sin reparar
unrepaired
A small chip in your windscreen can quickly spread causing even more costly damage if left unrepaired.
