make whole

indemniser, dédommager

Verser à quelqu’un assez d’argent pour couvrir toutes ses pertes financières.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : make someone whole (The settlement made the injured worker whole.)

Synonymes : compensate, reimburse

Expressions courantes : make someone whole, make whole financially

guérir, rétablir

Aider quelqu’un à retrouver sa santé, son bonheur ou son équilibre après une épreuve.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : make someone whole (Nothing could make her whole after that terrible loss.)

Synonymes : heal, restore

Expressions courantes : make someone whole, make whole again

réparer, restaurer

Réparer une chose abîmée ou lui rendre les éléments qui lui manquent pour qu’elle soit de nouveau complète.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : make something whole (The craftsman carefully made the broken bowl whole again.)

Synonymes : repair, restore, mend

Contraires : break

Expressions courantes : make something whole, make whole again