repair

réparer

Remettre en bon état ou faire fonctionner à nouveau quelque chose de cassé ou d’abîmé.

En anglais simple : To make something broken or damaged work properly or become good again.

• Can you repair my bike?
• They repaired the roof after the storm.
• She tried to repair her relationship with her sister.

Synonymes : fix, mend, restore

Contraires : damage, break

Expressions courantes : repair a car, repair the damage, repair a relationship

réparer, indemniser

Compenser un dommage ou une perte en donnant quelque chose en retour.

En anglais simple : To make up for harm or loss by giving something in return.

• The payment could not repair her loss.
• He offered money to repair the injury he had caused.
• They sought to repair the harm through fair compensation.

Synonymes : compensate for, make up for

Expressions courantes : repair a loss, repair an injury, repair the harm

se rendre, se retirer

Aller ou se retirer dans un lieu précis.

En anglais simple : To go to a particular place.

• We repaired to the garden.
• After the meeting, they repaired to a nearby tavern.
• She repaired to her room to rest.

Comment l'utiliser : repair to somewhere (After dinner, the guests repaired to the library.)

Synonymes : go, retire

Expressions courantes : repair to somewhere, repair to bed

réparation

Travail effectué pour remettre en état de fonctionnement quelque chose de cassé ou d’abîmé.

En anglais simple : Work done to make something broken or damaged work properly again.

• The car needs a repair.
• The bridge is closed for repairs.
• How much will the roof repair cost?

Synonymes : fix, mending

Expressions courantes : car repair, under repair, need a repair