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"to fix (repair)" in seven languages

Meaningto fix (repair)

Spanish

arreglar

/areˈglaɾ/

other source · Spanish a- + regla 'rule' (Latin RĒGULA)

Reparar is also used.

French

réparer

/ʁepaʁe/

learned

Italian

riparare

/ripaˈrare/

learned

Aggiustare is just as common.

Portuguese

consertar

/kõsehˈtah/

other source · Latin *CONSERTĀRE (from CONSERERE 'to join together')

Reparar is also used.

Romanian

repara

/repaˈra/

learned

Catalan

arreglar

/ərəˈgla/

other source · a- + regla 'rule' (Latin RĒGULA), like Spanish arreglar

Reparar is also used.

English

fix

/fɪks/

other source · Latin FĪXUS 'fastened'

Repair is the English word from the same source as réparer.

English → Italianto fix (repair)riparareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: repair, reparation.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

REPARĀRE‘to restore, get back’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

French and Italian 'make ready again' (REPARĀRE); Spanish arreglar is to put something back in order, by the rule (regla).

English relatives: repair, reparation

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In a sentence

  • es¿Me puedes arreglar la bici?
  • frTu peux réparer mon vélo ?
  • itPuoi riparare la mia bici?
  • ptVocê pode consertar a minha bicicleta?
  • roPoți să-mi repari bicicleta?
  • caEm pots arreglar la bici?
  • enCan you fix my bike?

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