repair
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2.2
- noun
- /rɪˈpɛr/
:
estado de conservación
- Is it in a good state of repair or...?
- in good repair
- in poor repair
- damaged beyond repair
I think the state of the UK is beyond repair.
- I think the state of the UK is beyond repair.
Examples
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Her bike is in poor repair, with rusty parts and a flat tire.
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After the storm, the community assessed the repair needed for the damaged homes.
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So their insurance therefore could not cover all of the repairs needed to make it run again.
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That way, we can earn some money to pay off our roof repair.
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We'll need the entire crew in the damaged area working on the repairs.
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Both the interior and exterior of the home were in poor repair, and general sanitation was poor.
Academic text (1993) -
Tax revenues have fallen so low that it is difficult to fund repairs for sewer systems and city streets.
Academic text (2004) -
We can see the patchwork repairs they've made on the ship over the years.
Fiction book (1996) -
Mr. Royaltuber handles all the television and monitor maintenance and repair for the Spinard Institute.
Fiction book (1995) -
The old house is in excellent repair after the renovation was completed.
Antonyms
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
Compounds
How Maintained
Surface Forms
Etymology
Repair in the sense of 'condition' also comes from Latin parare 'to make ready' plus re- 'again', so saying something is in good repair means it has been kept or returned to a ready, working state.