shoe repairing
- noun
- /ʃuː rɪˈpɛrɪŋ/
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zapatería
- The local artisan specializes in shoe repairing and can mend even the most delicate footwear.
And he he's, he does good work in, in, in his business, in key cutting and shoe repairs and so on.
- And he he's, he does good work in, in, in his business, in key cutting and shoe repairs and so on.
- I worked cutting keys, shoe repairs, fits and iPhones, engraving and just getting used to knowing the locals.
Examples
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I worked cutting keys, shoe repairs, fits and iPhones, engraving and just getting used to knowing the locals.
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The So I'm at the shoe repair, trying to see if they can fix this.
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After wearing the shoes for years, I finally took them to a shoe repairing shop to get them fixed.
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He learned shoe repairing as a skill from his father, who had been a cobbler for decades.
Synonyms
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7.5
Work of repairing and making shoes
How Thorough
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1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the craft or occupation of mending shoes' is directly and transparently compositional from 'shoe' (foot covering) + 'repairing' (the act of fixing), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. The noun-from-gerund formation is a standard, productive pattern in English (and parallels exist in many languages), and while 'shoe repair' is a more common phrasing, that lexical preference does not reduce its compositional transparency.
Etymology
Shoe repairing comes from the simple picture of a cobbler at his bench using a hammer, needle and glue to fix worn soles and torn leather, where shoe is the object and repairing is the act of making it whole again. That's why the phrase means the craft or job of 'mending' and 'restoring' shoes.