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Similar words: repair kit · refer to · repaint · repair · repaired · repairer · repairman · report to · repairable · reparation

repair

1 verb mend TRANSITIVEdeisigh verb c m ucóirigh verb c m ubail a chur ar c m ucaoi a chur ar c m ushe repaired the washing machine dheisigh sí an t-inneall níocháin, chuir sí caoi ar an meaisín níocháinhe repaired a puncture dheisigh sé poll sa roththe old bridge has to be repaired caithfear caoi a chur ar an seandroichead, caithfear an seandroichead a chóiriúyou need surgery to repair the tendon caithfidh tú dul faoi scian chun go gcneasóidh an teannán 2 verb rectify (bad situation) TRANSITIVEcuir ina cheart c m uit repaired the rift between us réitigh sé an t-aighneas a bhí eadrainn

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3 noun work of mendingdeisiú masc c m uobair dheisiúcháinthe house is in need of repair tá obair le déanamh ar an teach, ní mór obair dheisiúcháin a dhéanamh ar an teachwe carried out repairs to the torn sail dheisíomar an seol a bhí stróicthe, chuireamar caoi ar an seol a bhí stróicthe

phrases

beyond repair

scriosta c m uó mhaith c m uthe computer was beyond repair bhí an ríomhaire scriosta, bhí an ríomhaire ó mhaiththe clock is broken beyond repair tá an clog scriosta agus ní féidir caoi a chur airthe situation is beyond repair níl aon leigheas ar an scéal, níl aon dul siar ar an scéal, níl dóigh ar bith thart air mar scéalwe're damaging the environment beyond repair níl aon dul siar ar an dochar atá á dhéanamh againn don timpeallacht

in good repair

(also

in a good state of repair

) i gcaoi mhaithi gcóir mhaithi ndea-chaoithe accommodation must be kept in good repair ní mór an lóistín a choinneáil i gcaoi mhaith, caithfear bail mhaith a choinneáil ar an lóistín

in bad repair

(also

in a bad state of repair

) i ndroch-chaoii ndroch-chóirthe houses are in bad repair tá drochbhail ar na tithe, tá na tithe i ndroch-chaoi

in need of repair

the stone walls were in need of repair bhí drochbhail ar an claíocha, bhí na claíocha i ndroch-chaoi

to repair your make-up

she repaired her make-up chuir sí a cuid smididh uirthi féin arís

under repair

the boats were under repair bhí caoi á cur ar na báid, bhí bail á cur ar na báid, bhí na báid á ndeisiú

phrasal verbs

repair to

(v + prep) TRANSITIVEd'aghaidh a thabhairt arwe repaired to my house for lunch thugamar ár n-aghaidh ar mo theachsa le haghaidh lóin

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