mending
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mend·ing
(mĕn′dĭng)n.
Clothes and other articles that must be repaired: We let the mending accumulate until Wednesday.
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mending
(ˈmɛndɪŋ)n
something to be mended, esp clothes
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mend•ing
(ˈmɛn dɪŋ)n.
articles, esp. clothes, to be mended.
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Noun | 1. | mending - garments that must be repaired garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" |
2. | mending - the act of putting something in working order again improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads patching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again restitution - the act of restoring something to its original state |
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Translations
أشْياء بِحاجَةٍ إلى تَصْليحإصْلاح، تَصْليح
opravavěci k správce
reparationreparationstøj
javítanivalómegjavítás
fatnaîur sem òarfnast viîgerîarviîgerî
veci na opravu
mending
[ˈmendɪŋ] N1. (= act) → reparación f, arreglo m; [of clothes] → zurcido m
invisible mending → zurcido m invisible
invisible mending → zurcido m invisible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mending
n (= articles to be mended) → Flickarbeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mend
(mend) verb1. to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair. Can you mend this broken chair?
2. to grow better, especially in health. My broken leg is mending very well.
noun a repaired place. This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.
ˈmending noun1. the act of repairing. the mending of the chair.
2. things needing to be mended, especially by sewing. Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending!
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