patch

• Substantiv, das ein Stück Material bezeichnet, das zum Ausbessern oder Abdecken eines Lochs, Risses oder beschädigten Bereichs verwendet wird, oder eine kleine Fläche, die sich von der Umgebung unterscheidet.

A noun referring to a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole, tear, or damaged area, or a small area distinct from its surroundings.

1. A2formal

   A small piece of material used to mend a hole or strengthen a weak area.

   Flicken

   • She sewed a patch onto her jeans to cover the hole.
   • The mechanic used a rubber patch to repair the tire.
   • He wore a patch over his eye after the surgery.

   Synonymecloutpieceremnantscrap

2. B1formal

   A small area or piece of land that is different from its surroundings.

   Fleck Land

   • They planted vegetables in a small patch of the garden.
   • There is a patch of ice on the road ahead.
   • The dog likes to lie in a sunny patch on the floor.

   Synonymeareagroundlotparcelpieceplotstriptract

3. Software updateB1informalIT

   A piece of code designed to fix bugs or update a computer program.

   Software-Aktualisierung

   • The latest patch fixed several security vulnerabilities.
   • You need to install the patch to improve performance.
   • The game developer released a patch to fix the glitch.

   Synonymecorrectionfixupdate

4. Difficult periodB2informal

   A period of time characterized by difficulty or trouble.

   Schwierige Phase

   • He is going through a rough patch in his career.
   • The company hit a bad patch financially last year.
   • She's been in a difficult patch since her divorce.

   Synonymeperiodphaseslumpspellstretch

• Verb, das eine Handlung bezeichnet, etwas zu reparieren, auszubessern oder zu flicken, oft durch Schließen eines Lochs oder Behebens eines Defekts, oder in der Informatik das Aktualisieren von Software zur Behebung von Problemen.

A verb used to indicate the act of mending, repairing, or fixing something, often by covering a hole or flaw, or in computing, updating software to fix issues.

1. Repair a holeB1formal

   To mend or cover a hole or tear in a material.

   flicken

   • She patched the hole in her jeans with a piece of fabric.
   • He patched the leak in the roof with tar.
   • The mechanic patched the tire after the puncture.

   Synonymedarnfixmendrepairsewstitch

   Antonymeripsplittear

2. Fix softwareB2informalIT

   To update or fix a computer program by adding a small piece of code.

   Patchen

   • The developers patched the security vulnerability last night.
   • You should patch your system regularly to avoid bugs.
   • They released a new update to patch the software errors.

   Synonymecorrectdebugfixremedyrepairupdate

3. Resolve a problem temporarilyB2informal

   To fix a problem in a quick or temporary way.

   Vorübergehend beheben

   • We patched things up after the argument.
   • He patched the relationship with his colleague.
   • The government tried to patch the budget crisis with short-term measures.

   Synonymehackkludgepatch uprig

   Antonymefixrepairresolvesolve

Phrasal-Variantenpatch up