restoration

• Substantiv, das die Handlung oder den Prozess bezeichnet, etwas oder jemanden in einen früheren, zufriedenstellenden oder ursprünglichen Zustand, eine entsprechende Position oder einen entsprechenden Status zurückzubringen; ebenso die Wiederherstellung von Kunstwerken, Bauwerken oder historischen Objekten.

A noun referring to the act or process of returning something or someone to a former, satisfactory, or original state, condition, or position.

1. Return to a satisfactory stateB2formal

   The act of bringing something or someone back to a good or proper condition.

   Wiederherstellung

   • The restoration of the old church took several years.
   • After a long illness, his restoration to health was slow.
   • The government funded the restoration of the historic building.

   Synonymereconstructionrecoveryrehabilitationreinstatementrenewalrenovationrepairreparationrestitution

   Antonymedamagedestructionruinworsening

2. Recovery of something lostB2formal

   The act of getting something back that was lost, stolen, or taken away.

   Wiederherstellung

   • The restoration of the stolen painting was a major event.
   • They celebrated the restoration of their rights.
   • The restoration of the lost files took hours.

   Synonymereclamationrecoveryregainingrestitutionretrievalreturn

   Antonymedeprivationloss

3. Return to former conditionB2formal

   The state of being returned to its original good condition.

   Wiederherstellung

   • The car is in a state of perfect restoration.
   • The restoration of the antique furniture was meticulous.
   • The building's restoration was completed ahead of schedule.

   Synonymereconstructionrecoveryrehabilitationreinstatementrenewalrenovationrepairreturnrevival

   Antonymedamagedegradationdestructiondeteriorationruinworsening

4. Reconstructed artifactC1formal

   An object that has been repaired or rebuilt to its original form.

   Restaurierung

   • The museum displayed a restoration of an ancient vase.
   • This is a restoration of a 19th-century steam engine.
   • The restoration of the mosaic floor was impressive.

   Synonymecopyfacsimilereconstructionreplicareproduction

5. Paleontological or geological modelC1formal

   A model representing a landscape from a past geological age or an extinct animal.

   Rekonstruktion

   • The museum has a restoration of a dinosaur habitat.
   • The restoration shows what the area looked like during the Ice Age.
   • Scientists created a restoration of the extinct bird.

   Synonymedepictionmodelreconstructionrenderingrepresentation