patching

• Существительное, обозначающее действие или процесс заделывания дыры или изношенного участка на одежде путем пришивания заплаты.

A noun referring to the act or process of mending a hole or worn area in a garment by sewing a patch over it.

uncountable

1. Mending a garmentB1formal

   The act of repairing a hole or tear in a piece of clothing by covering it with a piece of material.

   Штопка

   • She spent the afternoon doing patching on her old jeans.
   • Patching is a useful skill for extending the life of clothes.
   • The tailor specializes in patching delicate fabrics.

   Synonymsdarningmendingrepair

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по исправлению, ремонту или починке чего-либо, часто путем закрытия отверстия или дефекта, или в вычислительной технике — обновления программного обеспечения для устранения проблем.

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.

   Залатать

   • 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.

   Synonymsdarnfixmendrepairsewstitch

   Antonymsripsplittear

2. Fix softwareB2informalIT

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

   Исправить

   • 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.

   Synonymscorrectdebugfixremedyrepairupdate

3. Resolve a problem temporarilyB2informal

   To fix a problem in a quick or temporary way.

   Уладить

   • 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.

   Synonymshackkludgepatch uprig

   Antonymsfixrepairresolvesolve

Phrasal variantspatch up