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• Sustantivo que designa un trozo de material usado para reparar o cubrir un agujero, desgarrón o zona dañada, o bien una pequeña área que se distingue del terreno circundante.

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.

   parche

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscloutpieceremnantscrap

2. B1formal

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

   parcela, trozo de tierra

   • 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.

   Sinónimosareagroundlotparcelpieceplotstriptract

3. Software updateB1informalIT

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

   Parche (informático)

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscorrectionfixupdate

4. Difficult periodB2informal

   A period of time characterized by difficulty or trouble.

   racha difícil

   • 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.

   Sinónimosperiodphaseslumpspellstretch

• Verbo usado para indicar la acción de reparar, arreglar o corregir algo, a menudo cubriendo un agujero o defecto, o en informática, actualizar un software para resolver problemas.

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.

   Remendar un agujero

   • 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.

   Sinónimosdarnfixmendrepairsewstitch

   Antónimosripsplittear

2. Fix softwareB2informalIT

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

   parchear (software)

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscorrectdebugfixremedyrepairupdate

3. Resolve a problem temporarilyB2informal

   To fix a problem in a quick or temporary way.

   parchear (solución temporal)

   • 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.

   Sinónimoshackkludgepatch uprig

   Antónimosfixrepairresolvesolve

Variantes phrasalpatch up