mending

• Nom désignant l'action de réparer ou de restaurer quelque chose (par exemple des vêtements) pour le remettre en bon état ou en état de fonctionnement.

A noun referring to the act of repairing or restoring something, such as clothing or other items, to a functional or good condition.

indénombrable

1. Items to be repairedB1formal

   Clothing or other fabric items that need to be fixed or patched up.

   Vêtements à raccommoder

   • She gathered all the mending from the laundry basket.
   • The tailor had a pile of mending to do before the weekend.
   • He sorted the mending into separate piles for darning and patching.

2. The process of repairB1formal

   The act of restoring something to a functional or good condition.

   réparation

   • The mending of the old fence took the entire afternoon.
   • She is skilled at the mending of antique furniture.
   • The mending of the broken toy required patience and glue.

   Synonymesdarningfixingpatchingrenovationrepairreparationrestoration

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de réparer, corriger ou restaurer quelque chose de cassé ou d'endommagé.

A verb used to indicate the act of repairing, fixing, or restoring something that is broken or damaged.

1. Repair or fixB1formal

   To restore something that is broken, torn, or damaged by replacing a part or putting it back together.

   réparer

   • He mended the torn pages of the old book with tape.
   • She mended the broken chair leg with glue.
   • The tailor mended the hole in my jacket.

   Synonymesdarnfixpatchrectifyrenewrepairrestoresew

   Antonymesbreakdamagedestroyruinshatterwreck

2. Heal or recoverB1formal

   To become healthy again after an injury or illness; to heal.

   guérir, cicatriser

   • The wound on his arm is starting to mend.
   • Her broken heart took a long time to mend.
   • The doctor said the bone will mend in about six weeks.

   Synonymesconvalescehealimprovepull throughrallyrecoverrecuperate

   Antonymesdeclinedeteriorateworsen