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réparation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • atonement noun The act of making amends for wrongdoing.
  • fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
  • remediation noun The act or process of remedying a situation.
  • repair verb To fix something that is broken or damaged.
  • reparation noun Payment or other compensation made to people who have been wronged, especially by a state to a group it has harmed. Usually plural: reparations.

Senses

réparation is used for these senses in English:

  • atonement (theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.
  • fix An understanding, grasp of something.
  • remediation The act or process of remedying a situation.
  • reparation (usually, in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).

atonement — full definition

  1. noun The act of making amends for wrongdoing.
  2. noun (religion) The reconciliation between God and humanity, especially through the death of Jesus Christ.

fix — full definition

  1. verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
  2. verb To attach or secure something firmly in place.
  3. verb To prepare food or drink.
  4. verb To dishonestly arrange the outcome of a contest or event in advance.
  5. noun A solution to a problem.

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