rapiécer — meaning in English

English meaning

• mend verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.
• patch noun A piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or damaged area.

Senses

rapiécer is used for these senses in English:

• mend (figurative) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something).
• patch To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.

mend — full definition

1. verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.
2. verb To put right a fault, error, or bad situation; to improve or correct it.
3. verb Of an illness, injury, or person: to heal or get better.
4. noun A repair, or the place where something has been repaired.
5. noun Used in the phrase "on the mend": recovering, getting better after illness.

patch — full definition

1. noun A piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or damaged area.
2. noun A small area distinct from its surroundings.
3. noun In computing, a piece of code released to fix or update software.
4. verb To mend or cover something with a patch.
5. verb To fix or update software.

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