mettere una pezza — meaning in English

English meaning

• fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
• remedy noun Something that fixes a problem or relieves an unwanted condition.

Senses

mettere una pezza is used for these senses in English:

• fix (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
• remedy (transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for.

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.

remedy — full definition

1. noun Something that fixes a problem or relieves an unwanted condition.
2. noun A legal way of enforcing a right or getting compensation for a wrong.
3. verb To fix or correct a problem.

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