запла́тка — meaning in English
zaplatka
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English meaning
Senses
запла́тка is used for these senses in English:
- band-aid (Australia, Canada, US, Philippines, informal) A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight. [from 1968]
- mend (countable) A place in a thing (such as a tear in clothing) which has been repaired.
- patch A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- patch (computing) A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
mend — full definition
- verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.
- verb To put right a fault, error, or bad situation; to improve or correct it.
- verb Of an illness, injury, or person: to heal or get better.
- noun A repair, or the place where something has been repaired.
- noun Used in the phrase "on the mend": recovering, getting better after illness.
patch — full definition
- noun A piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or damaged area.
- noun A small area distinct from its surroundings.
- noun In computing, a piece of code released to fix or update software.
- verb To mend or cover something with a patch.
- verb To fix or update software.