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parche — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • patch noun A piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or damaged area.
  • stopgap noun That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.

Senses

parche is used for these senses in English:

  • drum head The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin and in such occurrences sometimes referred to as a skin, or drum-skin, but often synthetic.
  • inset A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
  • 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.
  • stopgap A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

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.

stopgap — full definition

  1. noun That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.
  2. noun Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.
  3. noun A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
  4. noun A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.

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