remiendo — meaning in English

English meaning

• mend verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.
• stopgap noun That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.

Senses

remiendo is used for these senses in English:

• mend (countable) A place in a thing (such as a tear in clothing) which has been repaired.
• 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.

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.

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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