English–German

“restore” in German

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁestaʊ̯ˈʁiːʁən/

Example

Das Museum restauriert das antike Gemälde.

The museum restores the antique painting.

Illustration for restaurieren (restore)

How to say “restore” in German

“Restore” in German is restaurieren.

A conservator carefully returns a faded painting or historic building toward its original appearance.

Full entry for restaurieren: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with restaurieren

Die Stadt ließ die beschädigte Statue restaurieren.

The city had the damaged statue restored.

Tips for using restaurieren

  • Restaurieren usually concerns professional conservation of art or historic structures, while reparieren more often covers ordinary functional repairs.

Other German words for “restore”

Ich möchte die Datei wiederherstellen.

I would like to restore the file.

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