French word

réparer

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁepaʁe/

Meaning

  • verbfix

Example

Peux-tu réparer ça ?

Can you fix that?

Illustration for réparer (fix)

More examples

Elle a fait réparer sa voiture hier.

She had her car repaired yesterday.

Core concept

A defect removed from an object so its normal condition returns.

Common phrases

  • réparer une voiture

    repair a car

  • réparer un appareil

    repair a device

  • réparer la porte

    repair the door

Similar words

faire réparer: To have a professional repair a broken item.
dépanner: To make an on-the-spot temporary fix so something can be used.

Definition in French

Remettre en état de marche ou enlever un défaut d'un objet, d'un appareil ou d'une partie d'un système.

Word origin

The French verb réparer is an inherited development of Latin reparare, whose elements express making something ready again.

Usage tips

  • Faire réparer means to have something repaired by someone else, while réparer alone presents the subject as doing the repair.

Other meanings

  • restoreverb

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