B2 C1 Vocabulario en inglés

En Vocab Rehab, enseñamos B2 C1 vocabulario en inglés. Hoy se enfoque a repair, fix y mend.

Repair, Fix, Mend

• All three mean to make something that is damaged, broken or not working correctly, work again
• Usually they are interchangeable but there are some instances where one is better suited than another.

Mend

• Usually we use mend to refer to clothing
• We also use it to talk about relationships or physical states.
• On the mend is a common expression in English to say that something is in process of being fixed.

Could you mend this whole I have in my shirt?	¿Puedes arreglar el agujero en mi camisa?
It takes about a month for the bones to mend.	Los huesos tardan alrededor de un mes en recuperarse.
We weren’t speaking for a while, but the relationship is slowly on the mend.	No nos hablamos durante un tiempo, pero la relación se está recuperando poco a poco.

Repair

• Repair can be used for just about anything. Sometimes it may be a bit more formal than fix.

My backpack had a whole in it and instead of buying a new one, I took it to a shop to get repaired.	Mi mochila tenía un agujero y, en lugar de comprar una nueva, la llevé a una tienda para que la repararan.
My nephew knows how to repair anything.	Mi sobrino sabe arreglar cualquier cosa

Fix

• Fix can be used in all cases.

I need to fix the clock.	Tengo que arreglar el reloj.
The plumber will come to fix the sink.	El fontanero vendrá a arreglar el fregadero.
She is looking to get her luggage fixed.	Quiere arreglar su equipaje.

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