mend

1. Senses relating to improvement or repairing.

   (countable, uncountable)An act of repairing.

   My trousers have a big rip in them and need a mend.

   лата́ниеlatánije, почи́нкаpočínka, што́пкаštópka

   the act of putting something in working order again

2. (countable, uncountable)A place in a thing (such as a tear in clothing) which has been repaired.

   запла́таzapláta, запла́ткаzaplátka, заши́тая ды́ркаzašítaja dýrka

3. (countable, uncountable)Chiefly in on the mend: improvement in health; recovery from illness.

4. (obsolete, uncountable)Recompense; restoration or reparation, especially (Christianity) from sin.

1. We have to mend those fences.

   Ми маємо полагодити ті паркани. — deniko

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2. I asked him to mend my shoes.

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3. Tom is still trying to mend fences.

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4. I had him mend my watch.

   Він полагодив мій годинник. — deniko

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5. The children were mending their butterfly nets.

   Діти лагодили свої сачки для метеликів. — ChickenKiev

   deDie Kinder flickten ihre Kescher. — Waldelfe

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