patch

1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.

   His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away.

   a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole

2. A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.

   I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch.

3. A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.

   Before you can fix a dam, you have to apply a patch to the hole so that everything can dry off.

   "This patch should hold until you reach the city," the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood.

4. A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)

   The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.

   To me, a normal cow is white with black patches, but Sarah's from Texas and most of the cows there have solid brown, black, or red coats.

   a small contrasting part of something

5. (specifically)A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.

   scattered patches of trees or growing corn

   There was a blackberry patch down by the creek, and his grandparents called the pasture down there the cow patch.

   клочо́кkločók

   a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

6. A local region of professional responsibility.

7. (historical)A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.

8. A piece of material used to cover a wound.

   повя́зкаpovjázka

   a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

9. An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.

   Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine.

10. A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.

    He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch.

11. A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.

12. A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.

    Patch

    патчpatč, пэтчpɛtč, запла́ткаzaplátka

    патчpatč

1. Tom hoped to patch things up with Mary.

   deTom hoffte, seine Beziehung zu Maria wieder ins Lot bringen zu können.

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2. Tom has been going through a rough patch lately.

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3. Tom has patches on the knees of his jeans.

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4. Tom was wearing a patch over one of his eyes.

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5. It'll take some time, but I think we can patch things up.

   ruНа это потребуется какое-то время, но я думаю, что мы можем помириться.

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