arreglado

neat

adjective ah-rreh-GLAH-doh Rare

Origin: Past participle of arreglar (to arrange, fix), from re- + Old Spanish reglar.

Also means

fixed

Usage Note

Arreglado is the past participle of arreglar used as an adjective, covering both 'tidy/well-dressed' (iba muy arreglado — he was very smartly dressed) and 'repaired/sorted' (ya está arreglado — it's fixed now). The ironic exclamation ¡Estamos arreglados! means 'We're done for!' or 'We're in a fine mess!' — a false friend of its literal meaning.

Examples

"El técnico dejó el ordenador arreglado."

Natural Translation

The technician left the computer fixed.

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