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reparación

repair, reparation

noun rreh-pah-rah-SYOHN Less Common
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Origin: From Latin reparatio (reparare 'to restore').

Usage Note

Reparación covers both a physical repair (la reparación del coche — 'the car repair') and a moral or legal reparation (pedir reparación por los daños — 'to seek reparation for the damage'). The -ción ending makes it feminine. In legal contexts it often appears in the plural reparaciones (war reparations, damages). The related verb is reparar ('to repair / to notice').

Examples

"La reparación del tejado costó mucho dinero."

Natural Translation

The roof repair cost a lot of money.

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