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fix

[/fɪks/]
verb/noun
consertar, reparar, fixar
1. to repair something that is broken or not working
Can you fix my broken phone?
Você pode consertar meu telefone quebrado?
2. to attach or fasten something firmly
Fix the shelf to the wall with screws.
Fixe a prateleira na parede com parafusos.
3. to prepare or make something ready
I'll fix dinner for you.
Vou preparar jantar para você.
4. to arrange or set something in a particular position
Fix your eyes on the target.
Fixe seus olhos no alvo.
5. a difficult situation or predicament (noun)
We're in a real fix now.
Estamos em uma situação difícil agora.
NYC Slang
fix (as in 'what's the fix?' meaning solution or scheme)
Synonyms
repairmendrestorefastenattach
Antonyms
breakdamageloosendetach

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
consertar, reparar, fixar
most commonly used translations
Rio de Janeiro
arrumação
informal use for fixing/arranging
São Paulo
consertar, reparar
standard usage
Portugal
consertar, reparar, fixar
similar usage to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

fix someone's wagon - to punish or get revenge on someone
in a fix - in a difficult situation
fix up - to repair or arrange something
have a fix on - to locate or identify something
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