mending

[/ˈmɛndɪŋ/]

noun/verb (gerund)

conserto; remendo; reparação

1. The action of repairing something that is broken or damaged

The mending of the roof took three days.

O conserto do telhado levou três dias.

2. Clothes or items that need to be repaired

I have a pile of mending to do this weekend.

Tenho uma pilha de roupas para consertar neste fim de semana.

3. The process of restoring a relationship or situation

Their mending of the friendship took months.

A reconciliação deles levou meses.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

conserto; remendo

Most common usage in everyday speech

São Paulo

conserto

Preferred in formal contexts

Rio de Janeiro

remendo

Often used for temporary or quick fixes

Portugal

reparação; conserto

Both terms used interchangeably

mend fences - reconciliar, resolver desentendimentos

on the mend - em vias de recuperação, melhorando

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