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fix
/fiks/
 
vt.
 
1.
Def.: eg-ay-ayaran; eg-upianan
MS: eg-ay-ayaran; eg-upianan
If you fix something that is broken or has a problem, you make it okay again.
My bike was broken, but I fixed it.
Nareetan ka bayik ku, piru in-upianan ku.
 
vt.
 
2.
Def.: egpanahù wey ke igpakepkep nu seini diyè eyew kenè egkaweil wey egkaawe-awè.
MS: egpanahù; egpakepkep
If you fix something somewhere, you put or attach it there so that it will stay and not move.
I fixed the picture to the wall with a nail.
Immakepkep a te litratu diyè te alabat te lansang.
 
vt.
 
3.
Def.: egkekerew
MS: egkekerew
If you fix something such as a date, you decide it for sure.
We haven't fixed a date yet for our Thanksgiving party.
Warè key rè due nakakekerew te pitsa te sahakeen ney te pegpasalamat.
 
vt.
 
4.
Def.: eggamit te limbung ne pamaahi eyew te pegkuwa te nateil ne risulta.
If a person fixes something such as an election or a game, they use dishonest ways to get a particular result.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0876-0900
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012