fix(
fihks
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to repair)
2. (to attach)
a. fijar
He fixed the portrait of his mother to the wall over the sofa in the living room.Fijó el retrato de su madre a la pared sobre el sofá en la sala de estar.
b. pegar
There was a sign fixed to a tree that said "No Trespassing."Había un cartel pegado a un árbol que ponía "Prohibido el paso".
c. asegurar
After fixing that post in place, we'll dig the next hole.Después de asegurar ese poste en su sitio, cavaremos el siguiente agujero.
d. calar (military)
The soldiers fixed their bayonets and leapt from the trench.Los soldados calaron las bayonetas y saltaron de la trinchera.
a. fijar
After much debate, we fixed the price at three dollars per square meter.Después de mucho debate, fijamos el precio a tres dólares por metro cuadrado.
6. (to arrange)
a. fijar
We've fixed our monthly meeting for this Friday.Hemos fijado la reunión mensual para este viernes.
8. (to cook)
9. (slang) (to kill)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. cargarse a (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
If they don't want to sell their business for the fair price we offered, then we'll just have to fix them.Si no quieren vender su empresa por el precio justo que les ofrecimos, pues tan solo tendremos que cargárnoslos.
b. liquidar
The mobsters fixed him real quick when they found out he was a rat.Los mafiosos lo liquidaron bien rápido cuando supieron que era un chivato.
10. (colloquial) (to manipulate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fijar
If you don't let the dye fix to your hair, it could run when you wash it.Si no dejas que el tinte se fije al pelo, se puede desteñir cuando lo laves.
12. (to deal with)
a. arreglar
He doesn't want to pay us back? We'll fix him!¿No quiere devolvernos el dinero? ¡Ya lo arreglamos!
13. (to implant)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
She has the idea of attending a prestigious university fixed in her mind.Se le ha metido en la cabeza la idea de asistir a una universidad prestigiosa.
The image of her face will forever be fixed in my mind.La imagen de su cara siempre me quedará grabada en la mente.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. estar planeando
We were fixing to go to that concert, but it's showing all the signs of a storm.Estábamos planeando ir a ese concierto, pero tiene toda la pinta de que va a haber una tempestad.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
15. (solution)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are some things that don't have an easy fix.Hay algunas cosas que no tienen arreglo fácil.
16. (navigation)
a. la posición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Do we have a fix on the coordinates of the island?¿Tenemos una posición de las coordenadas de la isla?
b. el aprieto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You should always carry cash in case you get into a fix.Siempre deberías llevar efectivo por si te encuentras en un aprieto.
18. (drug)
a. el pinchazo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He gets really sick if he doesn't have his fix.Se pone muy enfermo si no se mete un pinchazo.
19. (set-up)
a. el tongo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We knew the election was a fix, but we voted anyway.Sabíamos que hubo tongo en la elección, pero votamos de todos modos.
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