remendar

to darn

remendar(rreh-mehn-dahr)

transitive verb

1. (to sew up)

a. to darn

Mi abuela me contó que en su época la gente solía remendar las carreras de las medias.

My grandma told me that back in her time people used to darn runs in stockings.

b. to mend

Para remendar el descosido necesitaré una aguja e hilo del mismo color.

To mend the split seam I'll need a needle and some thread of the same color.

2. (to put a patch on)

a. to patch

Se me rompió la camisa por los codos y mi madre la remendó con una tela de cuadros.

My shirt ripped at the elbows and my mother patched it with some checked material.

3.

(figurative)

(to remedy)

a. to correct

Julia trató de remendar los errores que cometió en el pasado disculpándose con su familia.

Julia tried to correct her past mistakes by apologizing to her family.

remendar

transitive verb

1. (con parches)

a. to patch, to mend

2. (zurcir)

a. to darn, to mend

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remendar

transitive verb

1 [+ropa] to darn; mend; (con parche) to patch

2 (corregir) to correct