restore

restablecer

restaurar

restore(rih-stor)

transitive verb

1. (to bring back)

a. restablecer (order or communication)

The UN sent troops to restore peace and to prevent further conflicts.

La ONU envió tropas para restablecer la paz y prevenir nuevos conflictos.

b. restaurar (democracy or a monarch)

Nobles and landowners wanted to restore monarchy.

Los nobles y los terratenientes querían restaurar la monarquía.

c. recobrar (confidence or sight)

Our main goal is to restore people's confidence in us.

Nuestro objetivo principal es el de recobrar la confianza de la gente.

d. recuperar (balance)

I almost fell off my bike, but I restored my balance and continued pedaling.

Casi me caigo de la bici, pero recuperé el equilibrio y seguí pedaleando.

e. reimplantar (a law)

The law was restored by the new government after the war.

Después de la guerra, el nuevo gobierno reimplantó la ley.

2. (to repair)

a. restaurar (a painting or a building)

The painting was restored and sold to a museum.

Restauraron el cuadro y lo vendieron a un museo.

3. (to return to a former condition)

a. devolver

The project will restore the land to its original condition.

El proyecto devolverá las tierras a su estado original.

4. (to give back)

a. restituir (a throne or possessions)

The rebel army was crushed and the king was restored his throne.

El ejército rebelde fue aplastado y al rey le fue restituido el trono.

b. devolver (possessions)

The land was never restored to its original owners.

Las tierras nunca fueron devueltas a sus primeros propietarios.