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repair

 
 
/rɪˈpeər/ noun

Translation

[C, U] something that you do to fix something that is broken or damaged
tamirat, onarım, bakım onarım
[usually plural] The repairs cost me £150.1900
be in good/bad repair to be in good/bad condition
iyi/kötü/fena hâlde/tamir ister durumda olmak
Most of the building is in very bad repair.1745
(Definition of repair noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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