English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “fix”

fix (ˈfɪks )

Translations

transitive verb

(= mend) réparer ⇒ Can you fix my bike? Est-ce que tu peux réparer mon vélo?
(= sort out) [+ problem] arranger
(= set)
1. [+ date] fixer
2. [+ price, sum] fixer
⇒ Let's fix a date for the party. Fixons une date pour la soirée. ⇒ The meeting is fixed for the 11th. La réunion est prévue le 11. ⇒ They fixed a price for the car. Ils ont fixé un prix pour la voiture.
(= make ready) [+ meal, drink] préparer ⇒ Janice fixed some food for us. Janice nous a préparé à manger.
(informal) [+ game] truquer
(= attach)
to fix sth to sth attacher qch à qch

to fix sth on sth (with pin, nail) accrocher qch à qch ⇒ It is fixed on the wall. C'est accroché au mur.

to fix one's eyes on sb/sth fixer qn/qch du regard

to fix one's attention on sb/sth fixer son attention sur qn/qch

noun

(informal(= difficulty)
to be in a fix être dans le pétrin (informal)

to get o.s. into a fix se mettre dans le pétrin
(informal) [of addict] dose feminine ⇒ I need my daily fix of coffee. Il me faut ma dose quotidienne de café.
(= cheat) ⇒ The fight was a fix. Le combat était truqué.

See fix up

Similar Words

= place, join, stick, attach, set, position, couple, plant, link, establish, tie, settle, secure, bind, root, connect, locate, pin, install, anchor, glue, cement, implant, embed, fasten, make fast

= decide, set, name, choose, limit, establish, determine, settle, appoint, arrange, define, conclude, resolve, arrive at, specify, agree on

= arrange, organize, sort out, see to, make arrangements for

= repair, mend, service, sort, correct, restore, adjust, regulate, see to, overhaul, patch up, get working, put right, put to rights

= focus, direct at, level at, fasten on, rivet on

= prepare, make, cook, put together, get ready

= neaten, arrange, adjust, tidy, tidy up, put in order

= rig, set up, influence, manipulate, bribe, manoeuvre, fiddle, pull strings

= sort (someone) out, get even with, pay back, take revenge on, get revenge on, wreak vengeance on, cook (someone's) goose, take retribution on, settle (someone's) hash

= put paid to, destroy, ruin, get rid of, put an end to, put out of action

= stabilize, set, consolidate, harden, thicken, stiffen, solidify, congeal, rigidify

= solution, result, answer, resolution, cure, remedy, antidote

= dose, hit, shot, injection

= mess, spot, corner, hole, difficulty, jam, dilemma, embarrassment, plight, hot water, pickle, uphill, predicament, difficult situation, quandary, tight spot, ticklish situation

'fix' in Other Languages

Arabic: يُثَبِّتُ
Brazilian Portuguese: fixar
Chinese: 固定
Croatian: popraviti
Czech: připevnit připevňovat
Danish: ordne
Dutch: repareren
European Spanish: fijaracordar
Finnish: kiinnittää
French: fixerbricolage
German: befestigen
Greek: στερεώνω
Italian: fissare
Japanese: 固定する
Korean: ...을 (...에) 고정시키다
Norwegian: festemontere
Polish: umocować mocować
Portuguese: fixar
Romanian: a fixa
Russian: закреплять
Spanish: fijarreparar
Swedish: laga
Thai: ติด, ผนึก
Turkish: sabitlemek
Ukrainian: приєднати
Vietnamese: gắn

Arabic: يُصْلِحُ
Brazilian Portuguese: consertar
Chinese: 修好
Croatian: popraviti
Czech: opravit opravovatrozbité
Danish: ordne
Dutch: repareren
European Spanish: reparar
Finnish: korjata
French: réparer
German: reparieren
Greek: επισκευάζω
Italian: riparare
Japanese: ･･･を修理する
Korean: 수리하다
Norwegian: reparere
Polish: naprawić naprawiać
Portuguese: reparar
Romanian: a repara
Russian: починить
Spanish: reparar
Swedish: laga
Thai: ซ่อม
Turkish: onarmak
Ukrainian: полагодити
Vietnamese: sửa chữa

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