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amends

/ʌˈmɛnds/

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noun

Wiedergutmachung, Entschädigung

(usually in the plural) An act of righting a wrong; compensation.

Examples :

"He tried to make amends for breaking the vase by buying his mother flowers. "

Er versuchte, den Schaden durch den Kauf von Blumen für seine Mutter wiedergutzumachen.

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verb

Verbessern, gutmachen

To make better; improve.

Examples :

"My brother had to amend his report card by getting better grades. "

Mein Bruder musste seinen Bericht verbessern, indem er bessere Noten bekam.

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verb

Verbessern, gutmachen

To become better.

Examples :

"After realizing his mistakes, he started working harder to amends for his past failures. "

Nachdem er seine Fehler erkannte, arbeitete er härter daran, seine früheren Fehler wiedergutzumachen.

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verb

Heilen, kurieren

To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).

Examples :

"The doctor hopes the new medicine amends her patient's infection quickly. "

Der Arzt hofft, dass das neue Medikament die Infektion seiner Patientin schnell heilt.

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verb

Heilen, genesen

To be healed, to be cured, to recover (from an illness).

Examples :

"After a long illness, Sarah is finally amending from the flu. "

Nach einer langen Krankheit erholt sich Sarah endlich von der Grippe.

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verb

Abändern, berichtigen

To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

Examples :

"The committee will meet next week to discuss how to amend the school's dress code policy. "

Das Komitee wird sich nächste Woche treffen, um zu besprechen, wie die Kleiderordnung der Schule geändert werden kann.

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