verb🔗SharePerforar, traspasarTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix."The hunter, fixing the rabbit with his arrow, prepared to bring dinner home. "El cazador, perforando al conejo con su flecha, se preparó para llevar la cena a casa.actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFijar, adjuntar, sujetarTo attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time."A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board."Una pizca de chicle fijará tu nota al tablón de anuncios.actiontechnicalworktimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArreglar, repararTo mend, to repair."My dad is fixing the broken bicycle in the garage. "Mi padre está arreglando la bicicleta rota en el garaje.technicalmachinebuildingutilityindustryworkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePrepararTo prepare (food or drink)."She fixed dinner for the kids."Ella preparó la cena para los niños.fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAmañar, manipularTo make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion"A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent."La mayoría de los votantes creía que la elección fue amañada a favor del titular.politicsgovernmentlawmoralbusinessgamesportsocietyattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEsterilizar, castrarTo surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile."Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him."Rover dejó de cavar debajo de la cerca después de que el veterinario lo castrara.animalmedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFijar, arreglar(sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself."The teacher is fixing x to equal 5 in this problem; from now on, x always represents 5 within this specific equation. "El profesor está fijando x para que sea igual a 5 en este problema; a partir de ahora, x siempre representa 5 dentro de esta ecuación específica.mathcomputingtechnicallogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVengarse de, tomar represalias contraTo take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant."He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work."Lo atraparon robando en los casilleros, así que un par de tipos se vengaron de él después del trabajo.lawpolicemoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFijar, hacer permanenteTo render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light."The photographer carefully fixed the negative to prevent fading. "El fotógrafo fijó cuidadosamente el negativo para evitar que se desvaneciera.technologyartchemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArreglar, repararTo convert into a stable or available form."Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen."Las legumbres son valoradas en la rotación de cultivos por su capacidad para fijar el nitrógeno.technicalmachinetechnologyprocessutilityindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFijarse, establecerse, permanecerTo become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest."After years of traveling, she felt like fixing in her hometown and starting a family. "Después de años de viajar, sintió que quería establecerse en su ciudad natal y formar una familia.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFijar, solidificarTo become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance."The hot metal is slowly fixing as it cools, becoming solid enough to shape. "El metal caliente se está solidificando lentamente a medida que se enfría, volviéndose lo suficientemente sólido como para darle forma.chemistrymaterialsubstancephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManipulación, amañoThe act of subverting (fixing) a vote."The investigation revealed a wide-scale fixing of the election votes, leading to recounts in several districts. "La investigación reveló una manipulación a gran escala de los votos electorales, lo que llevó a recuentos en varios distritos.politicsgovernmentlawactionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFijaciones(usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)"The box of fixings included screws, nails, and wall plugs, which we needed to hang the picture frame securely. "La caja de fijaciones incluía tornillos, clavos y tacos, que necesitábamos para colgar el marco de la foto de forma segura.buildingtechnicalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccesorios, guarnicionesSee fixings."The furniture came flat-packed, so we had to buy the fixings separately. "Los muebles venían embalados planos, así que tuvimos que comprar los accesorios por separado.itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
