noun🔗ShareParcheA piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole."His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."Sus mangas tenían parches en los codos donde se había cosido una tela diferente para reemplazar el material que se había desgastado.materialwearitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParcheA small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc."The leaky roof needed a patch to stop the rain from coming in. "El techo con goteras necesitaba un parche para evitar que entrara la lluvia.materialpartpropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParche, remiendoA piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future."The leaky roof needed a patch until the new shingles could be installed. "El techo con goteras necesitaba un parche hasta que se pudieran instalar las tejas nuevas.partmaterialthingwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParche, trozoA small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)"The faded patch on my favorite jeans shows where my little brother spilled juice. "El parche descolorido en mis jeans favoritos muestra dónde mi hermano pequeño derramó jugo.partareaappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParcela, pedazo(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground."Scattered patches of trees or growing corn."Parcelas dispersas de árboles o maíz en crecimiento.areaplaceagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÁrea de responsabilidad, ámbitoA local region of professional responsibility."The teacher assigned a specific patch of the history textbook to each student for their research project. "El profesor asignó un área de responsabilidad específica del libro de texto de historia a cada estudiante para su proyecto de investigación.jobbusinessareapositionworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLunar postizoA small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark."The lady in the portrait wore a small patch near her cheek to enhance her beauty. "La dama del retrato llevaba un lunar postizo cerca de la mejilla para realzar su belleza.appearancestylebodyculturehistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParche, apósitoA piece of material used to cover a wound."The little girl carefully placed a small patch over the scraped knee. "La niña colocó cuidadosamente un pequeño parche sobre la rodilla raspada.medicinematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParche, parche transdérmicoAn adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time."Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine."Mucha gente usa un parche de nicotina para dejar la nicotina.medicinedeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParcheA cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch."He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch."Se había arañado tanto la córnea que su médico le dijo que usara un parche.medicineappearancebodywearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePunto de miraA block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting."The marksman carefully placed the patch on the rifle's muzzle to correct for the gun's tendency to point off-target. "El tirador colocó cuidadosamente el punto de mira en la boca del rifle para corregir la tendencia del arma a apuntar fuera del objetivo.technicalweaponpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArchivo de parcheA patch file, a file that describes changes to be made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug."The programmer downloaded a patch file to fix the error in the school's attendance tracking software. "El programador descargó un archivo de parche para corregir el error en el software de seguimiento de asistencia de la escuela.computingtechnicaltechnologyinternetsystemdevicemachineelectronicswritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParche, trapoA small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it."The soldier used a patch to clean the gun barrel. "El soldado usó un trapo para limpiar el cañón del arma.militaryweapontechnicalmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParcheA piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore."The hunter carefully wrapped the rifle ball with a patch of greased leather before loading it into the gun. "El cazador envolvió cuidadosamente la bala del rifle con un parche de cuero engrasado antes de cargarla en el arma.militaryweaponmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCable de conexión(often patch cable, patch cord etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment."The technician used a patch cable to connect the computer to the printer. "El técnico usó un cable de conexión para conectar la computadora a la impresora.electronicsdevicetechnicalcommunicationsignalmachineelectricsystemtechnologyinternetcomputingitemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrograma de sonido, parcheA sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable)."The musician selected the "Bright Strings" patch on the synthesizer for the upcoming school concert. "El músico seleccionó el programa de sonido "Cuerdas brillantes" en el sintetizador para el próximo concierto escolar.musicsoundtechnologyelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParcheAn overlay used to obtain a stronger impression."The artist used a patch of dark paint to create a stronger impression of depth in her painting. "El artista usó un parche de pintura oscura para crear una impresión más fuerte de profundidad en su pintura.appearancestyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemendar, zurcirTo mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like"My coat needs patching."Mi abrigo necesita ser remendado.materialactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemendar, parchearTo mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on."My grandmother patched the hole in her favorite quilt with colorful scraps of fabric. "Mi abuela remendó el agujero en su colcha favorita con retazos de tela coloridos.materialutilitytechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemendar, zurcirTo make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt."The quilter carefully patched together the colorful fabric scraps to create a beautiful new quilt. "La colchonera remendó cuidadosamente los retazos de tela colorida para crear una colcha nueva y hermosa.materialartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemendar, zurcirTo join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt."She patched the hole in her favorite skirt with a piece of matching fabric. "Ella remendó el agujero de su falda favorita con un trozo de tela a juego.materialwearbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConectar temporalmenteTo employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system."To fix the broken connection between the computer and the printer, the technician patched a new cable. "Para arreglar la conexión rota entre la computadora y la impresora, el técnico conectó temporalmente un cable nuevo.technologyelectronicscommunicationcomputingsignaltechnicalmachinesystemdeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemendar, zurcir(generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner"The truce between the two countries has been patched up."La tregua entre los dos países se ha remendado.actionworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParchear, aplicar un parcheTo make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:"The software developer patched the program to fix the error that caused the crashes. "El desarrollador de software parcheó el programa para solucionar el error que causaba los fallos.computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConectar, empalmarTo connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable."The electrician patched the new computer to the network server. "El electricista conectó la nueva computadora al servidor de la red.electronicstechnologysignalelectriccommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGranuja, tonto, imbécilA paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool."That new student, a real patch, keeps forgetting his homework. "Ese nuevo estudiante, un verdadero tonto, siempre olvida su tarea.characterpersonlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading