verb🔗SharePercer, transpercerTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix."The hunter, fixing the rabbit with his arrow, prepared to bring dinner home. "Le chasseur, perçant le lapin avec sa flèche, se préparait à ramener le dîner à la maison.actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFixer, attacher, attacherTo 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."Une touche de chewing-gum fixera votre note au tableau d'affichage.actiontechnicalworktimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéparer, arrangerTo mend, to repair."My dad is fixing the broken bicycle in the garage. "Mon père répare le vélo cassé dans le garage.technicalmachinebuildingutilityindustryworkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePréparerTo prepare (food or drink)."She fixed dinner for the kids."Elle a préparé le dîner pour les enfants.fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTruquer, fausserTo 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."Une majorité d'électeurs pensait que l'élection avait été truquée en faveur du sortant.politicsgovernmentlawmoralbusinessgamesportsocietyattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareStériliser, castrerTo surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile."Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him."Rover a arrêté de creuser sous la clôture après que nous ayons fait stériliser le chien par le vétérinaire.animalmedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFixer, établir(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. "Le professeur fixe x à 5 dans ce problème ; à partir de maintenant, x représente toujours 5 dans cette équation spécifique.mathcomputingtechnicallogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe venger, châtierTo 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."Il s'est fait prendre en train de forcer des casiers, alors quelques types se sont vengés de lui après le travail.lawpolicemoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFixer, rendre permanentTo 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. "Le photographe a soigneusement fixé le négatif pour éviter la décoloration.technologyartchemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéparer, corrigerTo convert into a stable or available form."Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen."Les légumineuses sont valorisées dans la rotation des cultures pour leur capacité à fixer l'azote.technicalmachinetechnologyprocessutilityindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe fixer, s'installer, resterTo 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. "Après des années de voyage, elle a eu envie de s'installer dans sa ville natale et de fonder une famille.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFixer, se solidifierTo 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. "Le métal chaud se solidifie lentement en refroidissant, devenant suffisamment solide pour être façonné.chemistrymaterialsubstancephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFalsification, truquageThe act of subverting (fixing) a vote."The investigation revealed a wide-scale fixing of the election votes, leading to recounts in several districts. "L'enquête a révélé une falsification à grande échelle des votes de l'élection, entraînant des recomptages dans plusieurs districts.politicsgovernmentlawactionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFixations(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 boîte de fixations comprenait des vis, des clous et des chevilles, dont nous avions besoin pour accrocher le cadre photo en toute sécurité.buildingtechnicalitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccessoires, garnituresSee fixings."The furniture came flat-packed, so we had to buy the fixings separately. "Les meubles étaient livrés à plat, nous avons donc dû acheter les garnitures séparément.itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
