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rectifying

/ˈrɛktɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈrɛktəˌfaɪɪŋ/

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verb

Guérir

To heal (an organ or part of the body).

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed medication to help the body start rectifying the damaged tissue in the knee. "

Le médecin a prescrit des médicaments pour aider le corps à guérir les tissus endommagés dans le genou.

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verb

Corriger, rectifier

To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.

Examples :

""After realizing the mistake, Sarah spent the afternoon rectifying the errors in her report." "

Après avoir réalisé l'erreur, Sarah a passé l'après-midi à rectifier les erreurs dans son rapport.

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verb

Remédier, corriger

To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).

Examples :

"to rectify the crisis"

remédier à la crise

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verb

Rectifier, purifier

To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.

Examples :

"The chemist was rectifying the alcohol by distilling it multiple times to remove impurities. "

Le chimiste rectifiait l'alcool en le distillant plusieurs fois pour éliminer les impuretés.

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verb

Corriger, rectifier

To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).

Examples :

"The store manager apologized for the billing error and promised they were rectifying the mistake immediately. "

Le gérant du magasin s'est excusé pour l'erreur de facturation et a promis qu'ils allaient rectifier l'erreur immédiatement.

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verb

Corriger

To correct (someone who is mistaken).

Examples :

"The teacher was rectifying the student's misunderstanding of the math problem by explaining it again. "

Le professeur corrigeait l'incompréhension de l'élève concernant le problème de maths en l'expliquant à nouveau.

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verb

Ajuster, redresser

(geodesy) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.

Examples :

"The astronomy student was carefully rectifying the celestial globe before using it to calculate the sunrise time. "

L'étudiant en astronomie ajustait soigneusement le globe céleste avant de l'utiliser pour calculer l'heure du lever du soleil.

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verb

Redresser

To convert (alternating current) into direct current.

Examples :

"The power adapter is rectifying the alternating current from the wall outlet into the direct current needed to charge the laptop. "

L'adaptateur secteur redresse le courant alternatif de la prise murale en courant continu nécessaire pour charger l'ordinateur portable.

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verb

Déterminer la longueur d'une courbe entre deux limites

To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.

Examples :

"The surveyor was tasked with rectifying the length of the riverbank's curve between the two bridges. "

L'arpenteur était chargé de déterminer la longueur de la courbe de la berge entre les deux ponts.

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verb

Rectifier

To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.

Examples :

"The distiller was rectifying cheap vodka by adding juniper berries and other botanicals to create a more palatable gin. "

Le distillateur rectifiait de la vodka bon marché en ajoutant des baies de genièvre et d'autres produits botaniques pour créer un gin plus agréable.

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