reparation

See also: réparation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reparatio, reparationis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

reparation (countable and uncountable, plural reparations)

1. (usually in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).
   • Dryden

     I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.

2. (archaic) The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.

   the reparation of a bridge or of a highway

Synonyms

• (a payment): restitution, compensation, amends, satisfaction
• (a renewing): restoration, repair

Related terms

• repair
• reparative

Translations

payment to undo transgressions

• Catalan: reparació f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賠償／赔偿 (zh) (péicháng), 赔偿 (zh) (péicháng), 補償／补偿 (zh) (bǔcháng), 补偿 (zh) (bǔcháng)

• Czech: reparace f
• Finnish: korvaus (fi)
• French: réparation (fr) f
• German: Reparation (de) f, Entschädigung (de) f, Wiedergutmachung (de) f
• Greek: επανόρθωση (el) f (epanórthosi), αποζημίωση (el) f (apozimíosi)
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• Hungarian: jóvátétel (hu), kártalanítás (hu), kártérítés (hu), kárpótlás (hu)
• Japanese: 補償 (ja) (ほしょう, hoshō), 賠償 (ja) (ばいしょう, baishō), 償い (つぐない, tsugunai)
• Latin: clārigātiō f
• Maori: moni whakaea, utu whakaea
• Portuguese: reparação (pt) f
• Russian: репара́ция (ru) f (reparácija) (for war transgressions), компенса́ция (ru) f (kompensácija), возмеще́ние (ru) n (vozmeščénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: dìoladh
• Spanish: reparación (es) f
• Thai: ค่าปฏิกรรม

renewing or restoring

• Finnish: korjaus (fi), korjaaminen (fi)
• German: Reparatur (de) f
• Greek: επιδιόρθωση (el) f (epidiórthosi), αποκατάσταση (el) f (apokatástasi)
• Hungarian: javítás (hu), helyreállítás (hu), rendbehozatal, rendbe hozás, újjáépítés (hu)
• Japanese: 修理 (ja) (しゅうり, shūri), 修復 (ja) (しゅうふく, shūfuku), 回復 (ja) (かいふく, kaifuku)
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• Portuguese: reparo (pt) m, reparação (pt) f
• Romanian: reparare (ro), reparație (ro)
• Scottish Gaelic: dìoladh m
• Spanish: reparación (es) f
• Thai: ปฏิกรรม

See also

• war reparations

Anagrams

• Praetorian, Prætorian, praetorian, prætorian

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Swedish

Etymology

reparera +‎ -tion

Noun

reparation c

1. a repair (mending something broken)

Declension

Declension of reparation
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	reparation	reparationen	reparationer	reparationerna
Genitive	reparations	reparationens	reparationers	reparationernas