wiedergutmachen

wie|der|gut|ma|chen sep

vt

Schaden to compensate for; Fehler to rectify; Beleidigung to put right; (= sühnen) to atone for; (POL) to make reparations for; (JUR) to redress

das ist nie wiedergutzumachen — that can never be put right

das kann ich ja gar nicht wiedergútmachen! (fig) — how on earth can I ever repay you!

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1) (to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) make amends

2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) make good

3) make up for

4) (to set right or compensate for: The company offered the man a large sum of money to redress the harm that their product had done to him.) redress

5) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) repair

6) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) right

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wie·der|gut|ma·chen

vt

▪ etw \wiedergutmachen to make good [or compensate [or make up] for] sth

irgendwie wiedergutzumachen sein to somehow make up for sth

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old spelling

s. wieder 3)

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wiedergutmachen v/t → gutmachen 1

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old spelling

s. wieder 3)

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n.

reparation n.