What does arreglar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word arreglar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arreglar in Spanish.

The word arreglar in Spanish means repair, sort out, straighten out, tidy up, get ready, settle accounts, settle the score, settle things, settle my mental disorders, dress a corpse, take care of a situation, deal with a situation, get some papers in order, send to be repaired. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arreglar

repair

verbo transitivo (reparar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El técnico tardó en arreglar el ascensor averiado.
It took the engineer a long time to repair the lift.

sort out, straighten out

verbo transitivo (solucionar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Tuvimos problemas con la tarjeta de crédito pero pudimos arreglarlo con el banco .
We had some problems with our credit card, but we managed to sort it out (or: straighten it out) with the bank.

tidy up

verbo transitivo (recoger, ordenar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Los sábados arreglamos la casa entre todos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. When are you going to tidy this room up? - it's disgusting.

get ready

verbo pronominal (acicalarse, emperifollarse)

Mi marido tardó mucho en arreglarse y llegamos tarde a la fiesta.
My husband took a long time to get ready and we got to the party late.

settle accounts

locución verbal (saldar deudas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El comerciante arregló las deudas con su proveedor.

settle the score

locución verbal (figurado (solucionar conflictos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Vos y yo debemos arreglar cuentas luego de aquella pelea.
You and I have to settle the score after that fight.

settle things

locución verbal (solucionar el conflicto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Espero que podamos arreglar las cosas y terminar con esto.
I hope we can settle things and put an end to this.

settle my mental disorders

expresión (coloquial (aclarar mis ideas) (ideas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

dress a corpse

locución verbal (asear al finado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La funerario arregló el cadáver antes del funeral.
The undertaker dressed the corpse before the funeral.

take care of a situation, deal with a situation

locución verbal (solucionar un problema)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La empresa debe arreglar una situación antes de retomar las negociaciones.
The company must deal with a situation before resuming negotiations.

get some papers in order

locución verbal (figurado (hacer trámites)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Debo arreglar unos papeles antes de mudarme al extranjero.
I have to get some papers in order before I move abroad.

send to be repaired

locución verbal (encargar el arreglo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro tiene que mandar a arreglar su coche.
Pedro has to send his car to be repaired.

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