What does arreglo in Spanish mean?

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

The word arreglo in Spanish means repair, grooming, agreement, arrangement, arrangement, agreement, repair, sort out, straighten out, tidy up, get ready, settle a score, classroom arrangement, classroom setup, flower arrangement, floral arrangement, musical arrangement, personal care, alteration, in accordance with, can't be helped, nothing can be done for, be beyond repair, be a write-off, be a lost cause, be a hopeless case, I'll figure it out. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arreglo

repair

nombre masculino (reparación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El arreglo de la nevera será más caro que comprarte una nueva.

The repair of the refrigerator will be more expensive than buying a new one.

grooming

nombre masculino (aseo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Tardo poco en mi arreglo personal.

Personal grooming doesn't take me long.

agreement

nombre masculino (avenencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Al fin llegó el arreglo que todos esperábamos.

Finally, the agreement we had all been waiting for happened.

arrangement

nombre masculino (adaptación de composición)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El mánager no parecía muy ilusionado con el arreglo que habían hecho de las canciones.

The manager didn't seem too happy with the arrangement they had made to the songs.

arrangement, agreement

nombre masculino (acuerdo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Tienen un arreglo sobre como compartir el coche.

They have a car sharing arrangement.

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)

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 a score

locución nominal masculina (venganza)

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

Hubo varios muertos por el arreglo de cuentas entre bandas rivales.

classroom arrangement, classroom setup

(aseo del aula)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El arreglo del aula llevará un par de horas.

The classroom arrangement (or: setup) will take a couple of hours.

flower arrangement, floral arrangement

(ornamento con flores)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Las mesas tenían arreglos florales y velas.

The tables had candles and flower arrangements (or: floral arrangements).

musical arrangement

(adecuación de pieza musical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

personal care

(aseo personal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Creo que a Mario le falta algo de arreglo personal.

I think Mario lacks a bit of personal care.

alteration

(compostura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Debo llevar mi vestido para un arreglo de costura.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The tailor charges extra for garment alterations.

in accordance with

locución preposicional (formal (según, conforme a)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")

Debes hacer este trabajo con arreglo a las instrucciones de tu supervisor.

You must do this work in accordance with the instructions from your supervisor.

can't be helped, nothing can be done for

locución verbal (situación)

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

La violencia no tendrá arreglo hasta erradicar la corrupción.

be beyond repair, be a write-off

locución verbal (máquina, aparato)

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

¿El camión se puede reparar o no tiene arreglo?

be a lost cause, be a hopeless case

locución verbal (coloquial (persona)

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

Juan no tiene arreglo, siempre va a ser un irresponsable.

I'll figure it out

expresión (ingeniárselas)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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