- patch up
- 1) (to mend, especially quickly and temporarily: He patched up the roof with bits of wood.) remendar o componer provisionalmente2) (to settle (a quarrel): They soon patched up their disagreement.) arreglar, resolverpatch upv.• soldar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (mend) \<\<roof/furniture\>\> hacerle* un arreglo a (provisionalmente); \<\<clothes\>\> remendar*, parchar (esp AmL); \<\<hole\>\> ponerle* un parche ab) (resolve, settle)
it will be difficult to patch things up now — ahora va a ser difícil arreglar las cosas
I tried to help patch things up betweem them — quise ayudar para que hicieran las paces
VT + ADV [+ clothes] remendar provisionalmente; [+ car, machine] arreglar provisionalmente; [+ cut, wound] vendar; [+ marriage, relationship] salvarthe doctor soon patched him up — el doctor enseguida le curó las heridas
to patch things up (with sb) — hacer las paces (con algn)
they patched up their differences — resolvieron sus diferencias
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (mend) \<\<roof/furniture\>\> hacerle* un arreglo a (provisionalmente); \<\<clothes\>\> remendar*, parchar (esp AmL); \<\<hole\>\> ponerle* un parche ab) (resolve, settle)it will be difficult to patch things up now — ahora va a ser difícil arreglar las cosas
I tried to help patch things up betweem them — quise ayudar para que hicieran las paces
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.