redress

redress
rə'dres
1. verb
(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.) compensar

2. noun
((money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done.) compensación
redress
tr[rɪ'dres]
noun
1 reparación nombre femenino
transitive verb
1 reparar, corregir
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to redress the balance restablecer el equilibrio
redress [ri'drɛs] vt
: reparar, remediar, enmendar
redress
n.
compensación s.f.
reparación s.f.
satisfacción s.f.

I rɪ'dres
mass noun (of a wrong) reparación f; (Law) compensación f, reparación f

II
transitive verb \<\<error/wrong\>\> reparar, enmendar*; \<\<imbalance\>\> corregir*
[rɪ'dres]
1.
N (=compensation) compensación f , indemnización f ; (for offence) reparación f ; (=satisfaction) desagravio m

to seek redress for — solicitar compensación por

in such a case you have no redress — en tal caso usted no tiene derecho a compensación

2.
VT (=compensate for) reparar, indemnizar; [+ offence] reparar; [+ fault] remediar

to redress the balance — equilibrar la balanza

* * *

I [rɪ'dres]
mass noun (of a wrong) reparación f; (Law) compensación f, reparación f

II
transitive verb \<\<error/wrong\>\> reparar, enmendar*; \<\<imbalance\>\> corregir*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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