make amends

English

Verb

make amends (third-person singular simple present makes amends, present participle making amends, simple past and past participle made amends)

(idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.
I hope they can stop fighting and make amends.

Synonym: make up
- 2011 January 25, Les Roopanarine, “Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC‎:
  But with the home side likewise unable to make the most of a period of first-half ascendancy, Villa were swift to make amends on the restart.

Synonyms

atone, expiate; (archaic): aby, abye; (obsolete): abegge

Translations

to repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress

Czech: usmířit se
French: obtenir satisfaction, donner satisfaction, se réconcilier (fr), se racheter (fr), faire amende honorable (fr)
German: Genugtuung leisten
Icelandic: bæta upp, bæta, (to make amends for) bæta fyrir

Italian: dare soddisfazione
Latin: expiō
Russian: искупа́ть (ru) (iskupátʹ)
Spanish: reconciliar (es), desagraviar (es)

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