reparation

See also: réparation

English

reparation (countable and uncountable, plural reparations)

(usually in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to undo past transgression(s).
- Dryden
  I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.
(archaic) The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.
the reparation of a bridge or of a highway

payment to undo transgressions

Hungarian: jóvátétel (hu), kártalanítás (hu), kártérítés (hu), kárpótlás (hu)
Japanese: 補償 (ja) (ほしょう, hoshō), 賠償 (ja) (ばいしょう, baishō), 償い (つぐない, tsugunai)
Maori: moni whakaea, utu whakaea
Portuguese: reparação (pt) f
Russian: репара́ция (ru) f (reparácija) (for war transgressions), компенса́ция (ru) f (kompensácija), возмеще́ние (ru) n (vozmeščénije)
Scottish Gaelic: dìoladh
Spanish: reparación (es) f
Thai: ค่าปฏิกรรม

renewing or restoring

Finnish: korjaus (fi), korjaaminen (fi)
German: Reparatur (de) f
Greek: επιδιόρθωση (el) f (epidiórthosi), αποκατάσταση (el) f (apokatástasi)
Hungarian: javítás (hu), helyreállítás (hu), rendbehozatal, rendbe hozás, újjáépítés (hu)
Japanese: 修理 (ja) (しゅうり, shūri), 修復 (ja) (しゅうふく, shūfuku), 回復 (ja) (かいふく, kaifuku)

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