reparation
gb/ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃən/ us/ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃən/
C1
אנגלית
jóvátétel, kárpótlás
שם עצם
C1
FORMAL
1
תבנית שימוש:
reparation(s) for [harm/wrong]; reparations to [people/group]; pay/seek/demand reparations
The government agreed to pay reparations to families who had been forced from their homes.
A kormány beleegyezett, hogy jóvátételt fizet azoknak a családoknak, akiket elűztek az otthonukból.
Survivors are seeking reparations from the company for decades of pollution.
A túlélők jóvátételt követelnek a vállalattól az évtizedeken át tartó szennyezés miatt.
The treaty included reparations for damage caused during the occupation.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The government paid reparations to the victims.
A kormány jóvátételt fizetett az áldozatoknak.
They asked for reparations for the damage.
Kárpótlást kértek a károkért.
טעות נפוצה:
This meaning is often plural: reparations. Use for for the harm and to for the person or group receiving them.
משמעות
Compensation for harm or injustice
צירופים
pay reparations
|seek reparations
|demand reparations
|award reparations
|financial reparations
|full reparation
|reparation payments
|reparations claim
|reparations program
|reparations to victims
מילים נרדפות
compensation (broader and more neutral; can be any payment for loss or injury)
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restitution (emphasizes restoring what was taken or lost)
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redress (formal; emphasizes correcting an injustice)
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damages (legal; money awarded by a court for loss or injury)
נושאים
law
|politics
|social_justice
|history
|finance
הגדרה
money or help given to someone because they were harmed or treated unfairly
Money, services, or other compensation given to people, groups, or countries for harm, loss, or injustice, especially by a government or institution.
שם עצם
C1
FORMAL
2
jóvátétel
C1
תבנית שימוש:
as/in reparation for [harm/wrong]; make/offer reparation
The apology was meant as a first step toward reparation.
A bocsánatkérést a jóvátétel felé tett első lépésnek szánták.
She volunteered at the shelter as reparation for the harm she had caused.
Önkéntes munkát vállalt a menhelyen, ezzel próbálva jóvátenni az általa okozott kárt.
The commission called for truth, accountability, and reparation.
דוגמאות ללומדים
His apology was a form of reparation.
A bocsánatkérése a jóvátétel egyik formája volt.
She wanted to make reparation for her mistake.
Jóvá akarta tenni a hibáját.
טעות נפוצה:
Do not confuse reparation with repair in ordinary speech; repair is the normal word for fixing a broken object.
משמעות
Act of making amends
צירופים
make reparation
|offer reparation
|seek reparation
|moral reparation
|symbolic reparation
|adequate reparation
|reparation for harm
|act of reparation
מילים נרדפות
amends (more common in everyday phrases such as make amends)
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atonement (stronger moral or religious sense of making up for wrongdoing)
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redress (formal; focuses on setting a wrong right)
נושאים
ethics
|law
|conflict
|relationships
הגדרה
the act of trying to correct a wrong you have done
The act or process of making amends for harm or a wrong, by apology, restitution, or other corrective action.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
reparation
IPA
GB/ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃən/
US/ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃən/
הברות והטעמה
re - par - a - tion (4 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (par)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: reparation
- Plural: reparation, reparations
ביטויים
make reparation(s) for
1/mˈeɪk ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃənz fɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
Try to make amends
to try to correct something wrong that you did
דוגמאות
- The museum returned the artifacts as part of an effort to make reparation for colonial-era theft.
- He tried to make reparations for the damage by paying for the repairs.
- The organization apologized and promised to make reparation to the affected families.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- She wanted to make reparation for her mistake.
- He paid for the window to make reparations for the damage.
pay reparations
1/pˈeɪ ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃənz/
fixed phrase
formal
Give compensation for harm
to give money to people because they were harmed or treated unfairly
דוגמאות
- The company agreed to pay reparations to workers exposed to dangerous chemicals.
- Activists argue that the state should pay reparations for land it took illegally.
- The country paid reparations after the war.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The government paid reparations to the families.
- They paid reparations for the damage.
racial reparations
1/ɹˈeɪʃəl ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃənz/
fixed phrase
formal
Compensation for racial injustice
money or programs meant to address harm caused by racism
דוגמאות
- The proposal for racial reparations included scholarships and housing grants.
- The debate over racial reparations has grown in several cities.
- Some universities have created funds described as a form of racial reparations.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The city discussed racial reparations.
- The plan included racial reparations for past discrimination.
reparation order
1/ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃən ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
legal
Court-ordered compensation or amends
a court order telling someone to pay for or repair harm they caused
דוגמאות
- The court issued a reparation order requiring the teenager to compensate the shop owner.
- Under the reparation order, he had to write an apology and pay for the broken window.
- A reparation order can help victims receive direct compensation from an offender.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The judge made a reparation order.
- The reparation order told him to pay for the damage.
reparations for slavery
1/ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃənz fɚ slˈeɪvɚi/
fixed phrase
formal
Compensation for slavery’s harms
money, programs, or other help meant to address the harm caused by slavery
דוגמאות
- The city council debated reparations for slavery and discriminatory housing policies.
- Supporters argue that reparations for slavery should include investment in affected communities.
- The report studied different models for reparations for slavery.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- They discussed reparations for slavery in class.
- The proposal included reparations for slavery.
war reparations
1/wˈɔɹ ɹˌɛpɚˈeɪʃənz/
fixed phrase
formal
Compensation after a war
money or resources a country pays after a war for the damage it caused
דוגמאות
- The peace agreement included a schedule for war reparations.
- Debates over war reparations continued long after the conflict ended.
- Germany's war reparations after World War I reshaped European politics.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The country had to pay war reparations.
- War reparations can last for many years.