refurbish
gb/ɹifˈɚbɪʃ/ us/ɹifˈɚbɪʃ/
B2
Engleză
felújít
VERB
B2
1
felújít
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
refurbish [a house/room/building/property]
They refurbished the kitchen and installed new cabinets.
Felújították a konyhát, és új konyhaszekrényeket szereltek be.
The council is refurbishing the library to make it more accessible.
Az önkormányzat felújítja a könyvtárat, hogy akadálymentesebbé tegye.
After being refurbished, the hotel reopened with updated rooms and a new lobby.
Exemple pentru cursanți
We refurbished our bathroom last year.
Tavaly felújítottuk a fürdőszobánkat.
The school will refurbish the classrooms.
Az iskola felújítja a tantermeket.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use it for simple cleaning; refurbish usually involves repairs and improvements, not just cleaning.
Sens
renovate and improve a place
Colocații
refurbish a house
|refurbish an apartment
|refurbish a kitchen
|refurbish a bathroom
|refurbish an office
|refurbish a hotel
|refurbish a shop
|refurbish a building
|refurbish the interior
|refurbish a property
Sinonime
renovate (The most common near-synonym; often implies updating or improving a building.)
|
restore (Often suggests bringing something back to an earlier condition, especially for older or historic buildings.)
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revamp (Emphasizes changing the look or style, sometimes with fewer structural repairs.)
Antonime
neglect (Means to fail to care for or maintain a place.)
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damage (Means to harm something rather than improve it.)
Teme
home
|housing
|construction
|daily_life
|business
Definiție
To make a place look better and work better by repairing and redecorating it.
To improve a building or room by repairing it, cleaning it, and often redecorating or replacing old parts.
VERB
B2
BUSINESS
2
felújít
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
refurbish [a phone/laptop/device/furniture/equipment]
The company refurbishes returned laptops and sells them at a discount.
A cég felújítja a visszaküldött laptopokat, és kedvezményes áron adja el őket.
She refurbishes old furniture and sells it online.
Régi bútorokat újít fel, és online értékesíti őket.
The workshop refurbishes hospital equipment to extend its lifespan.
Exemple pentru cursanți
This shop refurbishes used phones.
Ez az üzlet használt telefonokat újít fel.
He refurbished an old bike.
Felújított egy régi biciklit.
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse with recycle: refurbish keeps the same item and repairs it; recycling breaks materials down to make something new.
Sens
recondition a used product
Colocații
refurbish a laptop
|refurbish a phone
|refurbish computers
|refurbish electronics
|refurbish equipment
|refurbish machinery
|refurbish furniture
|refurbish returned items
|refurbish old devices
|refurbish units for resale
Sinonime
recondition (Very close in meaning; often used in sales and manufacturing contexts.)
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overhaul (Suggests more extensive repair or rebuilding, especially of machines.)
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repair (More general; does not necessarily include cleaning, testing, and preparing for resale.)
Antonime
discard (Means to throw something away instead of making it usable again.)
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scrap (Means to get rid of something for parts or materials rather than restore it.)
Teme
shopping
|business
|technology
|manufacturing
|sustainability
Definiție
To repair and clean a used thing so it can be used again, often to sell it.
To make a used item fit for use again, especially by checking it, repairing or replacing parts, cleaning it, and testing it, often to sell it again.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
refurbish
IPA
GB/ɹifˈɚbɪʃ/
US/ɹifˈɚbɪʃ/
Silabe și accent
re - fur - bish (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fur)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: refurbish
- 3rd Person Singular: refurbishes
- Present Participle: refurbishing
- Past: refurbished
Expresii
factory-refurbished
1/fˈæktɚi ɹifˈɚbɪʃt/
fixed phrase
business
refurbished by the manufacturer
A product repaired and checked by the maker, then sold again.
Exemple
- I bought a factory-refurbished laptop with a one-year warranty.
- The retailer sells factory-refurbished phones at lower prices.
- Factory-refurbished units often look new but may come in plain packaging.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- This is a factory-refurbished phone.
- I saved money by buying a factory-refurbished laptop.
refurbish [something] from top to bottom
1/ɹifˈɚbɪʃ sˈʌmθɪŋ fɹˈʌm tˈɑp tə bˈɑtəm/
fixed phrase
refurbish completely
To refurbish something completely.
Exemple
- They refurbished the house from top to bottom before moving in.
- The museum was refurbished from top to bottom and reopened to the public.
- We decided to refurbish the office from top to bottom rather than do small repairs.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- They refurbished the apartment from top to bottom.