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English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-fix.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪks|-ɪks

Etymology
From OF. fixer, from fixe, from L. fixus.

Noun
en-noun|es

1. An instance of fix#Verb|fixing.
2. A difficult situation or dilemma.
3. A serving of an addictive drug to an addict.

#:"Just one fix!" -Alain Jourgensen

Translations

Finnish: korjaus (1), fiksaus (slang) (1)
French: réparation f (1)
German: Schuss m (only when injected) (3)
Swedish: fix#Swedish (1)

Verb
en-verb|fix|es

1. To mend or repair.
2. To attach; to affix.
3. To prepare. He fixed dinner for the kids.
4. To make a contest, vote, or gamble unfair; to privilege one contestant, usually before the content happens.
5. To make a business of getting paid to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion<ref>Sutherland, Edwin H. (ed) (1937): The Professional Thief: by a Professional Thief. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [Reprinted by various publishers in subsequent decades.]</ref>
6. US To render an animal (especially a pet) infertile.

References

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Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section

Finnish: korjata (1), kiinnittää (2)
French: réparer (1)
Greek: t|el|��ιά�ν�|trftiáhno|scGrek, t|el|διο�θ�ν�|trdiorthóno|scGrek (1)
Portuguese: reparar, arrumar, consertar (1)
Swedish: fixa (1)

Category:Contranyms
Category:Negative words
Category:Positive words

German

Adjective
de-adj|comparativefixer|superlativefixesten

1. fixed italbrac|costs, salary
2. quick
3. smart

Synonyms
italbrac|fixed: fest
italbrac|quick: schnell
italbrac|smart: aufgeweckt

See also
fix und fertig

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