Fettle

/ˈfɛtəl/ noun, verb

Definition

General condition or state of health and spirits (noun); to clean, repair, or put in good condition (verb). 'In fine fettle' means in excellent condition.

Etymology

From Old English 'fetel' meaning straps or equipment. The word evolved to mean the overall arrangement or 'fit' of something, and later extended to mean condition or state of being. By the 1800s it was commonly used to describe someone's health.

Kelly Says

Yorkshire and Northern England miners developed 'fettle' into their own vocabulary—'fettling' their coal mine equipment became so specialized that the word is still used by metalworkers today. It's a perfect example of regional dialect becoming technical jargon!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ
ma-ste-wa-woq
ARالعربية
إصلاح
i-s-la-h
BNবাংলা
সারি করো
sa-ri kor-o
CACatalà
arreglar
ar-re-glar
CSČeština
opravit
op-ra-vit
DADansk
sætte i orden
se-tte ee or-den
DEDeutsch
in Ordnung bringen
in or-dung bring-en
ELΕλληνικά
συμπληρώσει
sim-p-le-ro-sei
ESEspañol
poner en forma
pon-er en foh-mah
FAفارسی
اصلاح
esa-la-h
FISuomi
korjata
kor-ja-ta
FRFrançais
mettre en ordre
met-tre en or-druh
GUGU
સુધારો
soo-dha-ro
HAHA
sanya
sa-nya
HEעברית
לתקן
le-te-ken
HIहिन्दी
सुधारना
soo-dhaar-na
HUMagyar
rendbe hozni
rend-be ho-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
memperbaiki
me-mpe-r-ba-ki
IGIG
ịrị
ee-ree
ITItaliano
mettere a posto
met-teh-re a po-stoh
JA日本語
直す
bousu (bousu)
KKKK
жасау
ja-sau
KMKM
កែ
kae
KO한국어
수리하다
soo-ri-ha-da
MRMR
सुधारणा
soo-dha-ra-na
MSBahasa Melayu
baikkan
baik-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
pyu-pyin
NLNederlands
in orde brengen
in or-deh bring-en
NONorsk
sette i orden
sette ee or-den
PAPA
ਸੁਧਾਰਾ
soo-dha-ra
PLPolski
naprawić
na-pra-vich
PTPortuguês
colocar em ordem
koh-loh-kar em or-dem
RORomână
repara
re-pa-ra
RUРусский
привести в порядок
pri-ve-dee v pa-r-da-tu
SVSvenska
ställa i ordning
stel-la ee or-dning
SWKiswahili
rekebisha
re-ke-bi-sha
TAதமிழ்
சரிசெய்தல்
sari-chey-thal
TEతెలుగు
మరియు
ma-ri-yu
THไทย
ซ่อมแซม
song-sam
TLTL
ayusin
a-yu-sin
TRTürkçe
düzenlemek
doo-zen-leh-mek
UKУкраїнська
відремонтувати
vid-re-mon-to-uv-ty
URاردو
ترتیب
tar-tib
VITiếng Việt
sửa chữa
sửa-chữa
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
修理
xiūlǐ
ZUZU
ukusetha
oo-ku-se-tha

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