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
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
FISuomi
korjata
kor-ja-ta
FRFrançais
mettre en ordre
met-tre en or-druh
HIहिन्दी
सुधारना
soo-dhaar-na
HUMagyar
rendbe hozni
rend-be ho-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
memperbaiki
me-mpe-r-ba-ki
ITItaliano
mettere a posto
met-teh-re a po-stoh
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
PLPolski
naprawić
na-pra-vich
PTPortuguês
colocar em ordem
koh-loh-kar em or-dem
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
TRTürkçe
düzenlemek
doo-zen-leh-mek
UKУкраїнська
відремонтувати
vid-re-mon-to-uv-ty
VITiếng Việt
sửa chữa
sửa-chữa
ZUZU
ukusetha
oo-ku-se-tha