arranxar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to straighten
2. (transitive) to adjust
3. (transitive) to fix
4. (transitive) to repair
5. (transitive) to arrange
6. (transitive) to mend
7. (transitive) to sort

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aranˈʃaɾ/

Etymology

Attested since 1370 (arrenjar). From Old French arangier, arrangier (“to put in a line, put in a row”), from reng, rang, ranc (“line, row, rank”), from Frankish *hring (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“something bent or curved”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”). Doublet of arranchar. Cognate with Portuguese arranjar, French arranger and English arrange.

Sentences

A ver se vén o técnico a arranxar a lavadora.

Let's see if the technician comes to fix the washing machine.