arreglar

/areˈɡlaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to fix, to repair, to mend

🔧 a- + regla (rule) + -ar: to bring something back to rule, into order

From regla, the Spanish for rule or ruler, itself from Latin regula. To arreglar is to put a thing back in line with the rule: a broken machine, a messy room, or a quarrel. English regulate and regular share the same root.

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