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rimediare

to remedy

verb ree-meh-DYAH-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Also means

to scrape together

Usage Note

Rimediare has two distinct registers. Formally it means to remedy or fix a problem: rimediare a un errore (to remedy a mistake). Colloquially, rimediare qualcosa means to manage to scrape something together or get hold of it — riesci a rimediare due biglietti? (can you get hold of two tickets?). The auxiliary in compound tenses is avere.

Examples

"Bisogna rimediare subito a questo errore."

Natural Translation

We need to remedy this mistake immediately.

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