Restablecer (en. Restore)

/restaβleˈθeɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To recompose or restore something to its original state.
The doctor tried to restore the patient's health.
El médico intentó restablecer la salud del paciente.
To recover a system or service that has failed.
The electric company is working to restore service in the affected area.
La compañía de electricidad trabaja para restablecer el servicio en la zona afectada.
To put a rule or an agreement back in force.
The government decided to restore the peace treaty.
El gobierno decidió restablecer el pacto de paz.

Etymology

From the prefix 're-' and 'establish'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

restore the connection
To re-establish communication or the link between two or more parties.
restablecer la conexión
restore order
To impose a state of organization and control again.
restablecer el orden
restore relationships
To resume or recover a previously existing connection or agreement.
restablecer relaciones

Related Words

establish
To create or found something.
establecer
restore
To return something to its previous state.
restaurar
reintegrate
To include something again in a group or system.
reintegrar

Slang Meanings

Going back to the way things were
Let's restore what we had before the argument.
Vamos a restablecer lo que teníamos antes de la discusión.
Reset
I need to restore the system because it's failing.
Necesito restablecer el sistema porque está fallando.