♦ (to) restore

♦ (to) restore
♦ (to) restore /rɪˈstɔ:(r)/
v. t.
1 ristabilire; ripristinare: Service will be restored shortly, il servizio verrà rispristinato entro breve; The government sent troops to restore order in the country, il governo ha mandato delle truppe per ristabilire l'ordine nel paese; to restore democracy, restaurare la democrazia; Drastic action is needed to restore confidence among consumers, è necessario un intervento drastico per restituire fiducia ai consumatori; to restore sb.'s sight, ridare la vista a q.
2 reintrodurre (una legge, ecc.): to restore capital punishment, reintrodurre la pena di morte
3 riportare: to restore st. (to its former state), riportare qc. allo stato originale; The theatre will be restored to its former glory, il teatro sarà restituito all'antico splendore; It will take months to restore the bridge, ci vorranno mesi per ripristinare il ponte
4 reintegrare: to restore sb. to a position [to an office], reintegrare q. in un posto [in una carica]; After the coup, the President was restored to power, dopo il colpo di stato, il presidente è tornato al potere; to restore a king (to the throne), rimettere un re sul trono; to restore sb. to his rights, reintegrare q. nei suoi diritti
5 restaurare: to restore a church [a painting], restaurare una chiesa [un dipinto]
6 (form.) restituire; rendere: to restore property to its rightful owner, restituire dei beni ai legittimi proprietari
7 (comput.) ripristinare
● to restore sb. to health, rimettere q. in salute □ (sport) to restore one's team's lead, riportare in vantaggio la propria squadra.

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