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fix·ture

 (fĭks′chər)
n.
1. Something securely fixed in place.
2. Something attached as a permanent appendage, apparatus, or appliance:plumbing fixtures.
3.Law An item of personal property that is physically attached to a property and becomes part of it, as a machine that is installed.
4. One that is invariably present in and long associated with a place:a journalist who became a Washington fixture.
5.
a. The act or process of fixing.
b. The condition of being fixed.
[Variant of obsoletefixure, from Late Latinfīxūra, from Latinfīxus,fixed; see fix.]
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fixture

(ˈfɪkstʃə)
n
1.an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance
2.a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position
3. (Law)property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it
4. (Mechanical Engineering) a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool
5. (Team Sports, other than specified)chiefly
a.a sports match or social occasion
b.the date of such an event
6.rare the act of fixing
[C17: from Late Latinfixūra a fastening (with-t- by analogy withmixture)]
ˈfixturelessadj
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fix•ture

(ˈfɪks tʃər)

n.
1. something securely and usu. permanently attached or appended, as to a building: a light fixture.
2. a person or thing long established in the same place or position.
3. a chattel that has been attached to property so that its removal would damage the property and may therefore be considered as part of the property.
4. the act of fixing.
5. an event that takes place regularly.
[1590–1600; variant of obsoletefixure (< Late Latinfixūra; seefix,-ure), with-t- frommixture]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fixture - an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)fixture - an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
artefact,artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
bathroom fixture - any fixture in a bathroom
lighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light
plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building
soap dish - a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap
2.fixture - a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
frequenter,patron - a regular customer
3.fixture - the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
immovability,immovableness - not capable of being moved or rearranged
lodgement,lodging,lodgment - the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"
4.fixture - the act of putting something in working order againfixture - the act of putting something in working order again
improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
patching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
maintenance,upkeep,care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
quick fix,quickie,quicky,band aid - hurried repair
restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again
restitution - the act of restoring something to its original state
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Translations
قِطْعَة أثاث ثابِتَهمَوْعِد مُحَدَّد
utkánízabudovaný kus nábytku
fast inventarstævne
fastur liîur; kappleikur á föstum tímumföst tæki, naglfastur búnaîur
zabudovaný kus nábytku
fikstürmüsabakasabityerinden oynatılamıyan

fixture

[ˈfɪkstʃəʳ]
A.N
1. [of house etc]fixtures →instalacionesfplfijas
the house was sold with fixtures and fittings →lacasa sevendiótotalmenteequipada
2. (Sport) →encuentrom
3. (=permanent feature) →elementomfijo; (=date) →fechaffija
he's become a permanent fixture in this house (hum) →escomo si fuerapartedelmobiliariode lacasa
B.CPDfixture listN →listaf deencuentros
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fixture

[ˈfɪkstʃər]n
(=match) →rencontref
(in place, room) →installationf (fixe)
fixtures and fittings →lesaménagementsintérieurs
(=person)
She is a fixture in New York's nightclubs →Ellefaitpartie desmeublesdans lesboîtesde nuit new-yorkaises.fixture listn [sports team] →calendrierm desmatchs
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fixture

n
(of a building etc)fixtures →Ausstattungf, →unbeweglichesInventar(form);fixtures and fittings →Anschlüsse undunbeweglichesInventar(form);lightingfixtures →elektrischeAnschlüsse;to be afixture (fig hum,person) →zumInventargehören
(Brit Sport) →Spielnt
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fixture

[ˈfɪkstʃəʳ]n
a. (of house)fixturesnpl →impiantimpl
b. (Sport) →incontro
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fix

(fiks) verb
1. to make firm or steady.He fixed the post firmly in the ground;He fixed his eyes on the door. vasmaak يُثَبِّت заковавам fixar zasadit, upevnit; upřítbefestigen,heften fastgøre; fæstneκαρφώνω,στερεώνωfijar,clavar kinnitama ثابت کردن kiinnittääenfoncer,fixer du regard לקבּוֹע בִּמקוֹמוֹ निश्चित करना fiksirati (i pogledom) rögzít memantapkan, memancangkan festafissare 固定する 고정시키다 įsmeigti cieši raudzīties uz kaut ko/kādu memantapkanvastmaken,vestigenfeste,gjøre fastumocować, utkwić سره وروستل، تثبيتول، سمول، ټينګول، كلكول، پر ځاى كښينول، پرځاىدرول، لګول: (اصط) لا نجه، جنجال fixar a fixa (cu privirea)устанавливать;направлять upevniť; uprieť zapičiti fiksirati sätta fast, fästa ทำให้มั่นคง sıkıca tutturmak,dikmek 使固定 застосовувати; затримувати محکم بنانا cố định使固定
2. to attach; to join.He fixed the shelf to the wall. vasheg يُلْصِق ، يُعَلِّق закрепвам (се) fixar připevnitanbringen fæstne; montereστερεώνω, συνάπτωfijar,clavar kinnitama به هم چسباندن liittääfixer לִקבּוֹע जोड़ना prikvačiti, pričvrstiti felerősít memasang festa (við), tengjafissare 取付ける 붙이다 pritvirtinti piestiprināt memasangvastmakenfeste,sette opp,montere przytwierdzać سره وروستل fixar a prindeприкреплять pripevniť pritrditi pričvrstiti sätta fast (upp), fästa, montera ทำให้ติด tutturmak,takmak 安裝 закріпляти لگانا، جوڑنا gắn chặt vào安装
3. to mend or repair.He has succeeded in fixing my watch. regmaak يُصَلِّح поправям arranjar opravitin Ordnung bringen reparere; ordneεπιδιορθώνω,φτιάχνωarreglar parandama تعمیر کردن korjataréparer לְתָקֵן ठीक करना popraviti megjavít memperbaiki gera við, lagariparare 修理する 수리하다 pataisyti, suremontuoti salabot membaikireparerenreparere,gjøre i stand naprawiać تلل، ستنېدل: ترميمول، رغول arranjar a reparaчинить opraviť popraviti popraviti laga, fixa ซ่อมแซมtamir etmek 修理 лагодити, ремонтувати مرمّت کرنا sửa sang修理
4. to direct (attention, a looketc) at.She fixed all her attention on me. aandag op iets toespits ، يُرَكِّز، يُوَجِّه насочвам dirigir zaměřitrichten rette mod; koncentrereπροσηλώνω, κατευθύνω το βλέμμα ή την προσοχή μουfijar,clavar,poner suunama متمرکز کردن بر suunnatafixer לְקַבֵּע साठ-गांठ करना usmjeriti, fokusirati irányít menujukan festa, einbeinafissare,dirigere じっと注ぐ (눈, 주의 등을) 향하다 nukreipti pievērst (uzmanību) menujukanvestigenrette motskupić,skoncentrować پام، توجه، فكري تمركز، موْدب والى: ( لښ ) تيارسئ، ځيروالى dirigir a concentraсосредоточивать zamerať osredotočiti usmeriti rikta, vända จ้อง yöneltmek 集中...於 зупиняти, затримувати توجہ مرکوز کرنا dán mắt nhìn 集中（注意）于
5. (often withup) to arrange; to settle.to fix a price;We fixed (up) a meeting. iets reël يُرَتِّب، يُعيِّن، يُحَدِّد определям arranjar stanovit; dojednatfestlegen arrangere; fikseορίζω,κανονίζωfijar (kindlaks) määrama تعیین کردن sopiafixer,décider לִקבוֹע, לְסָדֵר तैयार करना dogovoriti, sporazumjeti se elrendez; megállapít; megjelöl menetapkan ákveðafissare 取り決める 마련하다 (pa)skirti, nustatyti noteikt (cenu); organizēt menetapkanvaststellenfastsette,beramme,fastslåustalić تنظيمول، سيخول، برابرول، اوډل، ترتيبول، ( مو ) سورول، چمتو كول، تيارول arranjar a fixa, a stabiliдоговариваться stanoviť; dohodnúť domeniti se ugovoriti bestämma, ordna จัดการ kararlaştırmak 安排 встановлювати, призначати مقرر کرنا thu xếp; bố trí安排
6. to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals.to fix a photgraphic print. fikseer يُثَبِّت фиксирам fixar ustálitfixieren fiksereσταθεροποιώ, φιξάρωfijar kinnistama ثابت کردن kiinnittääfixer לְקַבֵּע पुष्ट करना ucvrstiti, skrutnuti fixál (vegyi úton) memroses festa, gera ónæman fyrir áhrifum ljóssfissare 定着させる (화학 처리 등으로) 영구하게 하다 fiksuoti fiksēt memprosesfixerenfiksere utrwalić سره وروستل، تثبيتول، سمول، ټينګول، كلكول، پر ځاى كښينول، پرځاىدرول، لګول: (اصط) لا نجه، جنجال fixar a fixa, a stabilizaфиксировать ustáliť fiksirati fiksirati fixera ทำบางสิ่งให้ถาวรโดยใช้สารเคมีบางชนิด sabitleştirmek 定影 фіксувати, закріпляти کسی چیز کو کیمیائی مواد کے ذریعہ مستقل بنانا hãm定影
7. to prepare; to get ready.I'll fix dinner tonight. voorberei; aanmekaarsit يَشْتَري، يُعِدُّ приготвям preparar připravitherrichten lave; sørge forφτιάχνω,ετοιμάζωarreglar,organizar valmistama آماده کردن valmistaapréparer לְהָכִין तैयार होना pripremiti, spremiti megcsinál menyiapkan útbúa, taka tilpreparare 用意する 준비하다 paruošti, padaryti sagatavot menyediakanklaarmakentilberede,lage,gjøre i standprzygotować دمخه تيارول، سمول، برابرول، چمتوكول، سنبالولpreparar a pregăti приготавливать pripraviť pripraviti pripremiti fixa, ordna เตรียมหรือจัดหาให้พร้อม hazırlamak 準備 готувати تیار کرنا chuẩn bị准备
noun
trouble; a difficulty.I'm in a terrible fix! moeilikheid; verknorsing وَرْطَه، صُعوبَه ситуация apuro nesnáz, šlamastika die Klemme knibe; klemme δύσκολη θέση,μπλέξιμοapuro,aprieto plinder دردسر pulaembarrasצרות उलझन, कठिनाई škripac, neprilika szorultság,„pác” kesulitan vandræði, klípapasticcio 苦境 고민, 문제 bėda ķeza; kļūmīgs stāvoklis kesulitanmoeilijke situatieknipe,vanskelig situasjon,forlegenhetkłopot,tarapaty ناكراري، نارامي، تر وروالي، ربړ، تكليف apuro bucluc, încurcăturăзатруднительное положение nepríjemnosť stiska nevolja knipa ปัญหา; ความยากลำบาก güç durum, açmaz 困境 труднощі مشکل ، پریشانی tình thế khó khăn困境
fixˈation noun
a strong idea or opinion for or against something that one does not or cannot change.She has a fixation about travelling alone. fiksasie تَعَلُّق، تَصَلُّب، تَحَجُّر، تَمَسُّك في فِكْرَه становище fixação utkvělá představafixe Idee mani; besættelse μονομανία,έμμονη ιδέαfijación,obsesión sundmõte پایبندی؛ قاطعیت pakkomiellefixationקיבעון स्थिरीकरण fiksacija komplexus pandangan árátta, þráhyggjafissazione 固定観念 (심리) 집착, 강박 관념 įsikalimas į galvą, idėja fiks uzmācīga doma; mānija pendirian fixatiefiksering,fiks idémania,obsesja قطعیfixação idee fixăнавязчивая идея,мания utkvelá predstava fiksna ideja opsednutost fixering ความคิดที่ไม่เปลี่ยนแปลงsaplantı,tutku 決定 пристрасть کسی ایک خیال کا ذہن پر مسلط ہو جانا sự ám ảnh决定
fixed adjective
1. arranged in advance; settled.a fixed price. vasteمُحَدَّد твърд fixo pevný fest fast; fastsatκαθορισμένος,σταθερόςfijo fikseeritud معین kiinteäfixeקבוע स्थर की हुई odreden unaprijed, fiksan rögzített, kötött mantap ákveðinn, umsaminnfisso 決められた 미리 정해진 nustatytas noteikts; nemainīgs telah ditetapkanvastfaststały ثابت، ځاى پر ځاى، ټاكل شوى (لكه نيټه fixo stabilitустановленный pevný določen fiksni fast, fastställd, bestämd ที่จัดไว้ล่วงหน้าkararlaştırılmış 預定安排的 твердо визначений; незмінний مقرر được bố trí trước预定安排的
2. steady; not moving.a fixed gaze/stare. starre blik ثابِت، مُحَدَّق فيه، مُرَكَّز неподвижен fixo nehybný; upřenýstarr fastσταθερός,ακίνητοςfijo liikumatu ثابت kiinteäfixeקבוע दृढ़ किया हुआ ukočen, nepomičan állandó tetap stöðugur, fasturfisso 不動の 고정된 sustingęs stingrs; nekustīgs tetapvastubevegelig,stasjonær,fastnieruchomy ثابت fixo fixнеподвижный nehybný; upretý negiben fiksiran stel นิ่ง; ไม่เคลื่อนไหวsabit 固定的 нерухомий; закріплений محکم bất động; cố định固定的
3. arranged illegally or dishonestly.The result was fixed. bepaal; gereël مُرَتَّب سَلَفا بِصورَة غَير شَريفَه нагласен ajeitado zfalšovaný insgeheim verabredet aftalt συμφωνημένος από πριν, σικέamañado sobinguline تقلبی järjestettytruqué מִשְחָק מָכוּר स्थापित किया हुआ namješten „megbundázott” diatur fyrirfram ákveðinn, svikinntruccato 仕組まれた 부정하게 꾸며진 suklastotas saorganizēts; ietekmēts diatur illegaal geregeldavtalt,fikset ukartowany غير قانونى، دقانونه مخالفviciado aranjat подтасованный sfalšovaný dogovorjen namešten uppgjord, fixad ที่จัดขึ้นอย่างผิดกฎหมาย önceden ayarlanmış, şikeli 透過作弊事先安排好的 улагоджений بے ایمانی سے کیا گیا được sắp đặt trước通过作弊事先安排好的
fixedly (ˈfiksidli) adverb
steadily.He stared fixedly. strak بتَرْكيز، بصورة ثابِتَه втренчено fixamente strnuleunverwandt fastσταθεράfijamente püsivalt بطور ثابت kiinteästifixement לְלא נִיעַ दृढ़तापूर्वक uporno, netremice mereven dengan tetap ákveðiðfissamente じっと 고정적으로 įsmeigęs akis, įdėmiai, atkakliai nekustīgi; stingri dengan tetaponbeweeglijkstivt,ufravendt,ubevegelig uporczywie په ثابت ډول fixamente fixпристально uprene nepremično fiksirano stelt, oavvänt อย่างจดจ่อ (จ้องดู) gözlerini dikerek 堅定地 пильно ایک ٹک đứng yên một chỗ; cố định坚定地
fixture (ˈfikstʃə) noun
1. a fixed piece of furnitureetc.We can't move the cupboard – it's a built-in fixture. vaste toebehoorsel; ingeboude kas قِطْعَة أثاث ثابِتَه прикрепена част acessório fixo zabudovaný kus nábytku das Inventarstück fast inventar; nagelfast genstand μόνιμη εγκατάστασηinstalación fija püsiseade اثاثیه ثابت kiintokalusteinstallation à demeure אַבזָר קָבוּע फिक्सचर, ‍िबजली पानी इत्यादि का सामान जो घरों में लगता है ugrađeno pokućstvo beépített felszerelési v. berendezési tárgyak instalasi permanen föst tæki, naglfastur búnaður (cosa fissa sul posto) 作りつけ備品 가구의 고정물 pritvirtintas baldas iebūvēta mēbele perabot lekapan iets vasts veggfast/innebygd gjenstand rzecz przytwierdzona/wbudowana پاتى كېدونكى شى، پاېيدونكى شى، كو شير شوى شى (يو شى چه بل شى پر نصيب كيږى) acessório fixo accesoriu неподвижная деталь zabudovaný kus nábytku vgrajeno pohištvo oprema fast inventarium (tillbehör) ของในบ้านที่ติดตั้งอยู่กับที่ เช่น อ่างน้ำ โถส้วม yerinden oynatılamıyan,sabit 固定物 пристосування; пристрій کسی جگہ پر جمائی گئی شے đồ đạc cố định固定物
2. an event,especially sporting, arranged for a certain time.The football team has a fixture on Saturday. wedstrydbepaling مَوْعِد مُحَدَّد състезание encontro utkání die Veranstaltung stævne προγραμματισμένη αθλητική συνάντησηencuentro spordivõistlus مسابقه urheilutapahtumamatch מוֹעֵד קָבוּע नियत खेल dogovoreni nastup verseny pertandingan fastur liður; kappleikur á föstum tímumincontro 競技予定 (일정이 정해진) 경기 paskirtos rungtynės iepriekš plānotas sacīkstes perlawananwedstrijd (idretts)konkurranse etter turneringsplanmecz,spotkanie مسابقه encontro предстоящее спортивное состязание stretnutie tekma utvrđen datum [fastställd] match, matchdag การแข่งขันกีฬาที่กำหนดเวลาและสถานที่แข่งเฉพาะfikstür,müsabaka 預定的運動項目 призначений день змагань طے شدہ میچ ، مقابلہ وغیرہ ngày được xác định hoặc quyết định cho预定的运动项目
fix on
to decide on, choose.Have you fixed on a date for the wedding? datum bepaal يُقَرِّر، يُحَدِّد избирам marcar stanovitfestsetzen fastsætteαποφασίζω,ορίζω,διαλέγωdecidir,fijar ära otsustama تعیین کردن päättäädécider לִקבּוֹע करने का निर्णय लेना izabrati, odlučiti se za kijelöl memutuskan ákveða, veljascegliere 取り決める 결정하다 pasirinkti, nuspręsti noteikt (dienu, termiņu) tetapkanafsprekenfastsette,bestemme seg forwybrać, zdecydować się na تاکل شوی marcar a stabiliвыбрать stanoviť določiti, izbrati opredeliti se bestämma ตัดสินหรือเลือกkarar vermek, kararlaştırmak 選定 встановлювати, вибирати فیصلہ لینا quyết định; lựa chọn选定
fix (someone) up with (something)
to provide (someone) with (something).Can you fix me up with a car for tomorrow? 'n motor reël يُزَوِّد، يوجِد уреждам arranjar obstarat (něco pro)versorgen,aushelfen skaffe; ordneεξασφαλίζω,προμηθεύωproveer, conseguir algo para alguien (kellegi jaoks midagi) korraldama چیزی برای کسی تهیه کردن järjestääprocurer לְסָדֵר की व्यवस्था करना srediti, dogovoreno urediti szerez vkinek vmit menyediakan útvegaprocurare 用意する ...을 제공하다 parūpinti (kam ką) sagādāt (kādam kaut ko) sediakanbezorgenordne,skaffezałatwić په یو سری کی یو شی تیارول arranjar a face rost de cevaобеспечить (za)obstarať oskrbeti (s čim) naći fixa ngt åt ngn เตรียมของบางสิ่งให้กับคนบางคนsağlamak,ayarlamak 提供 влаштувати; організувати کسی کے لۓ کچھ مہیا کرانا sửa sang; chuẩn bị; bố trí提供
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