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restaurar

to restore

verb res-tow-RAHR Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Origin: From Latin restaurare (to rebuild, to renew).

Also means

to repair

Usage Note

Restaurar is used for restoring artwork, buildings, and data (e.g. restaurar una copia de seguridad = to restore a backup). It is a regular -ar verb. Do not confuse with restablecer (to re-establish, restore a system or order) — restaurar focuses on physical or aesthetic renewal, restablecer on reinstating a state or condition.

Examples

"El museo contrató a un experto para restaurar el cuadro."

Natural Translation

The museum hired an expert to restore the painting.

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