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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 obsolete fixure, from Late Latin fīxūra, from Latin fīxus, 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 Latin fixūra a fastening (with -t- by analogy with mixture)]
ˈfixtureless adj
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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 obsolete fixure (< Late Latin fixūra; see fix, -ure), with -t- from mixture]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像: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. [画像:fixture - the act of putting something in working order again]fixture - 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
fikstür müsabaka sabit yerinden oynatılamıyan

fixture

[ˈfɪkstʃəʳ]
A. N
1. [of house etc] fixturesinstalaciones fpl fijas
the house was sold with fixtures and fittingsla casa se vendió totalmente equipada
2. (Sport) → encuentro m
3. (= permanent feature) → elemento m fijo ; (= date) → fecha f fija
he's become a permanent fixture in this house (hum) → es como si fuera parte del mobiliario de la casa
B. CPD fixture list Nlista f de encuentros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fixture

[ˈfɪkstʃər] n
(= match) → rencontre f
(in place, room)installation f (fixe)
fixtures and fittings → les aménagements intérieurs
(= person)
She is a fixture in New York's nightclubs → Elle fait partie des meubles dans les boîtes de nuit new-yorkaises.fixture list n [sports team] → calendrier m des matchs
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fixture

n
(of a building etc) fixturesAusstattung f, → unbewegliches Inventar (form); fixtures and fittingsAnschlüsse und unbewegliches Inventar (form); lighting fixtureselektrische Anschlüsse ; to be a fixture (fig hum, person) → zum Inventar gehören
(Brit Sport) → Spiel nt
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fixture

[ˈfɪkstʃəʳ] n
a. (of house) fixtures nplimpianti mpl
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; upřít befestigen, heften fastgøre; fæstne καρφώνω, στερεώνω fijar, clavar kinnitama ثابت کردن kiinnittää enfoncer, fixer du regard לקבּוֹע בִּמקוֹמוֹ निश्चित करना fiksirati (i pogledom) rögzít memantapkan, memancangkan festa fissare 固定する 고정시키다 įsmeigti cieši raudzīties uz kaut ko/kādu memantapkan vastmaken, vestigen feste, gjøre fast umocować, 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 připevnit anbringen fæstne; montere στερεώνω, συνάπτω fijar, clavar kinnitama به هم چسباندن liittää fixer לִקבּוֹע जोड़ना prikvačiti, pričvrstiti felerősít memasang festa (við), tengja fissare 取付ける 붙이다 pritvirtinti piestiprināt memasang vastmaken feste, sette opp, montere przytwierdzać سره وروستل fixar a prinde прикреплять 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 opravit in Ordnung bringen reparere; ordne επιδιορθώνω, φτιάχνω arreglar parandama تعمیر کردن korjata réparer לְתָקֵן ठीक करना popraviti megjavít memperbaiki gera við, laga riparare 修理する 수리하다 pataisyti, suremontuoti salabot membaiki repareren reparere, gjøre i stand naprawiać تلل، ستنېدل: ترميمول، رغول arranjar a repara чинить opraviť popraviti popraviti laga, fixa ซ่อมแซม tamir etmek 修理 лагодити, ремонтувати مرمّت کرنا sửa sang 修理
4. to direct (attention, a look etc) at. She fixed all her attention on me. aandag op iets toespits ، يُرَكِّز، يُوَجِّه насочвам dirigir zaměřit richten rette mod; koncentrere προσηλώνω, κατευθύνω το βλέμμα ή την προσοχή μου fijar, clavar, poner suunama متمرکز کردن بر suunnata fixer לְקַבֵּע साठ-गांठ करना usmjeriti, fokusirati irányít menujukan festa, einbeina fissare, dirigere じっと注ぐ (눈, 주의 등을) 향하다 nukreipti pievērst (uzmanību) menujukan vestigen rette mot skupić, skoncentrować پام، توجه، فكري تمركز، موْدب والى: ( لښ ) تيارسئ، ځيروالى dirigir a concentra сосредоточивать 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 with up) to arrange; to settle. to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting. iets reël يُرَتِّب، يُعيِّن، يُحَدِّد определям arranjar stanovit; dojednat festlegen arrangere; fikse ορίζω, κανονίζω fijar (kindlaks) määrama تعیین کردن sopia fixer, décider לִקבוֹע, לְסָדֵר तैयार करना dogovoriti, sporazumjeti se elrendez; megállapít; megjelöl menetapkan ákveða fissare 取り決める 마련하다 (pa)skirti, nustatyti noteikt (cenu); organizēt menetapkan vaststellen fastsette, beramme, fastslå ustalić تنظيمول، سيخول، برابرول، اوډل، ترتيبول، ( مو ) سورول، چمتو كول، تيارول arranjar a fixa, a stabili договариваться 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 ustálit fixieren fiksere σταθεροποιώ, φιξάρω fijar kinnistama ثابت کردن kiinnittää fixer לְקַבֵּע पुष्ट करना ucvrstiti, skrutnuti fixál (vegyi úton) memroses festa, gera ónæman fyrir áhrifum ljóss fissare 定着させる (화학 처리 등으로) 영구하게 하다 fiksuoti fiksēt memproses fixeren fiksere utrwalić سره وروستل، تثبيتول، سمول، ټينګول، كلكول، پر ځاى كښينول، پرځاىدرول، لګول: (اصط) لا نجه، جنجال fixar a fixa, a stabiliza фиксировать 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 připravit herrichten lave; sørge for φτιάχνω, ετοιμάζω arreglar, organizar valmistama آماده کردن valmistaa préparer לְהָכִין तैयार होना pripremiti, spremiti megcsinál menyiapkan útbúa, taka til preparare 用意する 준비하다 paruošti, padaryti sagatavot menyediakan klaarmaken tilberede, lage, gjøre i stand przygotować دمخه تيارول، سمول، برابرول، چمتوكول، سنبالول preparar 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, μπλέξιμο apuro, aprieto plinder دردسر pula embarras צרות उलझन, कठिनाई škripac, neprilika szorultság,„pác" kesulitan vandræði, klípa pasticcio 苦境 고민, 문제 bėda ķeza; kļūmīgs stāvoklis kesulitan moeilijke situatie knipe, vanskelig situasjon, forlegenhet kłopot, tarapaty ناكراري، نارامي، تر وروالي، ربړ، تكليف apuro bucluc, încurcătură затруднительное 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 představa fixe Idee mani; besættelse μονομανία, έμμονη ιδέα fijación, obsesión sundmõte پایبندی؛ قاطعیت pakkomielle fixation קיבעון स्थिरीकरण fiksacija komplexus pandangan árátta, þráhyggja fissazione 固定観念 (심리) 집착, 강박 관념 įsikalimas į galvą, idėja fiks uzmācīga doma; mānija pendirian fixatie fiksering, fiks idé mania, obsesja قطعی fixação idee fixă навязчивая идея, мания utkvelá predstava fiksna ideja opsednutost fixering ความคิดที่ไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง saplantı, 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. vaste مُحَدَّد твърд fixo pevný fest fast; fastsat καθορισμένος, σταθερός fijo fikseeritud معین kiinteä fixe קבוע स्थर की हुई odreden unaprijed, fiksan rögzített, kötött mantap ákveðinn, umsaminn fisso 決められた 미리 정해진 nustatytas noteikts; nemainīgs telah ditetapkan vast fast stały ثابت، ځاى پر ځاى، ټاكل شوى (لكه نيټه fixo stabilit установленный pevný določen fiksni fast, fastställd, bestämd ที่จัดไว้ล่วงหน้า kararlaştırılmış 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; upřený starr fast σταθερός, ακίνητος fijo liikumatu ثابت kiinteä fixe קבוע दृढ़ किया हुआ ukočen, nepomičan állandó tetap stöðugur, fastur fisso 不動の 고정된 sustingęs stingrs; nekustīgs tetap vast ubevegelig, stasjonær, fast nieruchomy ثابت fixo fix неподвижный nehybný; upretý negiben fiksiran stel นิ่ง; ไม่เคลื่อนไหว sabit 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, σικέ amañado sobinguline تقلبی järjestetty truqué מִשְחָק מָכוּר स्थापित किया हुआ namješten „megbundázott" diatur fyrirfram ákveðinn, svikinn truccato 仕組まれた 부정하게 꾸며진 suklastotas saorganizēts; ietekmēts diatur illegaal geregeld avtalt, fikset ukartowany غير قانونى، دقانونه مخالف viciado 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 strnule unverwandt fast σταθερά fijamente püsivalt بطور ثابت kiinteästi fixement לְלא נִיעַ दृढ़तापूर्वक uporno, netremice mereven dengan tetap ákveðið fissamente じっと 고정적으로 įsmeigęs akis, įdėmiai, atkakliai nekustīgi; stingri dengan tetap onbeweeglijk stivt, ufravendt, ubevegelig uporczywie په ثابت ډول fixamente fix пристально 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 furniture etc. 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 εγκατάσταση instalación fija püsiseade اثاثیه ثابت kiintokaluste installation 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 συνάντηση encuentro spordivõistlus مسابقه urheilutapahtuma match מוֹעֵד קָבוּע नियत खेल dogovoreni nastup verseny pertandingan fastur liður; kappleikur á föstum tímum incontro 競技予定 (일정이 정해진) 경기 paskirtos rungtynės iepriekš plānotas sacīkstes perlawanan wedstrijd (idretts)konkurranse etter turneringsplan mecz, spotkanie مسابقه encontro предстоящее спортивное состязание stretnutie tekma utvrđen datum [fastställd] match, matchdag การแข่งขันกีฬาที่กําหนดเวลาและสถานที่แข่งเฉพาะ fikstür, 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 stanovit festsetzen fastsætte αποφασίζω, ορίζω, διαλέγω decidir, fijar ära otsustama تعیین کردن päättää décider לִקבּוֹע करने का निर्णय लेना izabrati, odlučiti se za kijelöl memutuskan ákveða, velja scegliere 取り決める 결정하다 pasirinkti, nuspręsti noteikt (dienu, termiņu) tetapkan afspreken fastsette, bestemme seg for wybrać, zdecydować się na تاکل شوی marcar a stabili выбрать stanoviť določiti, izbrati opredeliti se bestämma ตัดสินหรือเลือก karar 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; ordne εξασφαλίζω, προμηθεύω proveer, conseguir algo para alguien (kellegi jaoks midagi) korraldama چیزی برای کسی تهیه کردن järjestää procurer לְסָדֵר की व्यवस्था करना srediti, dogovoreno urediti szerez vkinek vmit menyediakan útvega procurare 用意する ...을 제공하다 parūpinti (kam ką) sagādāt (kādam kaut ko) sediakan bezorgen ordne, skaffe załatwić په یو سری کی یو شی تیارول arranjar a face rost de ceva обеспечить (za)obstarať oskrbeti (s čim) naći fixa ngt åt ngn เตรียมของบางสิ่งให้กับคนบางคน sağlamak, ayarlamak 提供 влаштувати; організувати کسی کے لۓ کچھ مہیا کرانا sửa sang; chuẩn bị; bố trí 提供
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Pontellier, upon leaving for his office, asked Edna if she would not meet him in town in order to look at some new fixtures for the library.
There are no fixtures to men, if we appeal to consciousness.
Mehevi acted as supreme lord over the place, spending the greater portion of his time there: and often when, at particular hours of the day, it was deserted by nearly every one else except the verd-antique looking centenarians, who were fixtures in the building, the chief himself was sure to be found enjoying his
"Now get a string and fasten it to the sash-curtain fixtures of that window there.
Just inside the door a number of notices were pinned up, lists of lectures, football fixtures, and the like; and these he looked at idly, trying to seem at his ease.
He was obliged to take some mouldering fixtures that were on the place, and, among the rest, was a great lumbering wooden press for papers, with large glass doors, and a green curtain inside; a pretty useless thing for him, for he had no papers to put in it; and as to his clothes, he carried them about with him, and that wasn't very hard work, either.
In short, to bring the matter at once to a point, it was incontrovertibly evident that somebody had taken the shop and fixtures of the long-retired and forgotten Mr.
Skill and knowledge are now handed down from one set of students to another in this way, until at the present time a building of any description or size can be constructed wholly by our instructors and students, from the drawing of the plans to the putting in of the electric fixtures, without going off the grounds for a single workman.
The expressionless uniform twenty houses, all to be knocked at and rung at in the same form, all approachable by the same dull steps, all fended off by the same pattern of railing, all with the same impracticable fire- escapes, the same inconvenient fixtures in their heads, and everything without exception to be taken at a high valuation--who has not dined with these?
After the wonderful success of "Ozma of Oz" it is evident that Dorothy has become a firm fixture in these Oz stories.
It stood nearly beneath the eaves of Boston's earliest church, and appeared to be a fixture there.
Yet, oh, the great sun is no fixture; and if, at midnight, we would fain snatch some sweet solace from him, we gaze for him in vain!

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