Definition of fixer-upper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

property

house needing repair, often sold cheaply

They bought a fixer-upper to renovate and sell.

romantic partner

person needing motivation to improve habits

She saw him as a fixer-upper with great potential.

project

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Origin of fixer-upper

English, fix (repair) + upper (top)

Examples of fixer-upper in a sentence

They found a fixer-upper in a nice neighborhood.
He was a fixer-upper, but she believed in him.
Dating a fixer-upper can be challenging.

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French:maison à rénover, projet à remettre sur les rails, ...
German:Sanierungsobjekt, Sanierungsfall, ...
Italian:casa da ristrutturare, persona da migliorare, ...
Spanish:casa para renovar, proyecto de mejora, ...
Portuguese:casa para renovar, diamante em bruto, ...
Chinese:待修房, 潜力股, ...
Japanese:フィクサーアッパー, 改善が必要な人, ...
Arabic:منزل يحتاج إلى ترميم, مَشْرُوع إِصْلاح, ...
Hebrew:בַּיִת לְשִׁפּוּץ, פְּרוֹיֶקְט לְשִׁיקּוּם, ...
Russian:дом под ремонт, проект для улучшения, ...
Ukrainian:будинок під ремонт, потенційний партнер, ...
Hindi:जर्जर मकान, सुधारने योग्य व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:মেরামতসাপেক্ষ বাড়ি, ফিক্সার-আপার, ...
Catalan:casa per reformar, projecte, ...
Czech:dům k rekonstrukci, partner, kterého je třeba napravit, ...
Danish:håndværkertilbud, udviklingsprojekt, ...
Dutch:opknappertje, project, ...
Greek:σπίτι για ανακαίνιση, άνθρωπος που χρειάζεται βελτίωση, ...
Hungarian:felújítandó ház, problémás eset, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទះត្រូវការជួសជុល, ដៃគូស្នេហាដែលត្រូវការការលើកទឹកចិត្តឱ្យកែលម្អទម្លាប់, ...
Korean:고쳐야 할 집, 개선 대상, ...
Persian:خانه کلنگی, فرد نیازمند به بهبود, ...
Polish:dom do remontu, osoba do poprawy, ...
Portuguese (BR):casa para reformar, pessoa que precisava de incentivo para melhorar seus hábitos, ...
Romanian:casă de renovat, proiect de reabilitare, ...
Swedish:renoveringsobjekt, ...
Thai:บ้านที่ต้องซ่อมแซม, คนที่ต้องปรับปรุง, ...
Turkish:tamirata muhtaç ev, düzeltilecek kişi, ...
Vietnamese:nhà cần sửa chữa, người cần thay đổi, ...

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