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fettle noun

  /ˈfɛtl̩/
  • A state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
 Einklang, Form, Zustand
  • Sand used to line a furnace.
 Formsand
  • One's mental state; spirits.
 Geisteszustand, Verfassung, Zustand
  • (ceramics) A seam line left by the meeting of mould pieces.
 Grat
  • (Cumbria, Geordie) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
 Zustand

fettle verb

  /ˈfɛtl̩/
  • (intransitive) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
 arrangieren, ordnen, prötteln, vorbereiten
  • (transitive) To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
 ausfüllen, auskleiden
  • (ceramics) To remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
 beschneiden, beschroten, putzen
  • (especially Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
 flicken, reparieren, richten
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