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reroof

/ɹᵻɹˈuf/ verb

To roof again; to tear off an old roof and replace with a new roof.

Word Origin Roof from Proto-Germanic hrōfą, and re- from Latin 'again'. Reroof means to roof again, to replace the roof. The root roof gives us roofer, roofing, roofless, and sunroof. The prefix re- is one of the most common, appearing in redo, rebuild, rewrite. So reroof is simply 'roof again'. The breakdown re+roof shows the repetition.

verb To roof again; to tear off an old roof and replace with a new roof.

We need to reroof the house before the rainy season begins.

(动词) 重新铺屋顶；翻修屋顶

我们需要在雨季开始前重新铺设屋顶。

(verbo) Re-techar; quitar un techo viejo y reemplazarlo con uno nuevo.

Necesitamos retechar la casa antes de que comience la temporada de lluvias.

(verbe) refaire la toiture; renouveler la toiture; reprendre le toit [Refaire la toiture d'un bâtiment ; arracher l'ancienne couverture et la remplacer par une neuve.]

Nous devons reroof la maison avant le début de la saison des pluies.

(Verb) neu eindecken; das Dach erneuern [ein Dach erneuern, indem das alte Dach entfernt und durch ein neues ersetzt wird.]

Nach dem Sturm mussten wir das Haus **reroof**, um weitere Schäden zu vermeiden.

(動詞) 古い屋根を剥がして、新しい屋根に張り替える

雨季が始まる前に家の屋根を張り替える必要がある。

(verbo) refazer o telhado; renovar o telhado; reformar o telhado [Reformar o telhado; remover o telhado antigo e substituí-lo por um novo.]

Precisamos reformar o telhado da casa antes do início da estação chuvosa.

Synonyms: re-roof replace roof new roof reshingle retile re-cover Antonyms: unroof remove roof uncover expose
Word parts: re + roof

Related words

roofer roofing roofless

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