to become better to convalesce, recover from illness 5 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme popraviti se
meaning 1 to become better
direction
meaning 2 to convalesce, recover from illness
reference HJP
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme jobbul
meaning 1 to become better

Bár megszépülne, jobbulna a világ. (Ady Endre)


If only the world would become more beautiful, better. (Ady Endre)

direction
meaning 2 to convalesce, recover from illness
reference MEK 1978
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme 1 поправиться
lexeme 2 поправиться
meaning 1 to become better

Ваше теперешнее положение незавидно, но оно может поправиться (Лермонтов. Княжна Мери)


Your current situation is unenviable, but it can improve.

direction
meaning 2 to convalesce

Они долго болел, но сейчас наконец поправился


He was ill for a long time, but now he has finally recovered

reference MAS: III, 296 <personally collected data>
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme поправити се (popraviti se)
meaning 1 to become better
direction
meaning 2 to convalesce, recover from illness
reference РСЈ: 974
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Tundra Yukaghir
lexeme амахаа-
meaning 1 to become better
direction
meaning 2 to get better, convalesce
reference Kurilov 2001: 40
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