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repurpose vstresses
gen. видоизменять (**karina**); перепрофилировать (hieronymus); переориентировать (hieronymus); изменять назначение (to use something for a different purpose to the one for which it was originally intended: "A single container could be repurposed as many as 30 times. repurpose something as something "Cities have repurposed their former downtown and industrial areas as entertainment districts. CBED Alexander Demidov); переделывать (Ivan Pisarev); переориентировать (Forbes Alex_Odeychuk); перепрофилировать, переориентировать (hieronymus)
Игорь Миг переиначить; переиначивать
ecol. приспособить для другой цели (Phyloneer)
econ. перенацеливать (что-либо к другому использованию A.Rezvov)
fin. сменить целевое назначение (Forbes Alex_Odeychuk)
repurposing v
gen. изменение назначения (The act by which something is repurposed. 2011, Jonathan Harris, Globalization and Contemporary Art (page 229) One theme of the mix is the international play of loans, snatches, repurposings, retroengineerings and recirculations of beats, motifs, techniques, and melodies between musicians in the diaspora and beyond. WT Alexander Demidov); перепрофилирование (if something such as equipment, a building, or a document is repurposed, it is used in a new way that is different from its original use, without having to be changed very much ⇨ adapt: We put a lot of material up on our website simply by repurposing our existing catalog. LDOCE Alexander Demidov)
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