That works transversally accross languages though You can always choose uncommon more descriptive words In spanish you could say "repare algo" ("I fixed") or

That works transversally accross languages though You can always choose uncommon more descriptive words In spanish you could say "repare algo" ("I fixed") or "parapetee algo" ("I Jury-rigged") and plenty would not know of the cuff what the second one means People either know, look it up or figure it out via context