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reprendre.

to take back, recover, regain

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ/
  1. to take back, recover, regain

    transitive
  2. to take again, take more of, have another helping

    transitive
  3. to resume (work), get back to, carry on with

    transitive
    Après la pause, on va reprendre le travail.
    Je lui ai dit que j'aimerais reprendre un de mes vieux passe-temps, soit jouer du piano, soit apprendre une langue.
  4. to retake, recapture

    transitive
  5. to start again

    intransitive
    reprendre à zéro
  6. to pick up, to show new sign of life

    intransitive
  7. to criticize, correct, rebuke, reprimand

    transitive
  8. to correct oneself

    reflexive
  9. to pull oneself together

    reflexive
  10. to cover, to perform or record a cover version (of a song by another musical artist)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French reprendre, from Latin reprendere, contracted variant of reprehendere.

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