reprendre
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reprendre
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
1. (to reclaim)
a. to take back
Quand j'étais chez Ella, j'ai repris le pull que je lui avais prêté le mois dernier.When I was at Ella's house, I took back the sweater I'd lent her last month.
b. to get back
La voiture de Zacharie est au garage. Il reprendra les clés la semaine prochaine.Zacharie's car is at the repair shop. He'll get the keys back next week.
a. to take more
Tu veux reprendre de la soupe ? On en a beaucoup.Would you take more soup? We have a lot.
b. to have more
Paulette reprend de la glace. C'est son troisième bol !Paulette is having more ice cream. It's her third bowl!
a. to retake
L'armée a pu reprendre la capitale à l'arrivée des renforts.The army was able to retake the capital when reinforcements arrived.
b. to recapture
La police a repris le fugitif peu après son évasion.The police recaptured the fugitive soon after his escape.
a. to go back to
Mon mari est professeur. Il reprend le travail en septembre.My husband is a professor. He goes back to work in September.
b. to resume
J'aimerais reprendre mes études de littérature.I'd like to resume my studies of literature.
c. to pick up
Reprenons le film là où nous l'avons laissé hier soir.Let's pick up the movie where we left off last night.
a. to take
Cette chanson reprend plusieurs riffs d'une chanson de rock classique que je connais.This song takes several riffs from a classic rock song I know.
6. (to modify)
a. to alter
La couturière a repris la robe que ma mère m'avait offerte pour la rendre plus moderne.The dressmaker altered the dress that my mother gave me to make it more modern.
b. to rework
Il va falloir reprendre la conclusion de cet article.You'll have to rework your conclusion to this article.
c. to do over
La sauce s'est cassée. Nous devons la reprendre.The sauce broke. We need to do it over.
7. (to rectify)
a. to reprimand
Quand Lucille ment, sa mère la reprend immédiatement.Whenever Lucille lies, her mother reprimands her right away.
b. to correct
Ma collègue s'est trompée sur les faits, mais le directeur l'a reprise.My colleague got the facts wrong, but the director corrected her.
8. (to regain)
a. to recover
Christine a repris ses forces lentement après l'opération.Christine slowly recovered her strength after the operation.
a. to take hold again
L'angoisse me reprend chaque fois que je pense à parler en public.Anxiety takes hold of me again every time I think about speaking in public.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
b. to start up again
Des travaux sont en cours. Le bruit reprendra au matin.There's construction work going on. The noise will start up again in the morning.
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