reprendre

A. vtr

• 1reprendre du pain/vin = to have some more bread/wine j'en ai repris deux fois = I had three helpings

• 2 to pick [sth] up again [object, tool]; to take [sth] back [present]; to collect [person, car]Translate take back | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to take [sb] on again [employee]; [shop] to take [sth] back [item] si on me reprend ma vieille voiture = if I can trade in my old carTranslate take back | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 to resume [walk, story]; to take up [sth] again [studies]; to revive [play, tradition] reprendre le travail = to go back to work tu reprends le train à quelle heure? = what time is your train back? reprendre une histoire au début = to go back to the beginning of a story Definition of resume in the British & World English dictionary Definition of resume in the US English dictionary Translate resume | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5 to take over [business, shop]Translate take over | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6on ne me reprendra plus à lui rendre service! = you won't catch me doing him/her any favours (GB) again!

• 7reprendre confiance = to regain one's confidence

• 8 to alter [clothes] Definition of alter in the British & World English dictionary Definition of alter in the US English dictionary Translate alter | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 9 to take up [idea, thesis, policy] Definition of take up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take up in the US English dictionary Translate take up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 10 to repeat [argument]; to take up [slogan, news] Definition of repeat in the British & World English dictionary Definition of repeat in the US English dictionary Translate repeat | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 11 to correct [pupil] reprendre le travail de qn = to correct sb's work Definition of correct in the British & World English dictionary Definition of correct in the US English dictionary Translate correct | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 12mon mal de dents m'a repris = my toothache has come back

B. vi

• 1 [business] to pick up again; [plant] to recover Definition of recover in the British & World English dictionary Definition of recover in the US English dictionary Translate recover | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to start again Definition of start again in the British & World English dictionary Definition of start again in the US English dictionary

• 3‘c'est étrange,’ reprit-il = ‘it's strange,’ he continued

C. v refl (+ v être)

• 1 to correct oneself

• 2 to pull oneself togetherTranslate pull oneself together | into Italian

• 3s'y reprendre à trois fois pour faire = to make three attempts to do or at doing