remonter

A. vtr

• 1remonter qch = to take sth back up/upstairs; = to bring sth back up/upstairs

• 2 to put [sth] back up remonter un seau d'un puits = to pull a bucket up from a well

• 3 to raise [shelf, blind]; to wind [sth] back up [car window]; to roll up [sleeves]; to turn up [collar]; to pull up [socks] Definition of raise in the British & World English dictionary Definition of raise in the US English dictionary Translate raise | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4 to go/to come back up; to climb back up; to drive back up

• 5 to sail up [river]; to go up [road] remonter une filière or piste = to follow a trail Definition of go up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of go up in the US English dictionary Translate go up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 6remonter qn or le moral de qn = to cheer sb up

• 7 to put [sth] back together again; to put [sth] back [wheel]Translate put back | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 8 to wind [sth] up être remonté à bloc (fam) = to be full of energy Definition of wind up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wind up in the US English dictionary Translate wind up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 9 to revive [play, show] Definition of revive in the British & World English dictionary Definition of revive in the US English dictionary Translate revive | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. vi (+ v être)

• 1 [person] to go/to come back up; [tide] to come in again; [price, temperature] to rise again remonter sur = to step back onto [pavement]; = to climb back onto [wall] remonter à la surface [diver] = to surface; [oil, object] = to rise to the surface remonter dans les sondages = to move up in the opinion polls

• 2remonter dans le temps = to go back in time remonter à [historian] = to go back to; [event] = to date back to faire remonter = to trace (back) [origins]

• 3 [skirt] to ride up Definition of ride up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of ride up in the US English dictionary Translate ride up | into Italian | into Spanish

• 4les odeurs d'égout remontent dans la maison = the smell from the drains reaches our house

C. v refl (+ v être)

• se remonter le moral = to cheer oneself up to cheer each other up