reprendre — meaning in English

English meaning

• nag verb To repeatedly pester or criticize someone about something, in an annoying way.
• rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
• resume verb To start something again after it was paused or interrupted.
• retake verb To take an exam, photo, or scene again.

Senses

reprendre is used for these senses in English:

• nag (ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
• pick up (intransitive) To restart or resume.
• pick up (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
• rebuke (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
• resume (transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]

nag — full definition

1. verb To repeatedly pester or criticize someone about something, in an annoying way.
2. verb To trouble someone persistently, as a worry or doubt does.
3. noun An old or worn-out horse.

rebuke — full definition

1. noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
2. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for something they did wrong.

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