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reprendre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • berate verb To scold someone harshly and at length.
  • cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  • rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
  • reclaim verb To get something back that was lost, taken, or given up.
  • regain verb To get something back after having lost it.
  • resume verb To start something again after it was paused or interrupted.
  • retake verb To take an exam, photo, or scene again.
  • upbraid verb To criticize severely.

Senses

reprendre is used for these senses in English:

  • berate (transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.
  • cover (music, transitive) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
  • 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.
  • reclaim (transitive) To claim something back; to repossess.
  • regain (transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.
  • 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.]

cover — full definition

  1. verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  2. verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
  3. verb To be enough money to pay for something.
  4. noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
  5. noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.

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