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reprendre verbe

resume [resumed, resuming, resumes]◼◼◼((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused)
verb
[UK: rɪˈz.juːm] [US: rə.ˈzuːm]
John resumed speaking. = John a repris la parole.

cover [covered, covering, covers]◼◼◻((music) make a cover version)
verb
[UK: ˈkʌ.və(r)] [US: ˈkʌ.vər]

regain [regained, regaining, regains]◼◼◻(to get back, to recover possession of)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈɡeɪn] [US: rə.ˈɡeɪn]
John regained consciousness. = John a repris conscience.

take over◼◼◻(to assume control)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈteɪk ˈoʊv.r̩]

retake [retook, retaken, retaking, retakes]◼◼◻(recapture)
verb
[UK: ˌriː.ˈteɪk] [US: ˈriː.ˈteɪk]

retake [retook, retaken, retaking, retakes]◼◼◻(take again)
verb
[UK: ˌriː.ˈteɪk] [US: ˈriː.ˈteɪk]

retake [retook, retaken, retaking, retakes]◼◼◻(take back)
verb
[UK: ˌriː.ˈteɪk] [US: ˈriː.ˈteɪk]

take back◼◼◻(to regain possession of something)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈbæk] [US: ˈteɪk ˈbæk]

pick up◼◼◻(to restart or resume)
verb
[UK: pɪk ʌp] [US: ˈpɪk ʌp]

rebuke [rebuked, rebuking, rebukes]◼◻◻(to criticise harshly; to reprove)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈbjuːk] [US: ri.ˈbjuːk]

upbraid [upbraided, upbraiding, upbraids](to reprove)
verb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈbreɪd] [US: əp.ˈbreɪd]

reprendre connaissance verbe

come to◼◼◼(recover consciousness after fainting)
verb
[UK: kʌm tuː] [US: ˈkəm ˈtuː]

reprendre le flambeau verbe

take up the slack◼◼◼(to do work that would otherwise be left undone)
verb
[UK: teɪk ʌp ðə slæk] [US: ˈteɪk ʌp ðə sˈlæk]

reprendre sa vie en main verbe

turn one's life aroundverb

reprendre ses esprits verbe

come to◼◼◼(recover consciousness after fainting)
verb
[UK: kʌm tuː] [US: ˈkəm ˈtuː]

come to one's senses(to reawaken after having lost consciousness)
verb
[UK: kʌm tuː wʌnz ˈsen.sɪz] [US: ˈkəm ˈtuː wʌnz ˈsen.səz]

reprendre son souffle verbe

breathe [breathed, breathing, breathes]◼◼◼(to stop and catch one's breath)
verb
[UK: briːð] [US: ˈbriːð]

catch one's breath(to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity)
verb
[UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ]

reprendre à zéro verbe

start afresh◼◼◼(restart from the beginning)
verb
[UK: stɑːt ə.ˈfreʃ] [US: ˈstɑːrt ə.ˈfreʃ]

entreprendre verbe

undertake [undertook, undertaken, undertaking, undertakes]◼◼◼(to start an enterprise)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈteɪk] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌtek]

set about◼◻◻(to initiate or begin some action)
verb
[UK: set ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈset ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

proffer [proffered, proffering, proffers]◼◻◻(to undertake)
verb
[UK: ˈprɒ.fə(r)] [US: ˈprɑː.fər]

se reprendre en main verbe

get one's act together(become serious and organized)
verb