reprendre

reprendre [ʀəpʀɑ̃dʀ(ə)] vt [+ prisonnier, ville] → to recapture [+ objet prêté, donné]; to take back (= chercher);

je viendrai te reprendre à 4 h → I'll come and fetch you ou I'll come back for you at 4 (= se resservir de);

reprendre du pain/un œuf → to take (ou eat) more bread/another egg;

(Comm) [+ article usagé]; to take back; to take in part exchange [+ firme, entreprise]; to take over [+ travail, promenade]; to resume (= emprunter) [+ argument, idée] → to take up, use (= refaire) [+ article etc] → to go over again [+ jupe etc]; to alter [+ émission, pièce]; to put on again (= réprimander); to tell off (= corriger); to correct vi [classes, pluie] → to start (up) again; [activités, travaux, combats] → to resume, start (up) again; [affaires, industrie] → to pick up (= dire);

reprit-il → he went on;

se reprendre (= se ressaisir); to recover, pull o.s. together;

s'y reprendre → to make another attempt;

reprendre des forces → to recover one's strength;

reprendre courage → to take new heart;

reprendre ses habitudes/sa liberté → to get back into one's old habits/regain one's freedom;

reprendre la route → to resume one's journey, set off again;

reprendre connaissance → to come to, regain consciousness;

reprendre haleine ou son souffle → to get one's breath back;

reprendre la parole → to speak again