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a repris

resumed

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phrase Uncommon #9,938
resumed Depending on context, reprendre can also mean “take back,” “take over,” or “regain.”
FR: Après une courte pause, elle a repris son travail.
EN: After a short break, she resumed her work.

Tom a repris conscience.

Tom regained consciousness.

On a repris la main.

We’ve taken back control.

— The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)

Elle a repris leur plantation.

She took over their plantation.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Tom a repris ses esprits.

Tom came to his senses.

Il a repris cette mauvaise habitude.

He has resumed this bad habit.

Il a repris son souffle.

He caught his breath.

Il a repris tout le pognon.

He took all the money back.

— Ong-Bak (2003)

Elle a repris connaissance à l'hôpital.

She regained consciousness in the hospital.

Un boxeur a repris ses sens dix minutes après avoir été mis KO.

A boxer regained consciousness ten minutes after being knocked out.

Elle a repris son souffle.

She caught her breath.

Ça y est, le combat a repris ?

Has the fight started up again?

— Shower (1999)

J'ai vu dans ce même ordre aux armées que Bolkonski a repris du service.

I saw in that same army order that Bolkonsky had returned to service.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Il a repris conscience à l'hôpital.

He regained consciousness at the hospital.

Elle a repris le rôle de sa mère.

She took over her mother's role.

Elle s'est évanouie mais a repris ses sens après quelques minutes.

She fainted but regained consciousness after a few minutes.

Au lieu de s'arrêter, la pluie a repris de plus belle.

Instead of stopping, the rain came down even harder.

Le Seigneur a donné, le Seigneur a repris.

The Lord gave, the Lord has taken away.

Maja a repris mon rôle.

Maja took over my role.

— La Vague (2008)

Tom a repris sa lecture.

Tom resumed his reading.

Le Seigneur a donné, et le Seigneur a repris.

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away.

Son père a repris le travail dans la bijouterie et ça marche.

Her father went back to work at the jewelry store, and things are going well.

— Le Pianiste (2002)

C'est une voisine qui a repris le resto.

It's a neighbor who took over the restaurant.

— Volver (2006)

Il a repris des forces.

He has regained his strength.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Nous obéissons à Sylvebarbe qui a repris les rênes de l'Isengard.

We obey Treebeard, who has taken control of Isengard.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

C'est comme ça qu'il a repris le business de l'appart.

That's how he took over the apartment business.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Il a repris l'affaire de son père.

He took over his father's business.

Ma vie a repris son cours normal.

My life has returned to normal.

Il a repris l'entreprise de son père.

He took over his father’s business.

Quand il a repris conscience, il ne se souvenait de rien.

When he regained consciousness, he remembered nothing.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)