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a repris

resumed; took back

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phrase Uncommon #10,566
resumed; took back Past tense of reprendre. It can mean to start again, to take back, or to regain consciousness/strength depending on context.
FR: Après la pause, il a repris son travail.
EN: After the break, he resumed his work.

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.

Il a repris l'affaire de son père.

He took over his father's business.

Elle a repris son souffle.

She caught her breath.

Maja a repris mon rôle.

Maja took over my role.

— La Vague (2008)

Il a repris cette mauvaise habitude.

He has resumed this bad habit.

Tom a repris sa lecture.

Tom resumed his reading.

Elle a repris connaissance à l'hôpital.

She regained consciousness in the hospital.

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)

C'est une voisine qui a repris le resto.

It's a neighbor who took over the restaurant.

— Volver (2006)

Il a repris l'entreprise de son père.

He took over his father’s business.

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

She fainted but regained consciousness after a few minutes.

Il a repris conscience à l'hôpital.

He regained consciousness at the hospital.

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)

Tom a repris ses esprits.

Tom came to his senses.

Ça a repris ? !

Has it started up again?!

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Elle a repris le rôle de sa mère.

She took over her mother's role.

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)

Ma vie a repris son cours normal.

My life has returned to normal.

Le Seigneur a donné, et le Seigneur a repris.

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away.

Il a repris des forces.

He has regained his strength.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Elle a repris leur plantation.

She took over their plantation.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Tom a repris conscience.

Tom regained consciousness.

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

A boxer regained consciousness ten minutes after being knocked out.