racheter

buy back, repurchase

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r again; back + acheter buy

verb Uncommon #16,270

buy back, repurchase Also commonly used in the sense of buying something (e.g., a contract, debt, or a company) to regain control or ownership.

FR: Il va racheter sa voiture après la fin du leasing.

EN: He is going to buy back his car after the lease ends.

J'ai assez de crédit pour te racheter ?

Do I have enough credit to buy you out?

Je veux racheter mon vélo.

I want to buy my bike back.

Sysko prévoit de racheter Microsoft.

Sysko plans to acquire Microsoft.

Je vais me racheter.

I'm going to make it up to you.

Je t'offre une occasion de te racheter.

I'm offering you a chance to redeem yourself.

Ça lui a coûté cinq livres pour le racheter.

It cost him five pounds to buy it back.

J'ai travaillé si dur pour racheter cette maison.

I worked so hard to buy back this house.

— Aucun autre choix (2025)

C'est sa dernière chance de racheter le Reich sur la scène mondiale.

It's his last chance to redeem the Reich on the world stage.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Tu veux sérieusement racheter le château ?

Are you seriously considering buying the castle?

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Tu dois te racheter une conduite.

You need to get your act together.

Je veux me racheter.

I want to redeem myself.

J'utiliserai l'argent pour racheter mon contrat.

I’ll use the money to buy back my contract.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Général, permettez-moi de me racheter à vos yeux.

General, allow me to redeem myself in your eyes.

Je fais ce que je peux pour me racheter.

I'm doing what I can to redeem myself.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Je veux racheter ma maison.

I want to buy my house back.

Je ferai tout pour me racheter.

I'll do anything to make amends.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Tu peux te racheter.

You can make it up to me.

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Je vais me faire du pognon et lui racheter la moto.

I'm going to make some money and buy the motorcycle off him.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Andrew meurt d'envie de la voir, et je veux me racheter.

Andrew is dying to see her, and I want to make it up to her.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Mais on a une chance de se racheter.

But we have a chance to redeem ourselves.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Je veux racheter ma voiture.

I want to buy back my car.

Ils sont venus pour racheter leurs bijoux.

They came to buy back their jewelry.

Y en a pas une pour racheter l'autre !

Not one of them is any better than the other!

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Aucune personne n'est suffisamment riche pour racheter son passé.

No one is rich enough to buy back their past.

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