je redonne

give back, return, restore, give

→ redonner
re again; back + donne present singular conjugation / tu imperative
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #27,091
give back, return Also used as a command meaning “give back.”
FR: Je te redonne ton livre demain.
EN: I’ll give your book back to you tomorrow.
restore, give In expressions such as redonner de l’espoir or redonner le moral, it means to restore hope or lift someone’s spirits.
FR: Cette nouvelle lui redonne espoir.
EN: This news gives him hope again.
Conjugation of redonner
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First redonne —
Third redonne —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First redonne —
Third redonne —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second redonne —

Nous avons un mouvement qui nous redonne un sens.

We have a movement that restores our sense of purpose.

— La Vague (2008)

Attendez qu'il vous en redonne avant de sortir.

Wait until he gives you more before you go out.

— Tropical Malady (2004)

Les joints, ça me redonne de l'appétit.

Smoking joints brings back my appetite.

— Volver (2006)

Voir la mer me redonne du courage.

Seeing the sea gives me courage again.

— Kiki la petite sorcière (1989)

Freytag, redonne les carnets.

Freytag, give the notebooks back.

— The Captain : L'usurpateur (2018)

Tiens, je te redonne une chance.

Here, I’ll give you another chance.

— Taxi (1998)

Ça me redonne de l'espoir.

That gives me hope again.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Ça redonne le moral.

It lifts your spirits.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Redonne-la-moi.

Give it back to me.

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

Je te redonne ta chance.

I'm giving you another chance.

— Anaconda (2025)

Redonne-moi le dessin.

Give me the drawing back.

— Caché (2005)

Alors j'ai demandé qu'il me redonne le black.

So I asked him to give me the cash back.

— The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

Redonne-m'en, s'il te plaît.

Give me some more, please.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Il la redonne.

He gives it back to her.

— Day Watch (2006)

Monsignor Wicks me redonne la foi.

Monsignor Wicks restores my faith.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)