refait surface

resurfaced

→ refaire
phrase Rare #37,721
resurfaced From the expression « refaire surface », meaning to reappear or come back after being absent. It can be used for people, objects, or ideas.
FR: Après plusieurs mois, il a refait surface.
EN: After several months, he resurfaced.

Il refait surface.

He's resurfacing.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Au contraire, la poésie refait surface.

On the contrary, poetry is resurfacing.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Mais ce truc a refait surface.

But this thing resurfaced.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Quand j'ai refait surface, presqu'un an s'était écoulé.

When I resurfaced, almost a year had gone by.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

On a refait surface le Cinquième Cavalier.

We resurfaced the Fifth Cavalier.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Notre vrai ami a enfin refait surface.

Our true friend has finally resurfaced.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)