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ils relèvent

get back up, stand back up, fall under, be a matter of

ʁ ə . l ɛ v → relever
relèv to fall under, to come under + ent 3rd-person plural present ending
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #49,456
get back up, stand back up In this use, relever is reflexive: se relever.
FR: Ils se relèvent après la chute.
EN: They get back up after the fall.
fall under, be a matter of Usually used with de to mean that something falls within a person's responsibility or an area of authority.
FR: Ces décisions relèvent du directeur.
EN: These decisions fall under the director's authority.
Conjugation of relever
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First relève —
Second — relevez
Third relève relèvent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First relève —
Third relève relèvent

Si vous n'avez pas entendu, nos ordres ne relèvent pas de Starfleet.

If you haven’t heard, our orders don’t come from Starfleet.

— Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Ils se relèvent, jamais brisés.

They rise again, never broken.

Les droits de quai relèvent de la responsabilité du maître du port.

Dock fees are the responsibility of the harbor master.

Ils se relèvent la nuit, pour me faire chier !

They get up in the night just to piss me off!

— Serie Noire (1979)