il reprend

regains, recovers, takes back, takes again

→ reprendre
re again; back + prend to take
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense Uncommon #21,183
regains, recovers
FR: Elle reprend son souffle après la course.
EN: She catches her breath after the race.
takes back, takes again
FR: Il reprend son livre sur la table.
EN: He takes his book back from the table.
Conjugation of reprendre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First reprends reprenons
Second reprends reprenez
Third reprend reprennent

Elle reprend le poste de Mabel Fremont cette année.

She is taking over Mabel Fremont's position this year.

— Picnic (1955)

Il reprend des forces.

He is regaining his strength.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

La peur me reprend, comme une migraine.

The fear takes hold of me again, like a migraine.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Si ça te reprend, apporte plus de fruits la prochaine fois.

If it happens again, bring more fruit next time.

— Une grande fille (2019)

Le morceau reprend.

The song starts up again.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

Christine reprend le studio pour son petit-fils.

Christine is taking over the studio for her grandson.

— Dossier 137 (2025)

Demain, l'entraînement reprend.

Training resumes tomorrow.

— Dangal (2016)

Lisa reprend le rôle de Maja.

Lisa is reprising the role of Maja.

— La Vague (2008)

Ça te reprend ?

There you go again?

— Le Salaire de la peur (1953)

Le fils du boulanger reprend la boutique.

The baker's son takes over the shop.

Et l'histoire reprend au milieu de l'histoire.

And the story picks up in the middle of the story.

Yardley reprend son souffle.

Yardley catches his breath.

— Chute libre (1993)

L'esprit de la forêt donne la vie et la reprend.

The spirit of the forest gives life and takes it away.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

On se reprend.

Let's get back on track.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Elle s'améliore, elle reprend des forces.

She is getting better, she is regaining strength.

Ta vie reprend son cours.

Your life is getting back to normal.

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

On les échange le temps de la photo puis on les reprend.

We exchange them for the duration of the photo and then we take them back.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Mais attention, la main droite se reprend !

But beware, the right hand recovers!

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

On la reprend !

Let's take it from the top!

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Il reprend connaissance.

He regains consciousness.

— Avatar (2009)

La salope, elle donne puis elle reprend.

The bitch, she gives and then she takes back.

— Mother (2009)