re-work in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.reprendre [ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ] VB trans

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2. reprendre:

reprendre (prendre de nouveau) objet, outil
to pick up again
reprendre cadeau, objet prêté
to take [sth] back
reprendre ville
to retake, to recapture
reprendre fugitif
to recapture
reprendre parole, promesse
to go back on
reprendre (aller chercher) personne, voiture
to pick [sb/sth] up, to collect
il reprit son balai et continua son travail
he picked up his broom again and carried on with his work
tu passes me reprendre à quelle heure?
what time will you come back for me?
reprendre sa place (son siège)
to go back to one's seat
reprendre sa place de numéro un/deux
to regain one's position as number one/two
j'ai repris les kilos que j'avais perdus
I've put back on the weight I'd lost
reprendre son nom de jeune fille
to revert to one's maiden name

4. reprendre (recommencer):

reprendre promenade, récit, conversation
to resume, to continue
reprendre journal, tricot
to pick up [sth] again, to go back to
reprendre fonctions, études
to take up [sth] again, to resume
reprendre lutte
to take up [sth] again
reprendre hostilités
to reopen
reprendre pièce, opéra, tradition
to revive
reprendre le travail ou son service (après un congé, une grève)
to go back to work
on quitte à midi et on reprend à 14 heures
we stop at 12 and start again at 2
ils ont repris les travaux de rénovation
the renovation work has started again ou has resumed
reprendre sa lecture
to go back to one's book, to resume one's reading
reprendre (le chemin de) l'école
to go back to school
on reprend le bateau ce soir (après une escale)
we're sailing again tonight
on reprend le bateau ce soir (pour le retour)
we're sailing back tonight
tu reprends le train à quelle heure? (de retour)
what time is your train back?
reprendre la parole
to start speaking again
reprendre le fil de son discours/ses pensées
to carry on with one's speech/one's original train of thought
reprendre le fil de la conversation
to pick up the thread of conversation
reprendre une histoire au début
to go back to the beginning of a story
reprendre les arguments un à un
to go over the arguments one by one

II.reprendre [ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ] VB intr

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III.se reprendre VB refl

See also bête

I.bête [bɛt] ADJ

II.bête [bɛt] N f

III.bête [bɛt]

bête à bon Dieu ZOOL
ladybird Brit
bête à bon Dieu ZOOL
ladybug Am
bête à concours inf
exam fiend inf
bête à cornes ZOOL
horned animal
bête curieuse
freak
regarder qn comme une bête curieuse
to look at sb as if he/she were a freak
bête féroce ZOOL
ferocious animal
bête noire
bête noire Brit
bête noire
pet hate
bête noire
pet peeve Am
être la bête noire de qn personne, sujet, problème:
to be sb's bête noire Brit
être la bête noire de qn personne, sujet, problème:
to be sb's pet hate
bête sauvage ZOOL
wild animal
bête de somme ZOOL
beast of burden

IV.bête [bɛt]

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refondre structure, règles
to rework
remettre qc sur le métier fig
to rework sth

re-work in the PONS Dictionary

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In 1997 the stands were reworked to expand capacity to 51,000.
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None of the tools had been reworked to improve their quality.
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The band began reworking the track in mid-1981.
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The leisurely pace of construction allowed for more time with which to rework the ship's design.
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If a track fault exists due to spillage, corrosion, or rework, this fault can not be traced using the clip on test method.
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The sound patch set was reworked from a collection of individual instrument.
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However, the song was reworked to allow those two characters to sing it.
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I would like someday to rework those songs and give them the attention and time that they deserve.
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The referees were reworked to make better calls during matches.
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The target auto detection has been reworked and was no longer linux centric.
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