Racheter (en. Redeem)

/ʁaʃte/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To buy something new to replace or compensate for what has been lost or exchanged.

He decided to redeem his car after the accident.

Il a décidé de racheter sa voiture après l'accident.

To rectify a fault by offering something better.

She tried to redeem her blunder by apologizing.

Elle a essayé de racheter sa bourde en s'excusant.

To acquire a company or assets to save them from a poor financial situation.

The company acquired a start-up to diversify its activities.

La société a racheté une start-up pour diversifier ses activités.

Comes from the Latin verb 'redimere', meaning 'to buy back'.

redeem one's soul

To make amends, seeking to redeem oneself after a wrongdoing.

racheter son âme

redeem one's mistakes

Trying to correct past mistakes.

racheter ses erreurs

purchase

The action of acquiring something in exchange for money.

achat

seller

A person who sells something.

vendeur

compensation

The action of compensating, repairing a damage.

compensation

To redeem someone in the regular way

He redeemed his buddy by escorting him out.

Il a racheté son pote pour l'escorter à la sortie.

To redeem a wrongdoing

I gave a gift to redeem my mean joke.

J'ai fait un cadeau pour racheter ma méchante blague.