Rappeler (en. Remind)

/ʁap.ə.le/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To remind someone of something.

I will remind you of this important date.

Je vais te rappeler cette date importante.

To call again.

Can you call customer service back?

Peux-tu rappeler le service client ?

To retrieve a person, especially on a phone.

He asked me to call him back tomorrow.

Il m'a demandé de le rappeler demain.

Derived from the Latin 'repellere', which means 'to push back'.

to remind to order

To bring someone back to respect the rules.

rappeler à l'ordre

to recall one's memories

To evoke memories in someone.

rappeler ses souvenirs

to remember something

To have the memory of a past event.

se rappeler de quelque chose

reminder

The action of remembering or recalling something.

rappel

memory

Memory of a past event.

souvenir

evoke

To draw something out of memory.

évoquer

To call someone back

When you get a phone call, you can say 'call me back'.

Quand tu as un coup de fil, tu peux dire 'rappelle-moi'.

service reminders

When you have bills to pay, you can receive 'service reminders'.

Quand t'as des frais à payer, tu peux recevoir des 'rappels de service'.