Recommencer (en. Start again)

/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.se/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Repeat an action or process after an interruption.

He decided to restart his project after receiving advice.

Il a décidé de recommencer son projet après avoir reçu des conseils.

Reset something by starting over.

After failing the exam, she had to start studying again.

Après l'échec de l'examen, elle a dû recommencer les révisions.

Launch into an activity or event again.

We will restart the meeting at the beginning of next week.

Nous allons recommencer la réunion au début de la semaine prochaine.

Derived from the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and the verb 'commencer' (to begin).

start over

Go back to the beginning, restart without any prior progress.

recommencer à zéro

start from scratch

A strategy involving canceling everything and starting again.

recommencer depuis le départ

start a new life

Adopting a different lifestyle after a significant change.

recommencer une nouvelle vie

commencer (to begin)

Give the first kick-off or start something.

commencer

relancer (to relaunch)

Restart or revive an activity.

relancer

réinitialiser (to reset)

Return to the initial state, often used in a technical context.

réinitialiser

Start over without hesitation.

Next year, I’m going to start over completely; I don’t care about the failures.

L'année prochaine, je vais recommencer à fond, je m'en fiche des échecs.

Try again after a failed first attempt.

After failing the exam, he said: "I'm going to start over; it will work this time!"

Après avoir raté l'examen, il a dit : 'Je vais recommencer, ça va passer cette fois !'