Reconduire (en. To reconduct)

/ʁəkɔ̃dɥiʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To bring someone back to their starting point.

After the meeting, I need to take my colleagues to the train station.

Après la réunion, je dois reconduire mes collègues à la gare.

To return to a prior state or situation.

He decided to resume his old project.

Il a décidé de reconduire son ancien projet.

To drive someone to a place.

Can you take me home after the party?

Peux-tu me reconduire chez moi après la fête ?

Derived from the verb conduire, with the prefix 're-' indicating a return.

to escort a student

Ensuring that a student returns to a given place, often to school or a program.

reconduire un étudiant

to take home

Taking someone back home after an outing.

reconduire à la maison

to uphold a decision

To revert to a previously made decision.

reconduire une décision

conduire

To take or guide someone or something using a vehicle.

conduire

transport

The action of moving people or goods from one place to another.

transport

retourner

To move towards a place of origin.

retourner

To escort someone informally.

I'm going to take my friends home; it only takes five minutes.

Je vais reconduire mes potes, ça ne prend que cinq minutes.

To bring someone back in a dazed state after a night out.

He was so drunk that I almost carried him home.

Il était tellement bourré que je l'ai reconduit presque en le portant.