Remontèrent (en. Went back up)

/ʁə.mɔ̃.teʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To designate a movement upward or an action of returning to a previous state.

They went upstream to catch fish.

Ils remontèrent la rivière pour attraper des poissons.

To trace something back to an earlier time or place.

These remains date back to Antiquity.

Ces vestiges remontèrent à l'Antiquité.

To repair or recreate a mechanism that has stopped functioning.

They wound up the clock that had stopped working.

Ils remontèrent l'horloge qui ne funzionnait plus.

From the verb remonter, composed of 're-' (indicating a return) and 'monter' (to rise).

to bring back memories

To evoke memories from the past.

remonter les souvenirs

to rise to the surface

To emerge, to become obvious.

remonter à la surface

to boost someone's spirits

To increase someone's confidence or joy.

remonter le moral

to rise

To raise, to move something upward.

monter

to return

To make a trip to a previously visited place.

retourner

to restore

To return to a previous state, to repair.

restaurer

To soar

After the crisis, the company's sales soared.

Après la crise, les ventes de l'entreprise ont remonté en flèche.

To reboot one's brain

He needs to think and reboot his brain for better concentration.

Il a besoin de réfléchir et de remonter son cerveau pour une meilleure concentration.