Repris-je (en. I replied)

/ʁə.pʁiʒ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Return to a subject or activity after an interruption.

Did I resume the conversation after a break.

Repris-je la conversation après une pause.

Receive something again.

Did I take back the item I had lent.

Repris-je l'objet que j'avais prêté.

Get back to doing something after stopping it.

Did I resume my studies after a sabbatical year.

Repris-je mes études après une année sabbatique.

From the verb reprendre, derived from the Latin 'reprehendere'.

caught in the act

Interrupt a conversation and immediately resume.

repris au vol

regain control

Regain control of a situation.

reprendre la main

gather one's thoughts

Regain composure after a moment of distraction.

reprendre ses esprits

resume

Take again.

reprendre

continue

Continue.

poursuivre

Retrieve one's things

After the party, I retrieved my things from his place.

Après la fête, j'ai repris mes affaires chez lui.

Regain taste

After a few months, I regained my taste for music.

Après quelques mois, j'ai repris goût à la musique.