how to pronounce reprendre

/ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ/

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reprendre is pronounced in two syllables

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ʁəpʁɑ̃dʁ

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An example use of reprendre in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… t je vais pas le reprendre ce sont les …”

meanings of reprendre

verb:

  1. To take again, take more of, have another helping.
  2. To take back, recover, regain.
  3. To resume (work), get back to, carry on with.
  4. To pull oneself together.
  5. To cover, to perform or record a cover version (of a song by another musical artist).
  6. To retake, recapture.
  7. To correct oneself.
  8. To pick up, to show new sign of life.
  9. To start again.
  10. To criticize, correct, rebuke, reprimand.

reprendre frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word reprendre occurs in french on average 64.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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