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recoller

to re-stick, to glue back

verb ruh-koh-LEH Rare

Also means

to piece back together

Usage Note

Recoller is the straightforward reversal of décoller (to unstick). Figuratively, recoller les morceaux ('to glue the pieces back together') is a common idiom meaning to repair a broken relationship or situation. The related noun la colle means glue.

Examples

"Il a recollé les morceaux du vase cassé."

Natural Translation

He glued the pieces of the broken vase back together.

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