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redressement

recovery, straightening up

noun ruh-dres-MAHN Rare

Also means

rehabilitation (financial or moral)

Usage Note

Redressement appears frequently in economic and political contexts, as in redressement économique (economic recovery). It can also describe a legal rehabilitation or the physical act of straightening something. The verb redresser means to straighten, correct, or right (a wrong).

Examples

"Le pays espère un redressement rapide."

Natural Translation

The country hopes for a quick recovery.

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