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repasser

iron (clothes)

verb ruh-pah-SEH Less Common

Origin: re- + passer

Also means

pass again, re-sit (an exam)

Usage Note

Repasser is the standard verb for ironing clothes (repasser une chemise = to iron a shirt). It also means to come back or pass by again (je repasserai demain = I'll come by again tomorrow), and in academic contexts to resit an exam. The instrument for ironing is un fer à repasser.

Examples

"Elle repasse ses chemises le dimanche matin."

Natural Translation

She irons her shirts on Sunday morning.

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