reprise

resumption, revival

noun ruh-PREEZ Rare

Origin: feminine past participle of 'reprendre' (to take back, to resume), used as a noun

Also means

instance, time (à plusieurs reprises)

Usage Note

Reprise is highly versatile: la reprise économique (economic recovery), la reprise d'une pièce (revival of a play), and crucially à plusieurs reprises ('on several occasions'). In music, it denotes a repeat sign or reprise. The English word 'reprise' is borrowed directly from French. In commerce, une reprise can mean a trade-in.

Examples

"À plusieurs reprises, il a essayé de partir."

Natural Translation

On several occasions, he tried to leave.

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