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retracer

to retrace

verb ruh-trah-SEH Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to recount

Usage Note

Retracer means to retrace a path or to recount the history of something — retracer sa vie (to recount one's life story). It follows the spelling rules of placer-type verbs, with a cedilla before 'a' and 'o': il retraça. The noun retracé is rare; récit (m) is used instead for 'account'.

Examples

"Le documentaire retrace l'histoire de la ville."

Natural Translation

The documentary retraces the history of the town.

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