- recover
- recover [rɪˈkʌvər]1. transitive verb[+ sth lost, one's appetite, reason] retrouver ; [+ sth floating] repêcher ; [+ wreck, data, file] récupérer ; [+ debt] recouvrer ; [+ goods, property] rentrer en possession de• to recover one's strength reprendre des forces• to recover consciousness revenir à soi• to recover one's sight/health retrouver la vue/la santé• to recover one's composure se ressaisir• to recover expenses rentrer dans ses frais• to recover one's losses recouvrer son argent2. intransitive verb(after shock, accident) se remettre (from de ) ; (from illness) se rétablir (from de ) ; [economy, currency] se redresser ; [stock market] reprendre ; [shares] remonter• she has completely recovered elle est tout à fait rétablie* * *[rɪ'kʌvə(r)] 1.transitive verb1) (get back) retrouver, récupérer [money, vehicle]; récupérer [territory]; (from water) repêcher, retrouver [body, wreck]
to recover one's sight/health — recouvrer la vue/santé
to recover one's confidence/one's strength — reprendre confiance/des forces
2) (recoup) recouvrer [loan, taxes, costs] (from auprès de); réparer, compenser [losses]2.intransitive verb (from illness) se remettre, se rétablir (from de); (from defeat, mistake) se ressaisir (from après); [economy] se redresser; [shares, currency] remonter
English-French dictionary. 2013.