repêcher

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ pêcher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.pɛ.ʃe/ ~ /ʁə.pe.ʃe/
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Verb

repêcher

  1. to fish out, rescue (from water)
    • 2015 October 31, “Migrants : Allemagne restreint les accès à sa frontière avec Autriche”, in Le Monde:
      Par ailleurs, quatre enfants syriens âgés d’un à quatre ans ont été repêchés morts dans les eaux turques par les garde-côtes, qui ont sauvé 19 passagers eux aussi en route pour Lesbos, selon l’agence de presse Dogan.
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