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Italian
Etymology
From Latin reprehendere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈprɛn.de.re/
- Rhymes: -ɛndere
- Hyphenation: ri‧prèn‧de‧re
Verb
riprèndere (first-person singular present riprèndo, first-person singular past historic riprési, past participle ripréso, auxiliary avére or (in the intransitive meaning "to revive") èssere)
- (transitive) to take or grab again
- Synonyms: ripigliare, riafferrare, riacchiappare, prendere di nuovo
- to take (a means of transport) again
- to take (a road, street, etc.) again
- to catch again
i poliziotti hanno ripreso l'evaso- the policemen caught the escaped prisoner again
- (transitive) to catch up to
- (transitive) to take back
- Synonyms: prendere indietro, riavere
- to regain (confidence, courage, etc.)
- to tack back into one's control; to reconquer
- Synonyms: riconquistare, rioccupare, riacquistare, riguadagnare, riacquisire
- (transitive, intransitive) to resume, go back to, go on, continue
- Synonyms: ricominciare, continuare, rifare, riattaccare, soggiungere
- (transitive) to take, shoot, film, portray, set (of a picture, movie, etc.)
- Synonyms: ritrarre, inquadrare, filmare, fotografare
- (transitive) to scold, reprimand, berate
- Synonyms: ammonire, correggere, criticare, biasimare, sgridare, rimproverare
- (transitive) to take hold of, seize, or strike (someone) again (of a sensation, feeling, etc.)
- Synonyms: tornare a colpire, assalire di nuovo, sorprendere
- (transitive) to emulate
- (transitive) to touch up or tighten (a seam, garment, etc.)
- Synonyms: ridurre, rimpicciolire, restringere, stringere
riprendere una manica- to touch up a sleeve
- (transitive) to repeat (a motif, design element, etc.)
- Synonym: richiamare
il disegno sulla maglietta riprende quello dei pantaloni- the design on the shirt repeats that of the pants
- (intransitive) to revive (of a plant)
Conjugation