recover

recover
recover [{{t}}rɪ'kʌvə(r)]
1 transitive verb
(a) (get back → property) récupérer, retrouver; (→ debt, loan, deposit) récupérer, recouvrer; (take back) reprendre; (regain → territory, ball) regagner; (→ control, hearing) retrouver; (→ advantage) reprendre;
∎ 50 bodies have been recovered 50 corps ont été retrouvés;
∎ to recover one's breath/footing reprendre haleine/pied;
∎ to recover one's balance retrouver son équilibre;
∎ to recover one's composure se ressaisir;
∎ to recover consciousness reprendre connaissance;
∎ to recover one's health guérir, se rétablir, recouvrer la santé;
∎ to recover one's strength reprendre des forces;
∎ also {{}}figurative{{}} to recover lost ground regagner du terrain;
∎ to recover one's expenses rentrer dans ses fonds
(b) (salvage → wreck, waste) récupérer; (→ from water) récupérer, repêcher
(c) {{}}Law{{}}
∎ to recover damages obtenir des dommages-intérêts
(d) (extract → from ore) extraire
(e) {{}}Computing{{}} (file, data) récupérer
2 intransitive verb
(a) (after accident, shock, setback) se remettre; (after illness) se rétablir, guérir;
∎ the patient is recovering in hospital le malade se remet à l'hôpital;
∎ to recover from sth se remettre de qch;
∎ to be fully recovered être complètement guéri ou rétabli;
∎ I still haven't recovered from the shock je ne me suis pas encore remis du choc
(b) (currency, economy) se redresser; (market) reprendre, se redresser; (prices, shares) se redresser, remonter
(c) {{}}Law{{}} gagner son procès, obtenir gain de cause

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  • recover — c.1300, to regain consciousness, from Anglo Fr. rekeverer (late 13c.), O.Fr. recovrer, from L. recuperare to recover (see RECUPERATION (Cf. recuperation)). Meaning to regain health or strength is from early 14c.; sense of to get (anything) back… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • recover — recover,   Synonym für restore …   Universal-Lexikon

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