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1 regain
regain [rɪ'geɪn](a) (territory) reconquérir; (health) recouvrer; (strength) retrouver; (sight, composure) retrouver, recouvrer; (glory) retrouver;∎ to regain possession of sth rentrer en possession de qch;∎ to regain lost time rattraper le temps perdu;∎ to regain consciousness reprendre connaissance;∎ to regain one's balance retrouver l'équilibre;∎ to regain one's footing reprendre pied -
2 regain
regain [rɪˈgeɪn][+ one's composure, balance, self-confidence] retrouver ; [+ one's health, sight] recouvrer ; [+ independence, territory] reconquérir* * *[rɪ'geɪn]transitive verb retrouver [health, sight, freedom]; reconquérir [power, seat]; retrouver [balance, composure]; reprendre [lead, control]; rattraper [time] -
3 regain
1 ( win back) retrouver, recouvrer [health, strength, sight, freedom] ; reconquérir [territory, power, seat] ; retrouver [balance, composure] ; reprendre [title, lead, control] ; rattraper [time] ; to regain possession of rentrer en possession de ; to regain one's footing reprendre pied ; to regain consciousness revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance ; -
4 recover
recover [rɪ'kʌvə(r)](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∎ to recover damages obtenir des dommages-intérêts(d) (extract → from ore) extraire∎ 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 -
5 ground
B n1 ( surface underfoot) sol m, terre f ; to put/throw sth on the ground poser/jeter qch par terre ; to sit/lie (down) on the ground s'asseoir/s'allonger par terre ; to fall to the ground tomber (par terre) ; to pick sth up off the ground ramasser qch (par terre) ; get up off the ground lève-toi ; to get off the ground [plane] décoller ; fig [idea] prendre fig ; to get sth off the ground faire démarrer [plan, undertaking, campaign] ; to burn to the ground brûler complètement ; above (the) ground en surface ; below (the) ground sous terre ; to prepare the ground lit préparer la terre or le sol ; fig ouvrir la voie (for à) ; to clear the ground lit, fig déblayer le terrain ; on the ground lit, fig sur le terrain ;2 (area, territory) lit, fig terrain m ; a piece of ground un terrain ; built on high/rocky ground construit sur un terrain surélevé/accidenté ; holy/neutral ground terrain consacré/neutre ; to cover a lot of ground lit faire beaucoup de chemin ; fig avancer beaucoup ; to cover the same ground [teachers, speakers] traiter le même sujet ; [articles, lectures] traiter du même sujet ; to go over the same ground se répéter ; to break fresh ou new ground innover (by ou in doing en faisant) ; to break new political/legal ground innover dans le domaine politique/légal ; it breaks no new ground cela n'apporte rien de nouveau ; on neutral ground en terrain neutre ; on my/her own ground sur mon/son propre terrain ; to be on sure ou firm ground être sûr de ce qu'on avance ; to be on shaky ground être dans une position délicate ; to be sure of one's ground être sûr de son fait or de ce qu'on avance ; (to be) on dangerous ground ( in discussion) (être) sur un terrain miné ; ( in dealings) (être) dans une position délicate ; on safe ground sur un terrain familier ; the ground is shifting le climat est en train de changer fig ; familiar/new ground domaine m familier/nouveau ;5 fig (in contest, discussion) to gain ground gagner du terrain (on, over sur) ; to lose ground perdre du terrain (to au profit de) ; to give ou yield ground céder du terrain (to devant ; on, over au niveau de) ; to make up ou regain lost ground regagner du terrain perdu ; to hold ou stand (one's) ground tenir bon ; to change ou shift one's ground fig changer son fusil d'épaule (on au sujet de) ;7 Art fond m ;8 Naut to touch ground racler le fond ;2 ( reasons) on ethical grounds pour des raisons d'éthique ; on compassionate grounds pour raisons personnelles ; grounds for motifs de [divorce, appeal, extradition, arrest, opposition, criticism, hope] ; to have grounds for complaint/for suspicion avoir des motifs de se plaindre/de douter ; to give sb grounds for anxiety être un motif or une source d'angoisse pour qn ; grounds for doing motifs pour faire ; there are reasonable grounds/there are no grounds for supposing that il y a des motifs suffisants/il n'y a aucun motif pour supposer que ; to give sb good grounds for doing donner à qn de bonnes raisons de faire ; to have grounds to do avoir des raisons de faire ; on (the) grounds of en raison de [cost, public interest] ; pour raison de [adultery, negligence, insufficient evidence] ; on (the) grounds of ill-health pour raisons de santé ; to lodge an appeal on the grounds of insanity faire appel en arguant la folie ; on the grounds that en raison du fait que.E vtr3 ( base) to ground sth on ou in fonder qch sur ; to be grounded on être fondé sur [principle, fact, experience] ; to be grounded in être fondé sur [right, truth, understanding] ; well-grounded suspicions des soupçons fondés ; a well-grounded theory une théorie bien fondée ;4 ○ ( punish) priver [qn] de sortie [teenager] ;5 US Elec mettre [qch] à la terre ;to be thick/thin on the ground être/ne pas être légion inv ; to go to ground se terrer ; to run sb/sth to ground dénicher ○ qn/qch ; to run ou drive oneself into the ground s'user or se crever ○ au travail ; to run sth into the ground laisser péricliter [business] ; to run a car into the ground garder une voiture jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit bonne pour la casse ; that suits me down to the ground ça me va parfaitement.
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