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41 refaire
I.v. trans. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. (The verb is used more often than not in the passive. J'ai été refait en beauté! I was done good and proper!)II.v. trans.reflex.1. Se refaire au jeu (Gambling slang): To win back one's losses.2. Se refaire une santé: To convalesce. -
42 recuperate
1. v восстановить силы, поправиться; оправиться2. v поправить, восстановить3. v тех. рекуперироватьСинонимический ряд:improve (verb) ameliorate; come around; convalesce; gain; heal; improve; look up; mend; perk up; rally; recover; revive; show improvementАнтонимический ряд:
См. также в других словарях:
convalesce — ► VERB ▪ gradually recover one s health after an illness or medical treatment. ORIGIN Latin convalescere, from valescere grow strong … English terms dictionary
convalesce — verb To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness a patient begins to convalesce … Wiktionary
convalesce — verb (I) to spend time getting well after an illness: After her operation my wife was sent abroad to convalesce … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
convalesce — UK [ˌkɒnvəˈles] / US [ˌkɑnvəˈles] verb [intransitive] Word forms convalesce : present tense I/you/we/they convalesce he/she/it convalesces present participle convalescing past tense convalesced past participle convalesced to spend time resting… … English dictionary
convalesce — intransitive verb ( lesced; lescing) Etymology: Latin convalescere, from com + valescere to grow strong, from valēre to be strong, be well more at wield Date: 15th century to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
convalesce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. recover, recuperate, rally, revive, improve. See health, restoration. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. recuperate, recover, rehabilitate, restore, revive, get better. III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… … English dictionary for students
convalesce — con|va|lesce [ ,kanvə les ] verb intransitive to spend time resting after an illness or operation in order to become healthier or stronger … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
convalesce — [[t]kɒ̱nvəle̱s[/t]] convalesces, convalescing, convalesced VERB If you are convalescing, you are resting and getting your health back after an illness or operation. [FORMAL] After two weeks, I was allowed home, where I convalesced for three… … English dictionary
convalesce — [ˌkɒnvə lɛs] verb gradually recover one s health after an illness or medical treatment. Origin C15: from L. convalescere, from con altogether + valescere grow strong … English new terms dictionary
convalesce — [ˌkɒnvəˈles] verb [I] to spend time resting after an illness in order to get better convalescent [ˌkɒnvəˈles(ə)nt] adj … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
convalesce — /kɒnvəˈlɛs / (say konvuh les) verb (i) (convalesced, convalescing) to grow stronger after illness; make progress towards recovery of health. {Latin convalescere grow strong} …