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recenser

to count, enumerate

verb ruh-sahn-SEH Rare
People & Society Government

Origin: Latin recensere ('to review, count')

Also means

to take a census of

Usage Note

Recenser can mean to conduct an official census (recenser la population) or more broadly to list and count items (recenser les problèmes). The noun le recensement ('census, count') is very common. In everyday usage, recenser les options simply means to take stock of the available options.

Examples

"Il faut recenser toutes les espèces présentes dans la forêt."

Natural Translation

All the species present in the forest must be counted.

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