recharger

to recharge, to reload

verb ruh-shar-ZHAY Rare

Usage Note

Recharger covers recharging a battery (recharger son téléphone), reloading a weapon, and refilling a pen or lighter. The noun rechargement is less common; une batterie rechargeable ('a rechargeable battery') is a very frequent compound. The prefix re- signals repetition, so charger is the base meaning 'to charge/load'.

Examples

"N'oublie pas de recharger ton téléphone ce soir."

Natural Translation

Don't forget to charge your phone tonight.

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