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recycler

to recycle

verb ruh-see-KLEH Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Also means

to retrain (a person)

Usage Note

Recycler covers both the environmental process of reprocessing materials and the professional sense of retraining someone for a new role (se recycler dans l'informatique — to retrain in IT). The reflexive se recycler is very common for career pivots. The noun recyclage serves both meanings equally.

Examples

"Il faut recycler le verre et le plastique."

Natural Translation

Glass and plastic must be recycled.

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