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relever

to pick up

verb ruh-luh-VEH Less Common

Also means

to take on (a challenge)

Usage Note

Relever has several related meanings: to lift something back up, to note or read off (relever un compteur, 'to read a meter'), and to accept a challenge (relever un défi). The reflexive se relever means 'to get back up' — both literally and after hardship.

Examples

"Il s'est relevé après la chute."

Natural Translation

He got back up after the fall.

Literal Translation

He oneself-raised after the fall

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