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remettre

to hand over, to put back

verb reh-MEH-truh Common

Also means

to postpone

Usage Note

Remettre is a compound of re- + mettre and carries the idea of returning something to a state or person: remettre un document (to hand over a document), remettre en place (to put back in place), remettre à plus tard (to postpone). Se remettre de means 'to recover from' (se remettre d'une maladie = to recover from an illness).

Examples

"Il m'a remis les clés hier soir."

Natural Translation

He handed me the keys last night.

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