No. 11,552 in French
récidivé
"Récidivé" means "relapsed" or "reoffended," typically referring to repeated behavior, such as committing another crime.
In a sentence
Il a récidivé en commettant un nouveau délit.
He reoffended by committing a new offense.
In this sentence, 'récidivé' is used to indicate repeating a previous wrongdoing or crime.
Marie a récidivé en remportant le championnat pour la deuxième fois.
Marie repeated her success by winning the championship for the second time.
Here, 'récidivé' illustrates the repetition of a prior achievement or winning streak.
Après avoir été corrigé, il a récidivé avec la même erreur.
After being corrected, he repeated the same mistake.
This usage of 'récidivé' emphasizes the recurrence of a previously made error.
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