This is the 7604th most frequent French word.
rappelés
"Rappelés" means "called back" or "recalled" in English.
Here, 'rappelés' is used in its past participle form with a passive meaning, indicating that the subject 'we' is the recipient of the action of being recalled.
Nous avons été rappelés par le directeur pour discuter du projet.
We were recalled by the director to discuss the project.
In this sentence, 'rappelés' functions as a past participle that describes the memories brought back or recalled to someone's mind.
Les souvenirs rappelés à son esprit lui donnaient envie de sourire.
The memories recalled to his mind made him want to smile.
Here, 'rappelé' appears as the past participle of the verb in active voice, indicating the action performed by the subject 'they' to recall former employees.