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No. 11,350 in French

recommencer

To start again.

In a sentence

  • Je vais recommencer à écrire mon roman.

    I will start rewriting my novel.

    Here, 'recommencer' is used to indicate starting an activity again from the beginning after pausing or stopping.

  • Après l'échec, il a décidé de recommencer sa carrière.

    After the failure, he decided to restart his career.

    In this sentence, 'recommencer' describes the act of beginning anew after previous attempts or experiences.

  • Si cela ne fonctionne pas, nous pouvons toujours recommencer.

    If it doesn't work, we can always start over.

    Here, 'recommencer' conveys the concept of retrying or attempting something from the beginning after an initial unsuccessful attempt.

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