No. 3,183 in French
reconstruire
"Reconstruire" means "to rebuild" or "to reconstruct."
In a sentence
Après la tempête, nous allons reconstruire notre maison.
After the storm, we will rebuild our house.
In this sentence, 'reconstruire' is used to convey the act of physically rebuilding something, such as a house after damage.
Nous devons reconstruire notre confiance envers les autres.
We must rebuild our trust in others.
Here, 'reconstruire' is metaphorically applied to indicate mending or reestablishing something abstract like trust.
L'historien cherche à reconstruire l'histoire de cette époque.
The historian seeks to reconstruct the history of that era.
In this example, 'reconstruire' is used in the context of recreating or imagining events of the past, typically based on evidence and hypotheses.
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