No. 4,840 in French
restaurer
To restore or repair.
In a sentence
Nous avons décidé de restaurer cette vieille maison.
We decided to restore this old house.
The verb 'restaurer' is used here to mean 'to restore,' referring to repairing or renovating an old building.
Il veut restaurer le tableau ancien qui appartient à son grand-père.
He wants to restore the old painting that belongs to his grandfather.
The verb 'restaurer' denotes the act of restoring an artwork to its original or intended state.
L'objectif est de restaurer la confiance entre les deux partis.
The objective is to restore trust between the two parties.
In this context, 'restaurer' is used figuratively to mean 'to restore' or 'rebuild trust' in a relational or abstract sense.
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