Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 fiel oder hat sich selbst gestört;
, 🇪🇸 caído o quien se perturbó a sí mismo;
, 🇮🇹 caduto o che si è disturbato
, 🇵🇹 caído ou que se perturbou;
, 🇨🇳 倒下或使自己感到不安的人
, 🇯🇵 倒れた、あるいは自分自身を動揺させた者
, 🇰🇷 떨어진 사람 또는 스스로를 방해한 사람
, 🇸🇦 ساقط أو الذي اضطراب نفسه
, 🇮🇳 गिरा हुआ या स्वयं को परेशान करने वाला
Definition
🇫🇷 tombé ou qui s'est dérangé ; relever une chose, c'est la remettre sur ses pieds
🇬🇧 fallen or who disturbed himself;
Usage Examples
- Après la chute, il a su se relever sans douleur.
- Il a relevé le pot de la table.
- Elle a relevé le défi de courir un marathon.
Etymology
The verb **relever** comes from Old French *relever* (13th c.), which in turn is a direct adoption of the Latin *relevāre* (“to lift again, raise”), itself formed from the prefix *re-* (“again”) + *levāre* (“to lift, raise”). In French the word kept its original sense of “to lift up again” and developed the idiomatic uses “to stand up after falling” and “to bring back into one’s possession.”
Synonyms
soulever
élever
hausser
remonter
remettre debout
remettre sur pied
relancer
Antonyms
abaisser
descendre
baisser
ignorer
négliger