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/ʁɑ̃.tʁe/
Translation
the return to school or work after the summer holidays; return
Word origin
The past participle of rentrer ('to go back in, to return') used as a noun, from re- ('again') and entrer, from Latin intrare ('to enter'). The word carries a specifically French sense the English has no single word for, the whole national restart of school, work and public life in early September.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- intrare
- English cognates
- enter, entry
Grammar
Examples
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The school year starts at the beginning of September.
J' fournitures .
I have bought all the supplies for the new school year.
, .
Once everyone is back from the summer, the whole country starts talking politics again.
applaudie.
Her return to the stage was greatly applauded.
littéraire.
This novel comes out in the autumn publishing season.
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