riprendere

resume

verb ree-PREHN-deh-reh Less Common

Also means

film

Usage Note

Riprendere packs several senses: to 'take back', to 'resume' an activity, to 'tell off' someone, and crucially to 'film/record' (riprendere con la telecamera). Reflexively, riprendersi means 'to recover', as in riprendersi da una malattia.

Examples

"Dobbiamo riprendere il lavoro."

Natural Translation

We must resume work.

Literal Translation

We-must resume the work.

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