rentrer

Definitions of rentrer
  1. verb
    fold up
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    rouler
    form into a cylinder by rolling
  2. verb
    be beset by
    synonyms: rencontrer
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    type of:
    être
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  3. verb
    of trains; move into (a station)
    synonyms: arriver, entrer
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    tirer sa révérence
    remove oneself from an obligation
    type of:
    arriver, arriver à, atteindre
    reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
  4. verb
    return home
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    retourner, revenir
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
  5. verb
    pull inward or towards a center
    synonyms: retirer, rétracter
    attirer, tirer
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
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    attirer, tirer
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
  6. verb
    arrive by motorcar
    synonyms: arriver
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    arriver, arriver à, atteindre
    reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
  7. verb
    to come or go into
    synonyms: entrer, entrer dans, examiner, rentrer dans, étudier
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    antonyms:
    partir, quitter
    move out of or depart from
    filer, partir, quitter, s'en aller
    go away from a place
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    entrer, pénétrer
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
    embarquer, monter
    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
    envahir, s'ingérer
    to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
    entrer, pénétrer, s'infiltrer
    penetrate mutually or be interlocked
    faire des raids
    briefly enter enemy territory
    s'entremettre, se mêler
    enter briefly
    entrer, pénétrer, s'infiltrer
    spread or diffuse through
    percer
    make a hole into
    percer, transpercer
    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    pénétrer, s'infiltrer
    pass through
    immerger, plonger
    thrust or throw into
    enlever, prendre d'assaut, prendre de force
    take by force
    embarquer
    go on board
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