récupérer
recover
The French word 'récupérer' is used in a similar way to the English word 'recover'. It can mean to regain health, strength, or a state of well-being after an illness or injury. It can also mean to retrieve or regain something that was lost or taken away. For example, 'J'ai récupéré ma montre' means 'I recovered my watch'.
Example sentences using: récupérer
Je dois récupérer mes affaires chez toi.
I have to retrieve my stuff from your place.
This phrase is used when someone needs to collect their belongings left at another person's place. 'Récupérer' verb is emphasized here to indicate the act of retrieval.
Il faut récupérer les données effacées.
It is necessary to recover the deleted data.
In this context, 'récupérer' is used to convey the message of retrieving the data that has been deleted. It might be used in an IT or technological context where data recovery is possible.
Peux-tu récupérer les enfants à l'école aujourd'hui?
Can you pick up the children from school today?
This phrase is used when someone is asking another person to pick up the children from school. Here 'récupérer' is used to convey 'pick up' in English.