raccorder
French → English
(technical) To connect: to join two physical parts together (pipes, wires, etc.)
Il faut raccorder ces deux tuyaux pour rétablir l'eau.
(English) These two pipes must be connected to restore water.
L'électricien va bientôt raccorder la maison au réseau public.
(English) The electrician will soon connect the house to the public grid.
(creative) To reconcile: to adjust and link parts of a literary or artistic work
Après ces coupures, il faut maintenant raccorder les actes de la pièce.
(English) After these cuts, we must now reconcile the acts of the play.
L'auteur peine à raccorder les différents chapitres de son roman.
(English) The author is struggling to link the different chapters of his novel.
Entry ID: fr:en:raccorder · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary