racheter
French → English
(commerce) To buy back: to purchase something again that was previously sold or to acquire another copy of a lost item.
Il avait vendu sa collection de timbres mais il a décidé d'en racheter une nouvelle plus tard.
(English) He had sold his stamp collection, but he decided to buy a new one later.
L'entreprise a décidé de racheter ses propres actions pour augmenter la valeur du capital restant.
(English) The company decided to buy back its own shares to increase the value of the remaining capital.
(figurative) To make up for: to compensate for a flaw, fault, or mistake with a redeeming quality.
Cet édifice austère rachète sa sévérité par un portail magnifique de la Renaissance.
(English) This austere building makes up for its severity with a magnificent Renaissance portal.
Il rachète souvent ses petits défauts de caractère par une honnêteté et une loyauté sans faille.
(English) He often makes up for his small character flaws with unfailing honesty and loyalty.
(redemption) To ransom: to pay a sum of money to obtain the release of a prisoner or captive.
La famille a dû verser une forte somme d'argent pour racheter le marchand des mains des pirates.
(English) The family had to pay a large sum of money to ransom the merchant from the pirates.
À Athènes, certains esclaves avaient la faculté légale de se racheter par leur propre travail.
(English) In Athens, some slaves had the legal ability to buy their own freedom through their own work.
Entry ID: fr:en:racheter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary