remonter
French → English
(movement) To go up: to ascend again or move back up to a previous level
Après une courte pause, l'acteur est remonté sur la scène pour le deuxième acte.
(English) After a short break, the actor went back up on stage for the second act.
Le randonneur a dû remonter la pente raide pour retrouver le sentier principal.
(English) The hiker had to climb back up the steep slope to find the main trail.
(time) To date back: to have existed since a specific time in the past
Cette petite église de village remonte au XIIe siècle, à l'époque romane.
(English) This small village church dates back to the 12th century, during the Romanesque period.
Leur amitié remonte à l'école primaire, quand ils avaient seulement six ans.
(English) Their friendship goes back to primary school, when they were only six years old.
(mechanics) To wind: to tighten the spring of a clock or mechanical device
Il a oublié de remonter sa montre avant de se coucher, et elle s'est arrêtée.
(English) He forgot to wind his watch before going to bed, and it stopped.
Chaque dimanche matin, mon grand-père remonte la vieille horloge comtoise du salon.
(English) Every Sunday morning, my grandfather winds the old grandfather clock in the living room.
Entry ID: fr:en:remonter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary