← Word Gate Bilingual Vocab API

repousse

French → English

noun//ʁə.pus//

(growth) Regrowth: the action or process of growing again (hair, grass, etc.)

La repousse de l'herbe est très rapide après les pluies de printemps.

(English) The regrowth of the grass is very fast after the spring rains.

Il utilise une lotion spéciale pour favoriser la repousse de ses cheveux.

(English) He uses a special lotion to promote the regrowth of his hair.

verb//ʁə.pus//

(action) Rejects: the third-person singular of 'repousser' (to push back or rebuff)

Elle repousse violemment l'idée de vendre la maison familiale.

(English) She violently rejects the idea of selling the family home.

L'armée repousse l'ennemi au-delà de la frontière nationale.

(English) The army pushes the enemy back beyond the national border.

Entry ID: fr:en:repousse · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary