Polyglot Dictionary

redoubler

/ʁə.du.ble/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
redouble
past
a redoublé
perfect
redoublé

Meaning

  1. to repeat a grade

    • Il a dû redoubler sa classe.

      He had to repeat his grade.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

répéter

Redoubler specifically means to repeat a school grade/year; répéter is the general word for repeating anything.

Practice

1 What does redoubler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a dû ___ sa classe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches redoubler?

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