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“pull oneself together” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/rekompoˈneɾ/

Example

Después del susto, se recompuso y continuó.

After the scare, he pulled himself together and continued.

Illustration for recomponer (pull oneself together)

How to say “pull oneself together” in Spanish

“Pull oneself together” in Spanish is recomponer.

Person straightening a jacket and taking a steadying breath.

Full entry for recomponer: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with recomponer

Tras la discusión, tardó en recomponerse.

After the discussion, he took a while to pull himself together.

Tips for using recomponer

  • Common collocations include recomponerse de + noun to indicate recovering from something, for example se recompuso del susto.

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