Spanish Conversation · Level 45
75 words
Spanish word
repatriar
Pronunciation
IPA/repaˈtɾjaɾ/
Meaning
- verbsend home
Example
El gobierno decidió repatriar a los ciudadanos varados.
The government decided to send home the stranded citizens.
More examples
La aerolínea organizó vuelos para repatriar a los turistas.
The airline arranged flights to send tourists home.
Core concept
State-organized return to one's country of origin.
Common phrases
repatriar a ciudadanos
send citizens home
repatriar a turistas
send tourists home
repatriar a refugiados
send refugees home
Similar words
repatriarse: Comes back to the home country from abroad.
volver: Goes back to a place or to a previous condition.
regresar: Comes back to the place where one was before.
Definition in Spanish
Hacer que una persona regrese a su país de origen por motivos legales, humanitarios o administrativos.
Word origin
Borrowed from French rapatrier, ultimately from Latin patria 'fatherland' with prefix re- indicating return, and used for bringing people back to their native country.
Usage tips
- Use with a direct object (repatriar a alguien); news reports often use ser repatriado in passive constructions.
Other meanings
- repatriateverb
Opposites
- deportardeportverb