French word

récurrent

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁekyʁɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adjectiverecurring

Example

Des erreurs récurrentes apparaissent souvent dans ce fichier.

Recurring errors often appear in this file.

Illustration for récurrent (recurring)

More examples

Des douleurs récurrentes perturbent son sommeil.

Recurrent pains disturb his sleep.

Core concept

A familiar event returning again and again, like the same error resurfacing in a file.

Common phrases

  • problème récurrent

    recurrent problem

  • douleur récurrente

    recurrent pain

  • panne récurrente

    recurrent breakdown

Similar words

fréquent: Happening often in a given time or situation.
répétitif: Repeating the same action or pattern many times.
régulier: Occurring at steady intervals in a consistent cycle.
périodique: Returning at set intervals in recurring cycles.

Definition in French

Qui survient de manière répétée ou qui se manifeste à nouveau.

Word origin

The adjective récurrent is a learned borrowing from Latin recurrens, the present participle of recurrere, formed from re- and currere, 'to run back'.

Usage tips

  • Récurrent agrees in gender and number, giving récurrente, récurrents, and récurrentes when needed.

Opposites

Related words

  • récurrencerecurrencenoun
  • récurrentementrecurrentlyadverb

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