French word

rapatrier

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁapatʁije/

Meaning

  • verbbring home

Example

Le gouvernement va rapatrier les ressortissants.

The government is going to bring its nationals home.

Illustration for rapatrier (bring home)

More examples

L'hôpital a dû rapatrier un patient gravement malade.

The hospital had to repatriate a seriously ill patient.

Core concept

An official route carrying stranded nationals home under organized state or aid arrangements.

Common phrases

  • rapatrier des touristes

    repatriate tourists

  • rapatrier un membre de la famille

    repatriate a family member

Similar words

ramener: To take someone or something back from one place to another.
rentrer: To go back home or return to an earlier location.

Definition in French

Faire revenir dans leur patrie des personnes, souvent dans un cadre officiel ou administratif.

Word origin

Rapatrier was formed from re- and patrie, which comes from Latin patria, so the word denotes bringing someone back to the homeland.

Usage tips

  • Unlike rentrer, rapatrier is normally transitive: the person or group being brought back follows the verb directly.

Other meanings

  • returnverb

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