French Conversation · Level 11
89 words
French word
recombiner
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəkɔ̃bine/
Meaning
- verbrearrange
Example
Elle recombine les éléments du projet.
She rearranges the elements of the project.
More examples
On peut recombiner des fichiers pour simplifier l'organisation.
You can recombine files to simplify organization.
Core concept
Separate pieces gathered into a new arrangement that forms a different whole.
Similar words
réorganiser: Rearranging elements or their sequence to give the whole a new structure.
recomposer: Putting divided elements back together in a new order or combination.
mélanger: Combining several things thoroughly into a uniform mixture.
assembler: Joining separate components or elements into one complete unit.
Definition in French
Modifier la façon dont des éléments sont combinés en les rassemblant autrement pour créer un résultat différent.
Word origin
French recombiner adds re- to combiner, from Latin combinare, meaning 'to join together', and signals a renewed or altered joining.
Usage tips
- Recombiner usually takes a direct object, as in recombiner les éléments, without a preposition before the elements.
Other meanings
- recombineverb
Opposites
- diviserdivideverb