French word

recoudre

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəkudʁ/

Meaning

  • verbsew again

Example

Je recouds la manche.

I am sewing the sleeve again.

Illustration for recoudre (sew again)

More examples

Il faut recoudre le bouton.

The button needs to be sewn back on.

Core concept

A needle joining a loose or worn part back to a garment so it can be used again.

Common phrases

  • recoudre un bouton

    sew a button back on

  • recoudre une manche

    resew a sleeve

  • recoudre une couture

    restitch a seam

Similar words

coudre: Sewing pieces of fabric together with thread to create or join something.
raccommoder: Mending small holes or tears with basic stitching to restore the item.
réparer: Restoring a broken or malfunctioning thing to working order.

Definition in French

Recoudre signifie réparer un vêtement en cousant de nouveau une partie détachée ou usée pour rendre l'objet utilisable.

Word origin

Recoudre combines the prefix re- with coudre, from Latin consuere, and means to sew something again.

Usage tips

  • Recoudre is irregular: the present forms include je recouds, nous recousons, and ils recousent.

Opposites

  • découdreundo the stitchingverb

Related words

  • recoususewn back onadjective
  • recouturerestitchingnoun

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