French word

reformuler

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəfɔʁmyle/

Meaning

  • verbrephrase

Example

Peux-tu reformuler ta question ?

Can you rephrase your question?

Illustration for reformuler (rephrase)

More examples

Avant d'envoyer l'email, je dois reformuler le texte.

Before sending the email, I have to rephrase the text.

Core concept

A message reshaped so its meaning stays while its wording changes.

Common phrases

  • reformuler sa réponse

    rephrase his answer

  • reformuler un texte

    rephrase a text

Similar words

paraphraser: Restate the original meaning in different wording without changing it.
expliquer: Give a detailed account of the reasons or how something works.
clarifier: Make unclear or potentially misleading points easier to understand.

Definition in French

Modifier les mots ou l'ordre d'une phrase pour exprimer la même idée autrement.

Word origin

Reformuler is formed from re- and formuler, which developed from Latin formulare, meaning 'to express in a set form'.

Usage tips

  • Reformuler differs from répéter because it normally changes the wording, whereas répéter can use the same words.

Other meanings

  • restateverb
  • rewriteverb

Opposites

Related words

  • reformulablerephrasableadjective
  • reformulationrephrasingnoun

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