French word

restructurer

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəstʁyktyʁe/

Meaning

  • verbrestructure

Example

La direction a décidé de restructurer l'entreprise.

The management decided to restructure the company.

Illustration for restructurer (restructure)

More examples

Pour mieux concilier famille et travail, j'ai dû restructurer mon emploi du temps.

To better balance family and work, I had to restructure my schedule.

Core concept

A working framework taken apart and rebuilt into a more effective arrangement.

Common phrases

  • restructurer son emploi du temps

    restructure one's schedule

  • restructurer ses priorités

    restructure one's priorities

  • restructurer une équipe

    restructure a team

Similar words

réorganiser: To change how a system or responsibilities are arranged to improve its operation.
remettre de l'ordre: To put a confused or disordered situation back into order.
modifier: To make a partial change that gives the whole a somewhat different form.
transformer: To change something substantially in form or character, creating a different state.

Definition in French

Modifier la structure d'une organisation, d'un service ou d'un système pour en améliorer le fonctionnement.

Word origin

French restructurer combines re- with structurer, which comes through Latin structura from struere, meaning 'to build'.

Usage tips

  • Restructurer is a formal term often used for organizations, services, and systems, while réorganiser is more general and common in everyday speech.

Opposites

Related words

  • restructurationrestructuringnoun
  • restructurérestructuredadjective

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