French Conversation · Level 98
60 words
French word
revivre
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəvivʁ/
Meaning
- verbrelive
Example
En regardant cette photo, je revis ce jour-là.
Looking at this photo, I relive that day.
More examples
En écoutant cette chanson, je revivais mon adolescence.
While listening to this song, I was reliving my adolescence.
Core concept
An old experience becomes present again, bringing its former feelings or circumstances back to life.
Common phrases
revivre un moment
relive a moment
revivre des souvenirs
relive memories
Similar words
se souvenir: To remember past events or people.
se remémorer: To consciously recall a particular event.
ressentir: To feel an emotion or physical sensation internally.
Definition in French
Vivre de nouveau, dans l'esprit ou le corps, une impression ou une situation déjà vécue.
Word origin
French revivre comes through Old French from Latin revivere, formed from re- 'again' and vivere 'to live'.
Usage tips
- In the present tense, revivre has the irregular forms je revis and il revit, while its past participle is revécu.