English translation of "réinvestit" - "revisits"

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144 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Sciences / Non-fiction books
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	réinvestit
Context:	La séance vise à faire retrouver les noms d’animaux cités dans l’extrait sonore....
Keywords:	...L’activité terminée, Mme D. réinvestit les couleurs dont il a été question lors de la désignation des animaux en demandant aux élèves de repérer la couleur des feutres qu’elle leur tend. [Language teaching exercise in elementary school]

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144 months ago

wrote:

revisits

My comment:

réinvestit (here) means to bring the subject/question/issue back

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144 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

Thanks - the sense is very close to Barbara's suggestion, but I feel your version just pips hers at the post....

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144 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

revisits

My comment:

réinvestit (here) means to bring the subject/question/issue back

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144 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

went straight back to/addressed

My comment:

"Addressed" is my own take on it.

You seem as busy as I am today!

My references:

Collins Robert Unabridged French/English Dictionary

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144 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

I sure am busy! Juggling journal articles in linguistics and climatology, and fielding several enquiries for new jobs. Better than twiddling one's thumbs wondering where the work is...!

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