Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

"redecouvert"

English translation:

Discovered again/found again/Dug up

Added to glossary by Gad Kohenov
May 1, 2008 23:46
16 yrs ago
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French term

"redecouvert"

French to English Other Military / Defense redecouvert
ils "des etats" ont donc "redecouvert" Laurent Kabila.
Change log

May 2, 2008 11:18: Gad Kohenov Created KOG entry

Discussion

daoudiotman (asker) May 2, 2008:
i have around my mind, but not yet in it.
daoudiotman (asker) May 2, 2008:
this is killing me.
daoudiotman (asker) May 2, 2008:
here is the whole sentence. . Mais il était dans l’intérêt du Rwanda, de l’Ouganda et de l’Angola de ne pas apparaître simplement comme des envahisseurs. Ils ont donc “Redécouvert” Laurent Kabila, ancien dirigeant rebelle congolais, qu’ils ont mis à la tête d’un petit groupe d’exilés prêts à utiliser la force pour chasser Mobutu du pouvoir.
daoudiotman (asker) May 2, 2008:
apres Mobutu les etats ont "redecouvert" Laurent Kabila.
reinstalle en presidence.
what would be the proper verb that would keep the meaning of " redecouvert"

Proposed translations

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Discovered again/found again/Dug up

redécouvrir
v. rediscover, discover again, find again, gain knowledge of for a second time

I prefer dug up. it means return back from oblivion.
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2 hrs

rediscovered

They rediscovered this guy, blah blah. I think it is pretty straightforward.
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Reconsidered, revisited, remembered

hope this helps
Example sentence:

they remembered Laurent Kabila, old rebel congolese leader, that they placed at the head of a small....

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put back to the game

of course it's not the exact translation, but I think it suits well the context. And I give a strong support for 'dug up' , too:)
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