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retell

/riːˈtɛl/

/riˈtɛl/

Translations

retellverb

retold

Past Simple

retold

Past Participle

retelling

Gerund

/riːˈtɛl/

/riˈtɛl/

reconterPour dire ou narrer de nouveau un récit déjà connu.

She decided to retell the fairy tale with a modern twist.

Elle a décidé de reconter le conte de fées en y ajoutant une touche moderne.

Additional translations

raconterEmploi courant, souvent avec l’idée de raconter à nouveau ou de reprendre un récit existant.

Synonyms

retellnoun

retells

/ˌriːˈtel/

/ˌriˈtɛl/

Used countably in publishing/fandom to denote a new version or adaptation of an existing story.

réécriturePour une nouvelle version d’une histoire déjà racontée.

The novel is a dark retell of the classic fairy tale.

Le roman est une réécriture sombre du conte classique.

retellverb

To tell a story or event again, often in a different way or from a different perspective.

She decided to retell the fairy tale with a modern twist.

To recount or narrate something that has been told before.

He could retell the entire movie plot from memory.

retellnoun

A new version or adaptation of a story that has been told before; an act of retelling.

The novel is a dark retell of the classic fairy tale.