reprise

reprise
I UK [rɪˈpriːz] / US [rɪˈprɪz] noun [countable]
Word forms "reprise":
singular reprise plural reprises
1) an act of repeating something
reprise of:

They are planning a reprise of last year's award ceremony.

2) music a part of a song or other piece of music that is repeated

II UK [rɪˈpriːz] / US [rɪˈprɪz] verb [transitive]
Word forms "reprise":
present tense I/you/we/they reprise he/she/it reprises present participle reprising past tense reprised past participle reprised
a) to do something again
b) to perform a part or the whole of a work again

In the film, she successfully reprises the role she played in the stage musical.


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  • reprise — [ r(ə)priz ] n. f. • v. 1213; de reprendre I ♦ Action de reprendre (I); son résultat. 1 ♦ Action de prendre ce qu on avait laissé, donné. « ce héros obscur qui avait assisté à deux cents prises et reprises de villes » (Goncourt). Reprise d une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • reprise — Reprise. s. f. Continuation de ce qui a esté interrompu. Le mur a esté fait à plusieurs reprises. ce Poëme, ce livre a esté imprimé à plusieurs reprises. On dit aussi en ce sens, Une reprise de procés. assigner en reprises. Reprise, signifie… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Reprise — Sf Wiederaufnahme per. Wortschatz fach. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. reprise, dem substantivierten Partizip von frz. reprendre wiederaufnehmen . Dieses aus l. reprehendere (Repressalie).    Ebenso nndl. reprise, ne. reprise, nschw.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Reprise — (franz. Wiederaufnahme) steht für: die Wiederholung eines Satzteiles innerhalb einer musikalischen Komposition sowie das Wiederholungszeichen, siehe Reprise (Musik) die ganze oder teilweise Wiederholung einer Musiknummer im Musical, siehe Reprise …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • reprise — [ri prīz′; ] for n.2 & vt., usually [ rə prēz′] n. [ME < OFr, fem. of repris, pp. of reprendre, to take back < L reprehendere: see REPREHEND] 1. Eng. Law a deduction and payment, as for an annuity, out of income from lands usually used in… …   English World dictionary

  • Reprise — Re*prise (r? pr?z ), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See {Reprehend}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reprise — (n.) early 15c., yearly deduction from charges upon a manor or estate, from O.Fr. reprise act of taking back, fem. of repris, pp. of reprendre take back, from L. reprendere (see REPRISAL (Cf. reprisal)). Meaning resumption of an action is from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • reprise — s. f. 1.  [Brasil] Ato ou efeito de reprisar. 2.  [Brasil] [Cinema, Teatro, Televisão] Repetição de espetáculo, filme, programa televisual ou radiofônico. = REPOSIÇÃO   ‣ Etimologia: francês reprise …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • reprise — (del francés; pronunciamos reprís ) sustantivo masculino 1. (no contable) Área: mecánica Capacidad de un vehículo para pasar rápidamente de un régimen bajo de revoluciones del motor a otro superior: un coche con gran reprise. Sinónimo:… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Reprise — Re*prise , v. t. [Written also reprize.] 1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reprise — (fr., spr. Reprihs), 1) Wieder , Zurücknehmung; 2) ein von dem Feinde genommenes Schiff, welches von ihm wieder abgenommen wird; 3) in Rechnungen ein Abzug durch Rückstände; 4) Wiederholung; 5) (Musik), so v.w. Wiederholungszeichen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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