ressaisir
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verb
to regain or recoverthat which was lost
to compose oneself, pull oneself together, to get back on one's feet, to pick oneself up off the floor, to get a grip on oneself
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- — Oui, c’est moi, répondit celle-ci, et, tâchant de ressaisir son sang-froid, qui me demande?"Yes, it is I," replied this one, and, trying to recover his coolness, who asks me?B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- A l'apparition subite de ce nouvel ennemi, Griffe-d'Ours lâcha la jeune fille, ressaisit son tomohâk qu'il avait laissé tomber, et courut au devant du chevalier.At the sudden appearance of this new enemy, Griffe-d'Ours released the young girl, picked up his tomohak which he had dropped, and ran in front of the knight.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- D’Artagnan et Cahusac s’élancèrent ensemble, l’un pour la ressaisir, l’autre pour s’en emparer; mais d’Artagnan, plus leste, arriva le premier et mit le pied dessus.D-Artagnan and Cahusac slew together, one to pull it together, the other to take it away; but d-Artagnan, a little lighter, came first and put his foot on it.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
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