retell

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ tell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiˈtɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

retell (third-person singular simple present retells, present participle retelling, simple past and past participle retold)

1. To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

   She will retell the story from her perspective in the next meeting.

   He had to retell the story several times before it was understood.

   The author decided to retell the classic fairy tale with a modern twist.

Derived terms

• retellable
• reteller

Translations

to tell again

• Arabic: سَرَدَ (sarada), نَقَلَ (naqala)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 復述 / 复述 (fùshù)

• Finnish: kertoa (fi), kertoa omin sanoin
• French: raconter de nouveau, redire (fr)
• German: wiedererzählen (de), nacherzählen (de)
• Japanese: 再び語る (ふたたびかたる, futatabi kataru)
• Latin: renarrō
• Māori: takirua
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gjenfortelle

• Russian: переска́зывать (ru) impf (pereskázyvatʹ), пересказа́ть (ru) pf (pereskazátʹ)
• Spanish: contar de nuevo, redecir (es)

Anagrams

• Teller, teller