relapse

rechuter

Recommencer à boire, à prendre des drogues ou à pratiquer une activité nocive après avoir arrêté.

En anglais simple : To start drinking, taking drugs, or doing another harmful activity again after stopping.

• He relapsed and started drinking again.
• She feared relapsing after leaving the treatment centre.
• Support from friends helped him avoid relapsing into drug use.

Comment l'utiliser : relapse into something (He relapsed into heavy drinking.)

Synonymes : slip, backslide

Expressions courantes : relapse into drinking, relapse after treatment

rechuter, récidiver

S’aggraver de nouveau ou réapparaître après une amélioration, notamment en parlant d’une maladie.

En anglais simple : To become worse or return after a period of improvement, especially when describing an illness.

• The disease relapsed after treatment.
• Her condition improved but then relapsed.
• Patients may relapse even after their symptoms disappear.

Synonymes : recur, return

Expressions courantes : relapse after treatment, relapse again

retomber

Retomber dans un état ou un comportement antérieur moins bon après une amélioration.

En anglais simple : To return to a previous, worse state or way of behaving after improving.

• He relapsed into silence.
• After a brief improvement, she relapsed into confusion.
• The group keeps relapsing into its old habits.

Comment l'utiliser : relapse into something (He relapsed into his old routine.)

Synonymes : revert, slip back

Expressions courantes : relapse into something, relapse into silence

rechute

Retour d’une maladie, d’une habitude nocive ou d’un état moins bon après une période d’amélioration.

En anglais simple : A return of an illness, harmful habit, or worse state after a period of improvement.

• She suffered a relapse.
• Regular support meetings helped prevent a relapse into drinking.
• His symptoms returned during the latest relapse.

Comment l'utiliser : a relapse into something (Stress led to a relapse into old habits.)

Synonymes : setback, recurrence

Expressions courantes : suffer a relapse, prevent a relapse