revive

relancer, raviver, faire revivre

Redonner de l’activité, du succès ou de la popularité à quelque chose qui s’était affaibli ou avait été oublié.

En anglais simple : To make something active, successful, or popular again after it has become weak or forgotten.

• They hope to revive the festival.
• Lower prices revived interest in the product.
• Can this plan revive the local economy?

Synonymes : bring back, revitalize, renew, restore

Expressions courantes : revive a tradition, revive the economy, revive interest

réanimer, ramener à la vie

Faire vivre de nouveau une personne ou un animal dont le cœur ou la respiration s’est arrêté.

En anglais simple : To make a person or animal live again after their heart or breathing has stopped.

• They tried to revive him.
• The paramedics revived the drowned swimmer.
• Doctors could not revive her after her heart stopped.

Synonymes : resuscitate, bring back to life

Contraires : kill

Expressions courantes : revive a swimmer, revive someone, try to revive

faire revenir à soi, ranimer

Faire reprendre conscience à une personne qui s’est évanouie.

En anglais simple : To make someone who has fainted become awake and aware again.

• The nurse revived the fainting woman.
• They tried to revive him with smelling salts.
• Fresh air helped revive her after she fainted.

Synonymes : bring round, bring to

Expressions courantes : revive someone, revive a patient, help revive someone