rappeler

English

Etymology

rappel + -er

Noun

rappeler (plural rappelers)

  1. One who rappels (descends by rope).

French

Etymology

From re- + appeler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.ple/
  • (file)

Verb

rappeler

  1. to call again; to call back
    Ton père a téléphoné. Peux-tu le rappeler ?
    Your father phoned. Can you call him back?
  2. to remind
    • 2015, Zaz, Si jamais j'oublie
      Rappelle-moi le jour et l'année. Rappelle-moi le temps qu'il faisait.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    Rappelle-moi mon rôle.
    Remind me of my role.
  3. (reflexive) to recall, remember (use without de is formal and rare; use with de much more common but still proscribed)
    Je ne me le rappelle pas.
    I don't remember that/it.
    Je ne me rappelle pas ça.
    I don't remember that.
  4. (climbing) to pull through (a rope)

Conjugation

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: rapelar
  • English: rappel

Further reading

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