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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesriaprire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ri.aˈpri.re/
"Non bisogna mai riaprire una vecchia ferita."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To open something again, such as a building, business, or case for official investigation.
"The museum will reopen to the public next month after extensive renovations." - 2
To cause a past emotional hurt, grievance, or conflict to become active or painful again.
"Bringing up that old argument only served to reopen old wounds between them."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix re- (meaning 'again' or 'anew') combined with open, tracing back through Middle English and Old English from Germanic roots. The figurative sense of reopening a wound or discussion developed in the early modern period to describe the revival of past conflicts or emotional distress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reopen" is said worldwide
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rouvrir
Transliteration: /ʁu.pʁiʁ/
"Il ne faut pas rouvrir de vieilles blessures."
wiederöffnen
Transliteration: /ˈviːdɐˌœfnən/
"Man sollte alte Wunden nicht wiederöffnen."
riaprire
Transliteration: /ri.aˈpri.re/
"Non bisogna mai riaprire una vecchia ferita."
reabrir
Transliteration: /re.aˈβɾiɾ/
"No quiero reabrir viejas heridas."
reabrir
Transliteration: /ʁe.aˈbɾiʁ/
"Aquela conversa acabou por reabrir velhas feridas."
फिर से खोलना
Transliteration: phir se kholna
"पुरानी बातों को फिर से खोलना ठीक नहीं है।"
重新打开
Transliteration: chóngxīn dǎkāi
"不要去重新揭开旧伤疤。"
재개하다
Transliteration: jaegaehada
"우리는 오래된 상처를 다시 헤집지 말아야 한다."
再開する
Transliteration: saikai suru
"古い傷を再び開くようなことは避けるべきだ。"
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