recaler

ʁəkale

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of recaler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

écolerefuser quelqu'un à un examen ou un concours

Le professeur a dû recaler trois étudiants au baccalauréat.

ajourner

coller

mécaniqueremettre en place ou stabiliser quelque chose qui a bougé

Il faut recaler cette armoire qui penche dangereusement.

réajuster

remettre en place

stabiliser

amourrejeter une tentative de séduction amoureuse

Elle l'a recalé quand il a essayé de l'embrasser.

éconduire

refouler

nourriture

Dated

nourrir quelqu'un jusqu'à ce qu'il soit rassasié

Dated

Ce repas copieux va te recaler pour la journée.

gaver

rassasier

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se faire recaler

échouer à un examen ou une épreuve d'évaluation

Il s'est fait recaler au permis de conduire pour la troisième fois.

se recaler

se repositionner pour être mieux installé ou d'aplomb

Il se recale dans son fauteuil pour être plus confortable.

Origin of recaler

re- (à nouveau) + caler (bloquer)

Examples of recaler in a sentence

Elle a reculé après avoir été recalée au test.
Le mécanicien doit recaler le moteur après la panne.
Peux-tu recaler la porte qui ferme mal ?
Il a été recalé dès le premier message.
Je me suis fait recaler en lui proposant un rendez-vous.
Après la randonnée, une soupe chaude m'a bien recalé.

Elle prépare toujours de quoi recaler toute la famille le dimanche.

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English:fail, reposition, ...
German:durchfallen lassen, neu ausrichten, ...
Italian:bocciare, riallineare, ...
Spanish:suspender, recalzar, ...
Portuguese:chumbar, recolocar, ...
Chinese:不及格, 重新校正, ...
Japanese:不合格にする, 再調整する, ...
Arabic:رسب, ثَبَّت, ...
Hebrew:לִפְסוֹל, לְיַצֵּב מִחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:заваливать, устойчиво установить, ...
Ukrainian:провалити, вирівняти, ...
Catalan:rebutjar, recalcar, ...
Danish:dumpe, justere, ...
Dutch:laten zakken, rechtzetten, ...
Greek:κόβω, ξανασταθεροποιώ, ...
Khmer:បញ្ឈប់មិនឱ្យជាប់, ដាក់ឲ្យត្រង់វិញ, ...
Korean:탈락시키다, 재정렬하다, ...
Polish:oblać, wyregulować, ...
Portuguese (BR):reprovar, estabilizar, ...
Romanian:a pica pe cineva, a repune la loc, ...
Swedish:underkänna, justera, ...
Thai:ให้สอบตก, จัดให้เข้าที่, ...
Turkish:sınıfta bırakmak, yeniden sabitlemek, ...
Vietnamese:đánh trượt, căn chỉnh lại, ...

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