ressasser

ʁəsase

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of ressasser - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

répétitionrépéter sans cesse les mêmes idées ou paroles

Elle n'arrête pas de ressasser ses problèmes au travail.

répéter

ruminer

tamisage

Dated

repasser au tamis pour filtrer de nouveau

Dated

Il faut ressasser cette farine pour éliminer les grumeaux.

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Expressions with ressasser

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ressasser le passé

repenser sans cesse aux événements passés de manière obsessionnelle

Il faut arrêter de ressasser le passé et regarder vers l'avenir.

Origin of ressasser

latin, re- (de nouveau) + sassare (mâcher)

Terms with ressasser included in their meaning

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repasser les plats

figuré

répéter les mêmes choses, ressasser

chyle

rumination

fait de ressasser sans cesse les mêmes idées

remâcher

ressasser

repenser sans cesse aux mêmes idées ou souvenirs

rumination

pensées

fait de ressasser sans cesse les mêmes pensées dans sa tête

Examples of ressasser in a sentence

Arrête de ressasser cette vieille dispute.
On doit ressasser le sable pour obtenir une texture fine.
Avant la cuisson, il faut ressasser la poudre pour la purifier.

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English:rehash, resift, ...
German:wieder und wieder durchgehen, nochmals sieben, ...
Italian:rimuginare, risetacciare, ...
Spanish:darle vueltas, tamizar de nuevo, ...
Portuguese:remoer, peneirar de novo, ...
Chinese:反复念叨, 重新筛分, ...
Japanese:繰り返し考える, ふるいにかけ直す, ...
Arabic:ظل يكرر, نخل من جديد, ...
Hebrew:לְחַזֵּר עַל הַדְּבָרִים, לְנַפּוֹת שׁוּב, ...
Russian:пережёвывать, пересеять, ...
Ukrainian:пережовувати, просіяти ще раз, ...
Catalan:rumiar, tamisar de nou, ...
Danish:tygge drøv på, omsigte, ...
Dutch:blijven herhalen, opnieuw zeven, ...
Greek:κοσκινίζω, ξαναπερνάω, ...
Hungarian:hajszolni, újra átszitálni, ...
Khmer:និយាយដដែលៗ, រែងម្តងទៀត, ...
Korean:곱씹다, 다시 체에 치다, ...
Polish:roztrząsać, przesiać ponownie, ...
Portuguese (BR):remoer, peneirar novamente, ...
Romanian:a tot repeta, a trece prin sită, ...
Swedish:älta, sikta om, ...
Thai:พูดซ้ำซาก, ร่อนซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:düşüncelerini kafasında döndürmek, elekten geçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:nhai đi nhai lại, rây lại, ...

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