redémarrer
/ʁə.de.ma.ʁe/
To restart in French is redémarrer.
redémarrer is used when you want to start a machine or a technical process again. If you are referring to the act of restarting as a noun, you use redémarrage.
Meaning: To start again (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The verb redémarrer is composed of the prefix re- (again) and démarrer (to start/to depart).
Which one should you use?
Use redémarrer specifically for machines or processes. If you are talking about restarting an activity or a task, use recommencer instead. For restarting an activity, a project or a discussion, the formal expression relancer is also used.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The past participle of redémarrer is redémarré.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʁə.de.ma.ʁe/
Did you know?
- In business, to 'restart' a conversation with a client who has gone silent, you would use relancer, which literally translates to 'to throw again'.
- In a computing context, the phrase redémarrage à chaud refers to a 'warm boot', where the system restarts without cutting the power, while redémarrage à froid is a 'cold boot'.
- The word démarrer is used in sports to describe the moment a runner or cyclist begins their sprint.
Examples in context
- Veuillez redémarrer votre ordinateur.Please restart your computer.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of redémarrer in a polite request.Tatoeba #10704925 by AutoBot, translation #8509071 by CK
- Tu as besoin de redémarrer ton ordinateur.You need to restart your computer.This sentence shows how to express a need to redémarrer a computer.Tatoeba #1775416 by sysko, translation #10114086 by ddnktr
- Votre ordinateur va redémarrer plusieurs fois au cours de l'installation.Your computer will restart several times during installation.This sentence illustrates the use of redémarrer when describing a computer's behavior during installation.Tatoeba #6845511 by GB3, translation #895426 by CK
- Veuillez redémarrer l'ordinateurPlease restart the computer
- Le responsable a demandé de relancer le projetThe manager requested to restart the project
- On devrait recommencer cette partieWe should restart this game
- On va reprendre cette discussion à zéroLet's restart this discussion from scratch
Example conversation
Lucas and Manon are troubleshooting a glitchy tablet.
- LucasL'écran est figé, je ne peux plus rien faire.The screen is frozen, I can't do anything anymore.
- ManonEssaie de redémarrer la tablette, ça devrait aider.Try to restart the tablet, that should help.
- LucasJe vais redémarrer l'appareil tout de suite.I will restart the device right away.
- ManonParfait, dis-moi si ça fonctionne maintenant.Perfect, tell me if it works now.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry redémarrer, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
