Translating 'se rappeler' as 'recall'

Calvin R.C1Kwiziq community member

Translating 'se rappeler' as 'recall'

Is there any similarity in use between se rappeler and the English word recall? In other words, is it the case that a sentence in French using 'se rappeler' would be better translated using the word 'recall' than 'remember'?

This question relates to:French lesson "Se souvenir de/Se rappeler (de) = To remember something in French"

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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

You can translate se rappeler with “to remember” or “to recall”. It depends on stylistic nuances, and I don’t think one is necessarily more correct than the other. That said, of course, se rappeler literally means to “recall to oneself”.

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Translating 'se rappeler' as 'recall'

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