repatriate

• Nom désignant une personne qui est revenue dans son pays d'origine après avoir vécu ailleurs, ou qui a recouvré sa citoyenneté d'origine.

A noun referring to a person who has returned to their country of origin or had their citizenship restored.

1. Returned personC1formal

   A person who has returned to their country of origin, often after living abroad or being displaced.

   Personne rapatriée

   • The government provided housing for repatriates after the war.
   • Many repatriates struggled to readjust to their home culture.
   • The organization offers support services for repatriates.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de renvoyer ou de ramener quelqu'un dans son pays d'origine, souvent dans un contexte officiel ou juridique.

A verb used to indicate the act of sending or bringing someone back to their own country, often in an official or legal context.

1. Send back to homelandC1formal

   To send a person back to their own country, often against their will, such as refugees or prisoners.

   Rapatrier

   • The government decided to repatriate the refugees to their home country.
   • After the war, many prisoners were repatriated against their wishes.
   • The international organization helped repatriate displaced families.

   Synonymesbanishdeportexileexpel

2. Admit back into countryC1formal

   To allow someone to return to their country of origin, often after living abroad or being exiled.

   Réadmettre dans le pays

   • The embassy helped repatriate the stranded citizens.
   • He was repatriated after completing his studies overseas.
   • The country agreed to repatriate the former exiles.

   Synonymesreadmit

   Antonymesbanishdeportexileexpelostracize