resurface

• Verbe désignant le fait de réapparaître à la surface après avoir été caché, perdu ou immergé, ou encore le fait de refaire la surface ou le revêtement de quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of appearing again after being hidden, lost, or submerged, or to put a new surface on something.

1. Reappear on the surfaceB2formal

   To come back up to the surface of a liquid or ground.

   refaire surface

   • The submarine resurfaced after an hour underwater.
   • The swimmer resurfaced to catch a breath.
   • Bubbles resurfaced from the bottom of the lake.

   Synonymesemergereappearrisesurface

   Antonymesdiveimmerseplungesinksubmerge

2. Cover with a new surfaceB2formal

   To apply a new layer or covering to a road, floor, or other surface.

   Refaire la surface

   • The city council decided to resurface the old road.
   • They resurfaced the tennis court with new asphalt.
   • The workers resurfaced the kitchen floor with tiles.

   Synonymesrefacerefinish

3. Appear againB2formal

   To become visible or known again after being hidden or forgotten.

   refaire surface

   • Old memories resurfaced during the therapy session.
   • The issue resurfaced in the latest political debate.
   • His name resurfaced in the investigation after years.

   Synonymesarisecome backcrop upre-emergereappearreturn

   Antonymesconcealdisappearhidesinksubmergevanish