rétraindre
French, verb\ʁe.tʁɛ̃dʁ\
rétraindre is spelled R-É-T-R-A-I-N-D-R-E (10 letters). Rétraindre is a French verb meaning “to hammer (a metal object): to shape by hammering, especially to make thinner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante de restreindre”.
What does rétraindre mean in English?
verb
- 1
to hammer (a metal object): to shape by hammering, especially to make thinner
- 2
archaicarchaic spelling of restreindre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Variante de restreindre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce rétraindre?
- \ʁe.tʁɛ̃dʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.