recharge one's batteries

verb

To recover mentally and/or physically by taking a break or engaging in a relaxing activity.

Meanings

verbrecharge one's batteries (third-person singular simple present recharges one's batteries, present participle recharging one's batteries, simple past and past participle recharged one's batteries)

present singular third person recharges one's batteries · participle present recharging one's batteries · participle past recharged one's batteries · past recharged one's batteries · alternative recharge one's battery

  1. figurativelyinformalTo recover mentally and/or physically by taking a break or engaging in a relaxing activity.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 充電 /充电
  • 充電 /充电 (chōngdiàn)Translations
Dutch de batterij opladen, de accu opladen
  • de batterij opladenTranslations
  • de accu opladenTranslations
Finnish ladata akkuja
  • ladata akkujaTranslations
French recharger ses batteries
  • recharger ses batteriesTranslations
Greek γεμίζω τις μπαταρίες μου
  • γεμίζω τις μπαταρίες μου (gemízo tis bataríes mou)Translations
Polish ładować akumulatory, naładować akumulatory
  • ładować akumulatoryTranslations
  • naładować akumulatoryTranslations
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