regain

regain
re·gain [rɪʼgeɪn] vt
to \regain sth
1) (get again) etw wiederbekommen [o zurückbekommen];
to \regain the championship/cup den Meisterschaftstitel/Cup zurückgewinnen [o zurückholen];
to \regain consciousness das Bewusstsein wiedererlangen;
to \regain one's footing wieder Stand [o Halt] finden;
to \regain [lost] ground [verlorenen] Boden zurückgewinnen;
to \regain one's health wieder gesund werden;
to \regain a position eine Position wiedererlangen;
to \regain possession of sth wieder in den Besitz einer S. gen gelangen;
to \regain a region/territory mil eine Region/ein Gebiet zurückgewinnen;
to \regain one's self-control [or composure] seine Selbstbeherrschung wiedergewinnen;
to \regain lost time verlorene Zeit wieder einholen;
to \regain the use of one's legs/fingers seine Beine/Finger wieder gebrauchen können;
to \regain [one's] vigour [or strength] seine Kraft zurückgewinnen
2) (form, liter: reach again) etw wieder erreichen;
we'll drive on little roads for a while, and \regain the main road later wir benutzen eine Zeit lang Nebenstraßen, und kommen später auf die Hauptstraße zurück

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