(a) to call somebody, a dog back; (Commerce) to recall, call back faulty goods; (Comput) to call up a file, window

(b) (Telephony) to phone back, ring back, call somebody back; je te rappelle plus tard I'll ring you back later

(c) to evoke, mention an idea, memory; ~ qch à qn to remind sb of sth, recall sth to sb; ~ à qn de faire qch to remind sb to do sth; ça me rappelle le jour où.... it reminds me of the day when...; ça me rappelle quelque chose it rings a bell; rappelle-moi remind me, don't let me forget

(d) (frm: absolute use) to remember, remind ourselves (que, that); il convient de ~ que... it is worth reminding ourselves that..., it is worth remembering that...

(e) ~ qn à qch to remind sb of a duty, bring sb back round to an idea; ~ qn à l'ordre to call sb to order; ~ qn à la vie to bring sb back to life, revive sb, bring sb round

(f) (Comput) to recall a message

(a) to remember, recall (slightly frm), recollect (slightly frm) (que, that); se ~ (de) qch to remember sth; se ~ avoir fait qch, se ~ d'avoir fait qch to remember (or) recall doing sth; tu t'en rappelles? (do you) remember?; je ne m'en rappelle plus, (Infml) je m'en rappelle plus I don't recall, I don't remember, I've forgotten; je ne me rappelle plus (de) son nom I don't remember (or) recall his name

(a) (Tech) to return a lever

(b) (Sport: in climbing) to pull a rope through

(c) (Comput) to call a client back