recharge one's batteries

English

Alternative forms

• recharge one's battery

Verb

recharge 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)

1. (informal, figuratively) To recover mentally and/or physically by taking a break or engaging in a relaxing activity.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 充電／充电 (zh) (chōngdiàn)

• Dutch: de batterij opladen, de accu opladen
• Finnish: ladata akkuja
• French: recharger ses batteries
• Greek: γεμίζω τις μπαταρίες μου (gemízo tis bataríes mou)
• Polish: ładować akumulatory (pl) impf, naładować akumulatory pf

Further reading

• “recharge one's batteries”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “recharge your batteries”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “recharge your batteries” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “recharge your batteries” (US) / “recharge your batteries” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.