What does relever translate to in English?

• A. To rise again
• B. To replace
• C. To pick up
• D. To overlook

Answer: (C)

Relever is a flexible verb that covers lifting something or lifting it again, and it also has a sense of taking up or resuming an action. In English, a natural way to capture both these ideas with one basic translation is “to pick up.” This fits when you mean physically lifting an object (I’ll pick up the bag) and when you mean taking up or continuing something after a pause (to pick up a task or to pick up a conversation).

The other options don’t fit because they map to different French verbs or meanings. “To rise again” would use a reflexive form like se relever for rising up, not relever as a transitive verb. “To replace” is rempellier or remplacer depending on context. “To overlook” would be négliger or omettre. So among the choices, “to pick up” best matches the common uses of relever.