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remake en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹiˌmeɪk/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹiːmeɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • rē'māk (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English make English remake From re- + make.

Meanings

  1. A new version of something.
  2. A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc.
    • Like Hollywood remakes or remasters old movies, video game publishers are overhauling and rereleasing games to tap into ready-made fan bases for popular franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon and World of Warcraft. 2020 August 1, Imad Khan, “Like Old Hollywood Movies, Video Games Get a Polish for New Audiences”, in The New York Times:
    • The thing I like most about the Total Recall remake is the—I have to presume ironic—name of its production company. The first words that appear on screen are “Original Film”. 2012 August 24, John Patterson, “Total Recall—a remake to forget”, in The Guardian:
    • The family film is the remake of a remake – the 2022 version puts a new spin on the 2003 movie of the same name, which updated the 1950 movie based on the semi-autobiographical novel by siblings Frank Butler Gilbreth Jr and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. 2022 March 18, Adrian Horton, “Cheaper by the Dozen review – breezy Disney remake of family comedy”, in The Guardian:
    • I haven't seen the original film, but the remake was great.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
remakes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

threemake

Synonyms

reboot · re-creation

Translations (42)

uk переро́бка (new version of something) · de Remake (new version of film) · es nueva versión (new version of something) · sh римејк (new version of film) · ru риме́йк (new version of film) · fr reprise (new version of film) · cs remake (new version of film) · el ριμέικ (new version of film) · fi uudelleenfilmatisointi (new version of film) · cmn 重置 (new version of film) · sh rimejk (new version of film) · bg преработка (new version of something) · hu új verzió (new version of something) · de Neuverfilmung (new version of film) · fi uusi versio (new version of something) · fi uusintaversio (new version of film) · ru перерабо́тка (new version of something) · mr रीमेक (new version of film) · es rehacimiento (new version of something) · es versión nueva (new version of something) · bg риме́йк (new version of film) · fi uusi versio (new version of film) · sv nyinspelning (new version of film) · mk прера́ботка (new version of film) · es remake (new version of something) · cmn 重製 /重制 (new version of film) · fr copie (new version of something) · ja リメイク (new version of film) · fi uusintaversio (new version of something) · mk ри́мејк (new version of film) · nl remake (new version of film) · pt refilmagem (new version of film) · pl remake (new version of film) · mk прера́ботка (new version of something) · fr remake (new version of film) · hu feldolgozás (new version of something) · pt remake (new version of film) · sh remake (new version of film) · eo refilmado (new version of film) · fr remake (new version of something) · ko 리메이크 (new version of film) · it remake (new version of film)

remake en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • rēmāk' (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹiˈmeɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˌɹiːˈmeɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English make English remake From re- + make.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make again.
    • You'll need to remake that cake, as it's completely burned.
  2. (transitive) To make a new, especially updated, version of (a film, video game, etc.).
    • Fritz Lang in Hollywood has remade the French "La Bête Humaine" story, setting the drama, a little coldly, among the great hooting diesels of the Middle West routes, […]. 1958 February 14, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:
    • The director wanted to remake some of his favourite films from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
    • In 1976 and 1977, and the years to follow, as symbolically remade by the Sex Pistols, it was, perhaps, dadaists, lettrists, situationists, and various medieval heretics. 1989, Greil Marcus, Lipstick Traces, Faber & Faber, published 2009:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
remakes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
remade Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
remade Tense=Past lexicographic
remaking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

remaker · reremake · remakable

Synonyms

redo · re-create

Translations (12)

eo refarigi (to make again) · eo refari (to make again) · ru переде́лывать (to make again) · mk пре́прави (to make again) · pt refazer (to make again) · it rifare (to make again) · hu új verzióban elkészít (to make an enhanced remake of) · bg преправям (to make again) · fr refaire (to make again) · ru де́лать за́ново (to make again) · fi tehdä uudelleen (to make again) · es rehacer (to make again)