reopen

tr. & intr.v., -pened, -pen·ing, -pens.

1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September.
2. To take up again or be taken up again; resume.

verb

To begin or go on after an interruption: continue, pick up, renew, restart, resume, take up. See continue/stop/pause.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: open again or anew

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - genåbne, genoptage
v. intr. - bryde op igen

idioms:

• reopen old sores    rive et sår op igen

Nederlands (Dutch)
heropenen, hervatten, opnieuw bespreken (contract)

Français (French)
v. tr. - rouvrir
v. intr. - reprendre (des discussions)

idioms:

• reopen old sores    (fig) rouvrir de vieilles plaies

Deutsch (German)
v. - wieder öffnen, wiedereröffnen, wiederaufnehmen

idioms:

• reopen old sores    alte Wunden wieder öffnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανοίγω εκ νέου, ξανανοίγω

idioms:

• reopen old sores    ανοίγω/αναξέω παλιά πληγή

Italiano (Italian)
riaprire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reabrir

Русский (Russian)
вновь открыть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - volver a abrir, reabrir, volver a estudiar (un caso jurídico)
v. intr. - volverse a abrir, reanudarse

idioms:

• reopen old sores    abrir viejas heridas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - öppna igen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
再开, 重开, 重新开始, 继续

idioms:

• reopen old sores    揭疮疤, 重提旧时的伤心事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 再開, 重開, 重新開始, 繼續
v. intr. - 再開, 重開, 重新開始

idioms:

• reopen old sores    揭瘡疤, 重提舊時的傷心事

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 재개하다, 다시 열다
v. intr. - 다시 열리다, 재개되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 再び開ける, 再び始める, 再開する, 再び開く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعيد فتح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פתח מחדש‬
v. intr. - ‮נפתח שנית‬

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