"recharge one's batteries" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: recharges one's batteries [present, singular, third-person], recharging one's batteries [participle, present], recharged one's batteries [participle, past], recharged one's batteries [past]
Head templates: {{en-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 by taking a break or engaging in a relaxing activity. Tags: figuratively, informal Categories (topical): Rest Synonyms: recharge one's battery Translations (Translations): 充電 (Chinese Mandarin), 充电 (chōngdiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ladata akkuja (Finnish), recharger ses batteries (French), γεμίζω τις μπαταρίες μου (gemízo tis bataríes mou) (Greek), ładować akumulatory [imperfective] (Polish), naładować akumulatory [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-recharge_one's_batteries-en-verb-0C-vkP7M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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