refonte
French
Etymology
From
re-
+
fonte
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ʁə.fɔ̃t/
Audio
(
France
(
Vosges
)
)
:
(file)
Audio
(
France
(
Somain
)
)
:
(file)
Noun
refonte
f
(
plural
refontes
)
(
metallurgy
)
recasting
;
remelting
(
figuratively
)
remake
;
rewrite
;
makeover
Related terms
refondre
See also
faire peau neuve
Further reading
“
refonte
”, in
Trésor de la langue française informatisé
[
Digitized Treasury of the French Language
]
,
2012
.