ressasser
Meanings
Verb
1. to sieve again (dated)
2. to think constantly about the same things (figuratively)
3. to repeat oneself (figuratively)
Examples8
Il faut ressasser la farine.
You have to sieve the flour again.
Il a ressassé la question dans sa tête.
He turned over the matter in his mind.
Ne ressasse pas tes erreurs passées.
Don't dwell on your past failures.
Ne ressasse pas tes erreurs passées !
Don't dwell on your past mistakes!
Ne ressassez pas vos erreurs passées !
Don't dwell on your past mistakes!
Si tu continues à ressasser ses défauts, il va finir par t'en vouloir.
If you keep harping on his flaws, he'll grow to resent you.