1 (restore) renovar skin renews itself every 28 days la piel se renueva or se regenera cada 28 días
a plan to renew the nation's economy nature's repair process is slow and steady, with cells being constantly renewed each spring the lush greenness is miraculously renewed to renew one's strength
2 (resume) [+negotiations, relations] reanudar the storm renewed itself with a vengeance la tormenta volvió aún peor; se recrudeció la tormenta
to renew negotiations/discussions Congress is to renew aid to the Contras Syria has renewed diplomatic relations with Egypt the two sides renewed hostilities after a brief ceasefire he believes the peace talks will be renewed soon when the two men met again after the war they renewed their friendship to renew (one's) [acquaintance] with sb the fair is an opportunity to renew acquaintance with existing customers what a pleasure it had been to renew this old acquaintance last night, Martina Navratilova renewed acquaintance with the strip of turf known as Centre Court
to renew the attack (Mil) volver al ataque
again and again he renewed the attack with fresh troops and greater force they renewed their attack [on] the town to renew one's [attack] on sth/sb
he renewed his attack on government policy volvió a arremeter contra la política del gobierno
Sir Rhodes Boyson will renew his attack on the national curriculum
to renew one's efforts (to do sth) volver a esforzarse (por hacer algo); reanudar sus esfuerzos (por hacer algo) (formal)
she renewed her efforts to open the window the German government has renewed diplomatic efforts to free two hostages Gorbachev renewed his efforts to reform the Soviet Union
3 (extend date of) [+contract, passport, subscription, library book] renovar; [+lease, loan] renovar; prorrogar twenty-year leases, with options to renew Larry's landlord threatened not to renew his lease I want to renew that eight-hundred-dollar loan I had last year he'll ask the Parliament to renew his powers to rule by emergency decree the job was for a fixed term and the contract is not being renewed it was expected that France would not renew the NATO treaty] most foreign journalists have been forced to leave Vilnius because the Soviet authorities have refused to renew their visas what if your car breaks down and you forgot to renew your membership in the American Automobile Association? the discounts will automatically be credited to commuters when they renew their season ticket I went to renew my library books
4 (reaffirm) [+promise, vow] renovar to renew one's marriage vows
5 (replace) [+component] cambiar; [+supplies] reponer a lot of the cost of maintenance goes into renewing brakes they reached a small town where /they were able to renew their supplies/ before pressing on into the jungle
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