The French expression “regagner ses pénates” translates literally to “to go back to your household gods”. Regagner has two meanings: to win back and to return to. Les pénates refers to household gods in ancient Roman mythology.
English meanings:
- to return home
- to go home
French meanings:
- rentrer à la maison – to go home
- retourner à la maison – to go home
Example sentence:
- Écoute, les mecs, je suis fatigué. Je vais regagner mes pénates. Listen, guys. I’m tired. I’m going home.
- La fête est finie, il est l’heure de regagner ses pénates. The party is over. It’s time to go home.
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