retourner

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to turn over, turn upside-down; (in cooking) to turn
  2. (transitive) to toss (salad), turn over (earth, soil)
  3. (transitive) to return, send back (an object)
  4. (intransitive) to return, go back (to/from a place)
  5. (intransitive) to return, revert (à to) (a state etc)
  6. (pronominal) to turn over; to overturn, capsize
  7. (pronominal) to turn round (turn one's head)
  8. (pronominal) to be reversed, be turned round (of a situation etc.)
  9. (pronominal) to get organised

Concepts

return
go back
turn over
turn
come back
reverse
turn around
overturn
turn back
invert

turn inside out

send back
shuffle
mingle
mix
revolve
yield
turn round
revert
relay
blend
change
turn upside down
overthrow
upturn
dig up
whirl
dig
bring back
take back
wind
returnee
rotate
render
remit
resend
remand
go

cut into

give
generate
cover
flip over
flesh
🥩
countermand
fall back
overrule
do
counter
capsize
Synonyms

revenir
A2
rentrer
A1
tourner
B1
renverser
C1
remettre
B1
renvoyer
B2
rendre
A1
changer
A1
présenter
B1
devenir
A2
mélanger
C1
creuser
B2
remuer
C1
ramener
A2
chavirer
29k
détourner
C1
déterrer
C2
capoter
26k

faire retourner

revenir de

inverser
C2

faire chavirer

repousser
C1
abattre
B2
reprendre
B1
rejeter
C1
annuler
B2
fouiller
B2
enfreindre
C2
dos
A2
🔙
donner
A1

aller de nouveau

délibérer
34k
défoncer
C1
cacher
A2
adresser
C1
aborder
C1
de fer
débat
B2
arracher
B2
lutter
C1
livrer
B2
dater
26k
📅
mêler
B2
modifier
C1
offrir
B1

partir

passer
A1
pencher
C2
générer
C2
Translations

volver
voltar
zurückkehren
ritornare
drehen
regresar
tornar
retornar
wenden
umdrehen
virar
invertir
devolver
keren
tornare
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁə.tuʁ.ne/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
retorner
In summary

Inherited from Old French retorner, from re- + torner; morphologically, from re- + tourner.

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