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retourner verbe | return [returned, returning, returns]◼◼◼(to come or go back) return [returned, returning, returns]◼◼◼(to give something back to its original holder or owner) go back◼◼◼(to return to a place) get back◼◼◻(to retrieve, to have an item returned) get back◼◼◻(to return to where one came from) flip [flipped, flipping, flips]◼◼◻(to throw (as in to turn over)) turn around◼◼◻(to physically rotate horizontally 360 degrees) revert [reverted, reverting, reverts]◼◼◻(to turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse) revert [reverted, reverting, reverts]◼◼◻verb turn over◼◼◻verb turn over◼◼◻(to flip over) overturn [overturned, overturning, overturns]◼◻◻(to turn over, capsize) yield [yielded, yielding, yields]◼◻◻(to produce as a result) yield [yielded, yielding, yields]◼◻◻(to produce as return) take back◼◻◻(to return something to a vendor for a refund) evert [everted, everting, everts]◼◻◻(to turn inside out) cock [cocked, cocking, cocks]◼◻◻(to turn upwards or to the side) revolve [revolved, revolving, revolves]◼◻◻(to orbit a central point) revolve [revolved, revolving, revolves]◼◻◻(to turn on an axis) |
retourner le fer dans la plaie verbe | rub it in◼◼◼(add insult to injury) |
retourner sa chemise verbe | tergiversate [tergiversated, tergiversating, tergiversates](to change sides or affiliation; to apostatize) |
retourner sa veste verbe | go rogue◼◼◼(switch allegiance, affiliation, or membership) turn one's coat(to turn against a previous affiliation of allegiance) |
retourner à verbe | get on with◼◼◼(proceed with) |
for example to go back pre-1960 - retourner avant 1960) adjectif | pre-(before) |
s'en retourner verbe | return [returned, returning, returns]◼◼◼(to come or go back) |
se retourner verbe | turn around◼◼◼(to change to the opposite opinion or position) keel over(of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover, see also: capsize) |
se retourner contre verbe | backfire [backfired, backfiring, backfires]◼◼◼(fail) |
se retourner dans sa tombe verbe | turn in one's grave(be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased) |