Grammatical class

Verb

retourner

(transitive) to turn over, turn upside-down; (in cooking) to turn

Details

Syllables

re-tour-ner

Phonetics

ʁə.tuʁ.ne

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

946

Freq. (movies)

722

Freq. (news)

3699

Sentences

Quand y êtes-vous retourné(e)(s) ?

When did you go back there?

A1

Retournez la salade avant de la servir.

Toss the salad before serving it.

A1

Je peux retourner.

I can come back.

A1

J'ai dû retourner.

I had to go back.

A1

Tu peux y retourner.

You can go back.

A1

Je veux y retourner.

I want to go there once again.

A1

J’ai retourné le livre pour en voir le prix.

I turned the book over to see the price of it.

A2

Je souhaite y retourner.

I want to go back there.

A2

Je ne veux pas y retourner.

I don't want to go back there.

A2

Je veux juste te retourner la faveur.

I just want to return the favor to you.

B1

Tu devrais retourner à la maison maintenant.

You'd better go home now.

B1

Votre plan pourrait se retourner contre vous.

Your plan could backfire on you.

B1