Retour (en. Back)

/ʁə.tuʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Act of coming back from a place.

His return from the trip was highly anticipated.

Son retour de voyage a été très attendu.

Response or reaction to a situation.

The return of his opinion was very positive.

Le retour de son avis a été très positif.

verb

To send something back.

I need to return the book to the library.

Je dois retourner le livre à la bibliothèque.

To make someone come back.

They want to bring back their former employees.

Ils veulent retourner leurs anciens employés.

From the Latin 'reversus', which means 'to come back'.

to make a comeback

To come back after an absence.

faire son retour

a return to one's roots

To rediscover one's origins.

un retour aux sources

return to normal

To return to a normal state.

retour à la normale

to return

Action of coming back to a place.

retourner

to come back

To go back to a place where one has been before.

revenir

step back

Action of retracing one’s steps.

retour en arrière

To return to a previous activity.

He made his return to skating after months of absence.

Il a fait son retour au skate après des mois d'absence.

To make a comeback in a field.

His return to the music scene is very noticeable.

Son retour dans le milieu de la musique est très remarqué.