Retournons (en. Let's go back)

/ʁə.tuʁ.nɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Action of turning an object or returning to a place.

We are returning home after our outing.

Nous retournons à la maison après notre sortie.

Expressing the fact of changing direction or position.

We need to turn the document over to see the other side.

Il faut retournons le document pour voir l'autre côté.

To go back on a decision or an action.

Upon reflection, we are going back on our initial choice.

Après réflexion, nous retournons sur notre choix initial.

Derived from the verb 'retourner' which comes from the Latin 'retornare'.

let's get back to our sheep

Let's get back to the main topic.

retournons à nos moutons

let's turn the situation around

Change the course of events.

retournons la situation

we need to return

We must return or act differently.

il faut que nous retournons

return

Action of coming back.

retour

return

Action of returning or coming back.

rentrée

turning

A change of direction or state.

tournant

To come back, to backtrack.

We're in a bind, we're going to have to turn things around.

On est dans la galère, on va devoir retournons.

To take control of a situation again.

After the argument, we need to turn things around.

Après la dispute, il faut qu'on retournons les choses.