retourner

Definitions of retourner
  1. verb
    cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
    synonyms: tourner
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    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    turn from an upright or normal position
    synonyms: faire basculer, se retourner, tourner
    renverser
    cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
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    types:
    chavirer, se retourner
    overturn accidentally
    type of:
    tourner
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
  3. verb
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
    synonyms: revenir
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    faire demi-tour, faire machine arrière
    retrace one's course
    rentrer
    return home
    revenir
    return to a previous position; in mathematics
    refuser, revenir
    come back after being refused
    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  4. verb
    turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
    synonyms: tourner
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    type of:
    tourner
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
  5. verb
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
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    types:
    rendre
    return in kind
    type of:
    agir, entrer en action, prendre des mesures
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  6. verb
    return in kind
    synonyms: rendre
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