retourner - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to turn  | turned, turned |	se retourner
to turn sth. inside out	retourner qc.
to return sth.  | returned, returned |   - give, put or send back	retourner qc.   - redonner, remettre, renvoyer
to look back   - turn around	se retourner   - pour regarder derrière soi
to reverse sth.  | reversed, reversed | [TEXTIL.]	retourner qc.
to return sth.  | returned, returned | [SPORT.]   - service, shot	retourner qc.   [Tennis]
to reset  | reset, reset |   - for elementary relays [ELEC.]	retourner   - pour les relais élémentaires

Phrases / Collocations

to return the compliment	retourner le compliment
to return the courtesy	retourner la politesse
to look back at so. (or: sth.)   - turn around	se retourner pour regarder qn. (or: qc.)
to turn sth. to one's advantage	retourner qc. à son avantage
to turn the situation to one's advantage	retourner la situation à son avantage

Orthographically similar words

détourner

Related search terms

renvoyer, réexpédier, inverser