retourner
Meanings
Verb
1. to turn over; to turn upside-down (transitive)
2. to turn over; to flip (transitive, cooking)
3. turn over (earth, soil); to toss (salad) (transitive)
4. to return; to send back (an object) (transitive)
5. to return; to go back (to/from a place) (intransitive)
6. to return; to revert [with à] (to a state etc.) (intransitive)
7. to turn over; to overturn; to capsize (pronominal)
8. to turn round (turn one's head) (pronominal)
9. to be reversed; to be turned round (of a situation etc.) (pronominal)
10. to get organised; to manage; to cope; to find a way (pronominal)
Examples533
Elle s'est retournée en entendant son nom.
She turned around when she heard her name.
J'ai retourné le livre pour en voir le prix.
I turned the book over to see the price of it.
La situation s'est retournée contre lui.
The situation turned against him.
Il faut que vous retourniez le document.
You need to return the document.
Il faut se retourner pour finir le projet à temps.
You need to get organised to finish the project on time.
Le bateau s'est retourné.
The boat capsized.