return Signification, définition

Signification de return en français

• 0 to go back to a place -- revenir

  • She wanted to return to Ireland. Elle voulait revenir/retourner en Irlande.

  • a couple returning home after a night out un couple rentrant chez lui après une soirée passée dehors

• 1 to give, put, or send back -- rendre

  • Please return your library books on time. Veuillez rendre vos livres de bibliothèque dans les temps.

  • You may return any items within 30 days of purchase. Vous avez la possibilité de rendre n’importe quel article dans les 30 jours suivant son achat.

  • He returned the scissors to the drawer. Il remit les ciseaux dans le tiroir.

• 2 to begin again -- revenir à

  • She stopped and then quickly returned to her conversation. Elle s’arrêta puis revint rapidement à sa conversation.

• 3 to do the same thing sb has done to you -- retourner

  • to return the compliment retourner le compliment

• 4 (of a jury) to state what has been decided -- rendre un verdict (de)

  • The jury has returned a verdict of “guilty.” Le jury a rendu un verdict de “culpabilité”.

• 5 [ singular ] when sb goes back to a place -- retour [ masculine ]

  • his return home son retour à la maison

  • her return to work in August son retour au travail en août

• 6 when sb gives, puts, or sends sth back -- restitution [ feminine ]

  • the return of the missing money to the register la restitution de l’argent disparu dans la caisse

• 7 sth that you send back to the seller -- retour [ masculine ]

  • Your return will be refunded to your credit card. Votre retour sera remboursé sur votre carte de crédit.

• 8 when sth starts again -- retour [ masculine ]

  • a return to peace un retour à la paix

  • fears about the return of high unemployment des craintes quant au retour d’un chômage élevé

• 9 a profit from an investment -- rapport [ masculine ]

  • a high/low return un rapport élevé/faible

  • a return of 5% un rapport de 5%

• 10 in exchange -- en retour

  • We paid him in return for a meal and a place to sleep. Nous l’avons payé en échange d’un repas et d’un endroit où dormir.

  • He’s been so kind to us – I’d like to do something for him in return. Il a été si gentil avec nous ; j’aimerais faire quelque chose pour lui en retour.

• 11 election results -- résultats [ masculine, plural ] d’élection

  • The returns are still coming in. Les résultats de l’élection sont encore à venir.

• 12 a round-trip ticket -- aller-retour [ masculine ]

  • A return to Brighton, please. Un aller-retour pour Brighton, s’il-vous-plaît.

• 13 to come or go back -- revenir, retourner

  • He returns home tomorrow

  • He returned to London from Paris yesterday

  • The pain has returned.

• 14 to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from -- remettre, rendre

  • He returned the book to its shelf

  • Don’t forget to return the books you borrowed.

• 15 to go back to something you have been discussing earlier -- revenir

  • I’ll return to this topic in a minute

• 16 to do (something) which has been done to oneself -- rendre, retourner

  • She hit him and he returned the blow

  • He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.

• 17 (of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament. -- élire

• 18 (of a jury) to give (a verdict) -- rendre

  • The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

• 19 (in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one’s opponent -- renvoyer

  • She returned his serve.

• 20 the act of returning -- (de) retour

  • On our return, we found the house had been burgled

  • (also adjective) a return journey.

• 21 especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket -- billet d’aller et retour

  • Do you want a single or a return?