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to alter
retrancher
to entrench
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retourner

to return / to go back
Going back to a place, or returning something. Uses 'etre' when intransitive (returning somewhere), 'avoir' when transitive (returning an item).
je retourne
I return
nous retournons
we return
tu retournes
you return - informal
vous retournez
you return - formal
il/elle/on retourne
he/she/one returns
ils/elles retournent
they return
Je retourne au bureau.
(I return to the office.)
Tu retournes chez toi ce soir?
(Are you going back home tonight?)
Elle retourne en France.
(She returns to France.)
Nous retournons a l'hotel.
(We return to the hotel.)
Vous retournez quand?
(When are you returning?)
Ils retournent au travail.
(They return to work.)
Je ne retourne pas la-bas.
(I am not going back there.)
Tu retournes ce pull au magasin?
(Are you returning this sweater to the store?)
Retournez a vos places.
(Return to your seats.)
Il retourne la crepe.
(He flips the crepe.)
Nous allons retourner demain.
(We are going to return tomorrow.)
Pourquoi retournes-tu si vite?
(Why are you returning so quickly?)
Elle retourne la situation.
(She turns the situation around.)
Retournons au debut.
(Let's go back to the beginning.)