return

rendre, remettre

Redonner quelque chose à quelqu’un ou le remettre à sa place précédente.

En anglais simple : To give something back to someone or put it where it was before.

• Please return my book.
• She returned the tools to their shelf.
• Can I return these shoes without a receipt?

Comment l'utiliser : return something to someone/something (Please return the keys to the owner.)

Synonymes : give back, put back, hand back

Expressions courantes : return a book, return something, return something to someone

revenir, retourner, rentrer

Revenir à un endroit ou auprès d’une personne.

En anglais simple : To come or go back to a place or person.

• We will return tomorrow.
• She returned home late last night.
• When did you return from your trip?

Comment l'utiliser : return to a place/person (He returned to his family after the war.); return from a place (We returned from Spain on Monday.)

Synonymes : come back, go back

Contraires : leave, depart

Expressions courantes : return home, return to work, return to someone

revenir, réapparaître

Se manifester de nouveau, pour un sentiment, une pensée ou un problème déjà vécu.

En anglais simple : If a feeling, thought, or problem comes back, you experience it again.

• The pain returned last night.
• Her confidence slowly returned after the first success.
• What should I do if the symptoms return?

Synonymes : come back, recur, reappear

Contraires : disappear

Expressions courantes : return suddenly, return with force, return to someone

reprendre, se remettre à

Se remettre à une activité après l’avoir arrêtée.

En anglais simple : To start doing an activity again after stopping it.

• He returned to work in May.
• She returned to studying after raising her children.
• Will you return to teaching next year?

Comment l'utiliser : return to something/doing something (She returned to painting after a long break.)

Synonymes : resume, go back to

Contraires : stop, quit

Expressions courantes : return to teaching, return to training, return to work

rendre, répondre à

Faire à quelqu’un la même chose que cette personne vous a faite.

En anglais simple : To do the same thing to someone that they have done to you.

• She returned his smile.
• You helped me, and now I can return the favor.
• He loved her, but she never returned his affection.

Synonymes : reciprocate

Expressions courantes : return a smile, return the favor, return someone's greeting, return someone's affection

renvoyer, retourner

Frapper la balle pour la renvoyer vers l’autre joueur.

En anglais simple : To hit a ball back toward the other player in a game.

• She returned the ball easily.
• He could not return my first serve.
• Try to return the shot across the court.

Synonymes : hit back

Expressions courantes : return the ball, return a serve, return a shot

retour

Fait de revenir à un endroit ou auprès d’une personne.

En anglais simple : The act or occasion of coming back to a place or person.

• We celebrated her return.
• His return home was delayed by snow.
• Everyone wished them a safe return from their journey.

Comment l'utiliser : return to a place (Her return to the village surprised everyone.); on someone's return (On his return, we shared a meal.)

Synonymes : homecoming

Contraires : departure

Expressions courantes : return home, someone's return, safe return, return from something

retour, article retourné

Article acheté qu’un client rapporte ou renvoie au magasin.

En anglais simple : A bought item that a customer takes or sends back to the shop.

• This shop accepts returns.
• The assistant checked each return for damage.
• You need a receipt for all returns.

Synonymes : returned item

Expressions courantes : accept a return, process a return, customer return