retourner

/ʁə.tuʁ.ne/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
retourne
past
a retourné
perfect
retourné

Meaning

  1. to turn over, to turn around

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

tourner

retourner specifically means "to turn over, to turn around"; tourner is the more general word "to turn."

Practice

1 What does retourner mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ la crêpe dans la poêle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches retourner?

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