retour

English

Etymology 1

Noun

retour (plural retours)

  1. A returning.
  2. (law, Scotland) An extract from chancery of the service of an heir to his ancestor.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

re- +‎ tour

Verb

retour (third-person singular simple present retours, present participle retouring, simple past and past participle retoured)

  1. (transitive) To tour again.

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ur

Adverb

retour

  1. back whence one came

Noun

retour n (plural retouren, diminutive retourtje n)

  1. return
  2. return ticket for a train

Descendants

  • Indonesian: retur

French

Etymology

Deverbal from retourner (to return).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.tuʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -uʁ

Noun

retour m (plural retours)

  1. return
    Le retour de Zidane redonne de l'élan aux Bleus
    The return of Zidane gives the Blues [French national football team] back their spirits.
  2. second coming
  3. feedback

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French retour.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

retour

  1. (regional or dated) back

Derived terms

Further reading

  • retour” in Duden online
  • retour” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache