Retornar
Example: Vaig retornar a casa després de la reunió llarga.
Definition
"Retornar" means to go back or come back to a place, person, or situation after having left it. It is used to describe the action of returning, for example, "Vaig retornar a casa després de la reunió llarga" means I returned home after the long meeting.
Translations
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regresar -
terugkeren -
retourner -
zurückkehren
Etymology
The word "retornar" comes from the Latin verb "retornare," which combines "re-" meaning 'back' and "tornare" meaning 'to turn.' Did you know? "Retornar" literally means 'to turn back,' reflecting its meaning of going back to a previous place or state.
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"Retornar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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