Sentence examples of "retourna" in French

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Il se fit beaucoup d'argent à New-York et retourna dans la petite ville où il était né. He made a lot of money in New York and went back to the small town where he was born.
Elle lui retourna son baiser. She returned his kiss.
Il retourna la table sur son plateau. He turned the table upside down.
Lorsqu'elle retourna à sa chambre, le bague de diamant avait disparu. When she returned to her room, the diamond ring was gone.
Elle se retourna lorsqu'elle entendit sa voix. She turned around when she heard his voice.
Il se retourna contre la religion dans laquelle il avait été élevé. He turned with a vengeance against the religion he was brought up in.
L'étudiant abattit cinq de ses camarades de classe et puis retourna l'arme contre lui. The student shot five of his classmates and then turned the gun on himself.
Mary prétendait que Tom était trois mots devant lui, alors que quand il se retourna, il vit qu'entre elle et lui, il n'y en avait bien que deux. Mary argued that Tom stood three words ahead of her, although when he turned back, he saw that, between she and he, there were only two.
Il fut un temps où Christophe Colomb défia un autre navigateur en duel. Ce dernier, un homme vicieux, ne fit pas 10 pas, comme dicté dans les règles, mais 2, puis il se retourna pour tirer. Malheureusement pour lui, Colomb ne fit aucun pas. There was a time when Christopher Columbus challenged another explorer to a duel. The latter, an underhanded chap, did not take ten steps - as dictated by the rules - but two, then turned around to shoot. Unfortunately for him, Columbus hadn't taken any steps at all.
Je dois retourner au bureau. I have to go back to the office.
Elle est retournée au Japon. She returned to Japan.
On ne peut plus retourner en arrière maintenant. There's no turning back now.
Retourne là où tu as commencé. Get back to where you started.
Il est retourné au Japon. He went back to Japan.
Il retournera un jour au Japon. He will return to Japan some day.
Il s'est tourné et retourné toute la nuit. He tossed and turned all night.
Retourne là d'où tu es parti. Get back to where you started.
Il est retourné au magasin. He went back to the store.
Les soldats retournèrent dans leurs lignes. The soldiers returned to their lines.
La vie est la tombe dans laquelle je tourne et me retourne. Life is the grave in which I'm turning.
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