Yap.Town

il retourna

turned over, turned around

→ retourner
retourn to return, to go back + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #20,447
turned over, turned around Past historic (passé simple), 3rd person singular; used mainly in literature and storytelling.
FR: Il retourna la carte pour lire le message.
EN: He turned the card over to read the message.
Conjugation of retourner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third retourna —

Elle retourna dans sa chambre.

She went back to her room.

Il retourna chez ses parents.

He returned to his parents' house.

Tom retourna dans sa chambre et s'allongea.

Tom went back to his room and lay down.

Il se retourna contre la religion dans laquelle il avait été élevé.

He turned against the religion in which he had been raised.

Aussitôt qu'il eut fini son travail, il retourna à la maison.

As soon as he had finished his work, he returned home.

Tom se retourna.

Tom turned around.

Je lui souris et il me retourna mon sourire.

I smiled at him and he smiled back.

Il retourna la table sur son plateau.

He turned the table over onto its tray.

Tom retourna à son bureau.

Tom returned to his desk.

Le garçon se retourna quand on lui envoya de l'eau au visage.

The boy turned around when someone splashed water in his face.

Le nain retourna la chercher.

The dwarf went back to look for her.

— Tesis (1996)

Elle lui retourna son baiser.

She returned his kiss.

Elle retourna au Japon.

She returned to Japan.

Ziri se retourna.

Ziri turned around.

Il retourna au Japon.

He returned to Japan.

Le phoque retourna à la mer.

The seal returned to the sea.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Elle se retourna lorsqu'elle entendit sa voix.

She turned around when she heard his voice.

Je lui souris et elle me retourna mon sourire.

I smiled at her and she smiled back.