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tornando

returning, going back

→ tornare
torn return, go back, come back + ando present participle
verb · present tense Uncommon #16,179
returning, going back This is the -ing form used with a form of stare to mean “to be returning”; it can also mean “while returning.”
IT: Sto tornando a casa.
EN: I’m going home.
Conjugation of tornare
Present
tornando

Prendo del cinese tornando?

Shall I pick up some Chinese food on my way back?

— Andhadhun (2018)

Layla stava tornando al Cairo.

Layla was returning to Cairo.

No, stavo tornando al mio tavolo.

No, I was going back to my table.

— American Gangster (2007)

Eravamo in visita dalla loro nonna e ora stiamo proprio tornando a Kobe.

We were visiting their grandmother, and now we are actually on our way back to Kobe.

— Suzume (2022)

Io credo stia tornando qui.

I think he's coming back here.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Mi disse che stava tornando.

He told me he was coming back.

Il modo in cui mi tenevi la mano tornando da scuola.

The way you held my hand on the way home from school.

— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)

Lui non crede che suo padre stia tornando.

He doesn’t believe that his father is coming back.

Credo che stiano tornando indietro.

I think they are turning back.

— Moonrise Kingdom - Una fuga d'amore (2012)

Ma è solo tornando in Europa che la mia ricerca è giunta a compimento.

But it was only when I returned to Europe that my research was completed.

— Dracula - L’amore perduto (2025)

Stava tornando a piedi con il figlio da scuola.

She was walking back from school with her son.

Stavo camminando per strada tornando da scuola.

I was walking down the street coming back from school.

Non stai tornando a dormire?

Aren't you going back to sleep?

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Mary ha detto che non stava tornando.

Mary said she wasn't coming back.

Mi disse che stava tornando indietro.

He told me he was going back.

Mi ha detto che stava tornando indietro.

He told me he was going back.

Mi hanno detto che stavano tornando indietro.

They told me they were going back.

Stavano tornando indietro.

They were going back.

— I fiori della guerra (2011)

Tom e Mary mi hanno detto che non stavano tornando a Boston.

Tom and Mary told me they weren't going back to Boston.