Usages of revenir
Je vais aux toilettes et je reviens.
I am going to the restroom and I will come back.
Je reviens à la maison maintenant.
I am coming back home now.
Elle garde l’ordonnance dans un dossier au cas où la toux reviendrait.
She keeps the prescription in a folder in case the cough comes back.
La serveuse revient avec le dessert pendant que le serveur prépare l’addition.
The waitress comes back with the dessert while the waiter prepares the bill.
Même si son appétit revient, Marie préfère manger léger jusqu’à ce qu’elle aille mieux.
Even if her appetite is coming back, Marie prefers to eat light meals until she feels better.
Quand le courant revient, je dois rallumer l’ordinateur et la lampe du salon.
When the power comes back, I have to turn the computer and the living-room lamp back on.
Quand le courant est revenu, Paul a rallumé la télévision, puis il a fini par l’éteindre pour lire.
When the power came back, Paul turned the television back on, then he ended up turning it off to read.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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