Usages of retourner
Je veux retourner au rayon des légumes frais, car j’ai oublié les tomates.
I want to go back to the fresh vegetables section, because I forgot the tomatoes.
Je veux retourner au rayon de bricolage pour acheter des vis.
I want to go back to the hardware section to buy screws.
Je vais retourner au supermarché si les concombres sont encore en promotion.
I am going to go back to the supermarket if the cucumbers are still on sale.
Si le magasin est encore ouvert, je vais y retourner avant le dîner.
If the shop is still open, I am going to go back there before dinner.
J’ai oublié le parasol dans la voiture, alors je retourne vers la dune pour le prendre.
I forgot the sunshade in the car, so I go back toward the dune to get it.
J’ai oublié mon sac de couchage dans le coffre, alors je retourne à la voiture.
I forgot my sleeping bag in the trunk, so I am going back to the car.
Ma tante retourne chez le libraire parce qu’elle veut offrir un roman à son fils.
My aunt goes back to the bookseller because she wants to give a novel to her son.
Je retourne chez le cordonnier parce que ma chaussure gauche me fait encore mal.
I go back to the cobbler because my left shoe still hurts me.
Ma sœur retourne chez l’opticien parce que ses anciennes lunettes sont trop lourdes.
My sister goes back to the optician because her old glasses are too heavy.
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