Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A returning.
- n. In Scots law, an extract from chancery of the service of an heir to his ancestor.
- To revert (to a person).
- To return (to a place).
- To return (a person) as heir.
- To make a return to Chancery of or relative to (lands, etc.); state the value of, in a retour.
- To return or send in (the breve or verdict, etc.) to Chancery.
Examples
“Juste retour des choses ici-bas. there being absolutely no such _retour_ for Gustave -- one feels rather inclined, as his countrymen would say, to "conspue" Paul. [”
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century
“Now a retour is a writ returned from the Court of Attorney, testifying the service of every succeeding heir; and is therefore an unexceptionable evidence of paying his predecessor's debts, and of performing his obligations and deeds.”
“Au retour de Sicile, les enfants ont découvert quelques clandestins dans la voiture!”
“Français · Arabie Saoudite: Réflexions au retour d'un voyage à Londres”
Global Voices in English » Saudi Arabia: Thoughts from a London Trip
“Sleek, friendly Retour offers French-inflected modern dishes Tordenskjoldsgade 11, retour.dk.”
“The series includes intriguing rarities, such as "Jean's Return" ("Le retour de Jean"), Clouzot's harrowing contribution to the omnibus film "Return to Life" ("Retour à la vie," 1949), in which a concentration-camp survivor hides, interrogates and tortures a Nazi war criminal.”
The Wall Street Journal: A French Director Ripe for Rediscovery
“Français · Bolivie: Le retour du «Ministre de la cocaïne»”
Global Voices in English » Bolivia: The Return of the “Minister of Cocaine”
“Français · Pakistan: Comment gérer le retour des réfugiés”
Global Voices in English » Pakistan: Handling The Return Of Refugees
“Je pense que cette interdiction et son argumentaire est un vrai retour en arrière.”
Global Voices in English » Morocco: Bloggers React to the Banning of Magazines
“Français · Tunisie: Ammar 404, le censeur des blogs, est de retour”
Global Voices in English » Tunisia: Ammar 404 is Back and Censoring Blogs Again
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English words that came from French
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