how to pronounce retour

/ʁə.tuʁ/

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retour is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of retour in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… il ya plus de retour voilà de la cie …”

meanings of retour

noun:

Second coming.
Return.

retour frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word retour occurs in french on average 205.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.