how to pronounce retourner

/ʁə.tuʁ.ne/

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retourner is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… parce que ça se retourner contre eux ça …”

meanings of retourner

verb:

To be reversed, be turned round (of a situation etc.).
To return, go back (to/from a place).
To toss (salad), turn over (earth, soil).
To return, revert (à to) (a state etc).
To turn over, turn upside-down; (in cooking) to turn.
To turn round (turn one's head).
To return, send back (an object).
To get organised.
To turn over; to overturn, capsize.

retourner frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word retourner occurs in french on average 52.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.