return

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volver

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return

[rɪˈtɜːn]

sustantivo

1. vuelta (f) regreso (m) (of person, peace, season) ; devolución (f) (comercio) (of goods) ; resto (m) (of tennis service)

on my return -> a mi vuelta or regreso
by return of post -> a vuelta de correo
in return -> a cambio
to do something in return -> corresponder con algo
many happy returns of the day! -> ¡felicidades!, ¡feliz cumpleaños!
return journey -> viaje (m) de vuelta
return match -> partido (m) de vuelta
return ticket -> billete (m) de ida y vuelta (británico)

2. rendimiento (m) (finanzas) (profit)

to bring a good return -> proporcionar buenos dividendos
return on investment -> rendimiento de las inversiones

verbo transitivo

3. devolver (give or send back)

to return a compliment/favor -> devolver or retribuir un cumplido/favor (RP)
to return somebody's love -> corresponder al amor de alguien
return to sender -> devolver al remitente (on letter)
to return service -> restar, devolver el servicio (in tennis)
to return somebody's call -> devolver una llamada a alguien , llamar a alguien en respuesta a su llamado (Am)
to return a verdict of guilty/not guilty (Law) -> pronunciar un veredicto de culpable/inocente

4. rendir, proporcionar (comercio & finanzas) (profit)

verbo intransitivo

5. volver, regresar (come or go back)

to return to work -> volver al trabajo

return [ri-tern]

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1. Volver, ir otra vez al paraje donde uno ha estado ya; regresar (al lugar de donde se salió); retornar (come back). (n)

2. Volverse, irse de nuevo, aparecer o presentarse de nuevo. (n)

3. Volver, repetir, reiterar o empezar de nuevo lo mismo que se había hecho antes. (n)

4. Restituirse o volver al estado anterior (restore, give back). (n)

5. Responder, reponer, replicar (answer). (n)

6. Volver a la posesión de alguien. (n)

7. Devolver, transmitir, remitir; volver a enviar.

8. Volver, corresponder, pagar, retribuir.

9. Volver, restituir lo que se ha recibido o tomado.

10. Dar cuenta o hacer relación, especialmente de una manera oficial a los superiores de uno, o a determinada autoridad.

11. Dar en cambio, recompensar, agradecer o reconocer (un favor, etc.); corresponder.

12. Dar como aumento, interés o provecho; ser origen o manantial de; redituar, producir.

13. Elegir, anunciar como elegido para un cuerpo legislativo.

To return to the same kind of life -> volver a las andadas
To return a kindness -> corresponder a un beneficio
To return good for evil -> devolver bien por mal
To return thanks -> dar las gracias
To return a verdict -> dar pronunciar un jurado su fallo
To return home -> regresar a casa
They were about to return -> estaban a punto de volver
She has not yet returned -> ella no está de vuelta todavía
To return blow for blow -> devolver golpe por golpe
To return like for like -> pagar con la misma moneda

va.

sustantivo

1. Retorno, regreso.

2. Ganancia, utilidad, provecho, rédito.

3. Retorno, reconocimiento de un beneficio, pago, paga, satisfacción, recompensa, retribución.

4. Retorno, cambio o trueque de unas mercaderías por otra

sustantivo

5. Vicisitud, revolución. (n)

6. Vuelta, repetición de alguna cosa. (n)

7. Remesa, remisión de alguna cosa de una parte a otra. (n)

8. Relación, cuenta que se da de alguna cosa. (n)

9. Restitución, la acción de restituir. (n)

10. Recaída. (n)

11. Continuación de las molduras hasta alguna esquina. (Arqueología) (n)

12. lista, nómina, padrón o censo; (Mil.) lista de muertos y heridos. (plural) (n)

13. Respuesta, réplica, redargüición. (n)

14. Reaparición, retorno. (n)

15. Elección, nombramiento para el Parlamento. (Inglaterra) (n)

To make a (a) hacer una relación oficial; (b) redituar -> producir utilidad o ganancia; (c) devolver, corresponder, hacer restitución; (d) pagar en la misma moneda, desquitarse, no quedar a deber nada; responder, sacudirse
Goods of a quick mercancías de pronto despacho. On my return from -> a mi regreso de
In en cambio, en recíproca correspondencia. Return-ticket -> billete de ida y vuelta
Return-request -> (E. U.) solicitud impresa o escrita en un sobre para que se devuelva la carta a ciertas señas, si no se entrega en un plazo determinado
Election returns -> colección de datos e informes sobre el resultado de una elección
By return of post -> a vuelta de correo
In en cambio. Return of income -> declaración de renta
Return on sales -> rendimiento de las ventas
Return address -> señas del remitente

return [rɪˈtɜːn]

noun

1 (going/coming back) vuelta (f); regreso (m)

the return home la vuelta or el regreso a casa; the return to school la vuelta or el regreso al colegio; he advocates a return to Victorian values aboga por una vuelta or un regreso a los valores victorianos; their return to power su vuelta or retorno al poder

the return of King Kong his return to his old habits she had been longing for his return it helped pave the way to de Gaulle's return to power Ryle explained the reason for his sudden return to London it was like the return of his youth the opposition now fears a return to martial rule he described his return to his home village Julie had been tired since her return from New York. the return of better times I think I detect a return in the popularity of scientific subjects his return to office was widely approved of

many happy returns (of the day)! ¡feliz cumpleaños!; ¡felicidades!; he has not ruled out the possibility of making a return to football no ha descartado la posibilidad de volver al fútbol

he made an uneventful return to normal health

on my return a mi vuelta; a mi regreso

a surprise awaited me on my return on his return Haldane reported to the Cabinet the return of [Parliament] the bill is unlikely to become law before the return of Parliament in November

by return (of) post or by return mail (US) a vuelta de correo

they'll send you the tickets by return of post

point

2 (reappearance) [of symptoms, pain] reaparición (f); [of doubts, fears] resurgimiento (m)

there was no return of the symptoms los síntomas no volvieron a aparecer; los síntomas no reaparecieron

if you notice any return of the symptoms contact your doctor

3 (giving back) [of thing taken away] devolución (f); restitución (f) (formal); [of thing borrowed] devolución (f); (Comm) [of merchandise] devolución (f); [of money] reembolso (m); devolución (f)

they are demanding the return of their lands exigen la devolución or (formal) la restitución de sus tierras; he appealed for the return of the hostages hizo un llamamiento pidiendo la liberación de los rehenes

Greece will be offered the return of these treasures as a goodwill gift you will have to make arrangements for the return of unsold items he is demanding the return of his money

sale

4 (thing returned) (Comm) (merchandise) devolución (f); (theatre, concert ticket) devolución (f); entrada (f) devuelta; (library book) libro (m) devuelto

it's sold out but you might get a return on the night se han agotado las localidades, pero puede que consiga una entrada devuelta or una devolución la misma noche de la función

returns are accepted for exchange, refund, or credit authorized returns of new and unused goods are accepted within 10 days of purchase you'll find returns on that trolley

5 (Economics) (profit) ganancia (f); (from investments, shares) rendimiento (m)

he is looking for quick returns está buscando rendimiento rápido or ganancias rápidas; they want to get some return on their investment quieren obtener cierto rendimiento de su inversión

that's not a bad return for your investment they guarantee little by way of return for the money invested the average return gradually rises to just over 10% savings Certificates, which offer a guaranteed return of 4.5 per cent over the rate of inflation higher returns and higher risk usually go hand in hand companies seek higher returns by investing in other corporations

return on capital rendimiento del capital

profits have picked up this year but the return on capital remains tiny our figures show an 18 per cent return on capital the group's £700m investment is now earning a healthy 12-15 per cent return on capital return on [sales] the stores surveyed ranged in their return on sales from 1.1 to 8.8 percent the amusement park industry suffered from a small return on sales to [yield] [produce] a good return this is a project that will yield a good return

diminishing rate

6 (reward, exchange)

to get a poor return for one's kindness

in return a cambio; they had nothing to give in return no tenían nada que dar a cambio; in return for this service a cambio de este servicio

all she got in return was a blank stare I pay them a good wage - in return, I expect them to be trustworthy in return [for] she did the spinning in return for a share of the wool you get the following benefits in return for paying contributions and taxes

7 returns (figures) estadísticas (f);for de; (election results) resultados (m) (del escrutinio)

early returns show Dos Santos with 52% of the vote los primeros resultados del escrutinio muestran que Dos Santos tiene un 52% de los votos

they were accused of falsifying [election] returns

tax

8 (answer) (in surveys) respuesta (f); declaración (f)

9 (Parl) [of member] (election) elección (f); (reelection) reelección (f)

her return to Parliament was a tribute to the efforts of campaign workers

10 (also return ticket) billete (m) de ida y vuelta; billete (m) redondo; (Méx)

a return to York, please BA and Air France charge more than £400 for a return to Nice

day

11 (Dep) devolución (f)

return of serve or service devolución (f) del servicio or saque; resto (m)

my return of serve has kept me from doing well at Wimbledon Seles' return of serve is awesome

return key See culture box in entry return.

carriage return See culture box in entry carriage.

verb:transitive

1 (give back) [+item] devolver; regresar; (LAm) restituir (formal); [+favour, sb's visit, telephone call, blow] devolver; [+kindness, love] corresponder a; [+greeting, look, gaze] devolver; responder a

they never return my calls nunca me devuelven las llamadas; to return good for evil devolver bien por mal

he borrowed my best suit and didn't return it she returned the £5 to him to return a book to the library I enjoyed the book and said so when I returned it the car was not returned on time, then was reported stolen will return the drawing to me when you have finished with it I hope to return your kindness her love was not returned she will be disappointed if her feelings are not returned she was looking for somebody to return her affection he didn't return my greeting instead of returning an answer, they opened fire both of them were questioned and returned tactful answers you should receive these things as gifts and return thanks the abbot accepted the parcel and returned thanks back at the station the Chief Inspector returned the call to return blow for blow he returned my gaze without flinching Meadow paused and looked at Brody, who returned his gaze silently he returned their visit later in the year when he was in Scotland

to return the compliment devolver el cumplido

the actors have entertained us so splendidly during this weekend, I think /it's time we returned the compliment/

to return fire (Mil) devolver el fuego; responder a los disparos

return to sender devuélvase al remitente

to return like for like

2 (put back) volver a colocar

we returned the books to the shelf volvimos a colocar los libros en el estante

he returned the gun to its holster he returned the notebook to his jacket the canyon returned a ghostly echo of my voice

3 (Dep) [+ball] devolver; (Tennis) devolver; restar; (Bridge) [+suit of cards] devolver

Evans passed to the winger, who returned the ball to him backhand well returned by ... to return partner's lead to return hearts

4 (declare) [+income, details] declarar

to return an income of £X

to return a verdict emitir or pronunciar un veredicto; emitir un fallo; they returned a verdict of guilty/not guilty lo declararon culpable/inocente

they took less than three hours to return a verdict we are waiting for the jury to return its verdict the jury felt unable to return a verdict the coroner returned a verdict of accidental death the jury returned an [open] verdict

5 (Pol) (elect) elegir; votar a; (reelect) reelegir

he was returned by an overwhelming majority he has never failed to be returned to Parliament Benn was returned by a majority of 15,479

to return sb to power reelegir a algn

the Labour Party was returned to power in 1974

6 (Economics) [+profit, income] reportar; rendir

the film has so far returned profits of more than 2m dollars the toll roads rarely returned a profit Petrocon Group returned pre-tax profits of pounds 769,000 entrepreneurs generally confined their research activities to those /areas that would return an immediate profit/

7 (reply) responder; contestar

verb:intransitive

1 (go/come back) volver; regresar

he left home, never to return se marchó de casa, para no volver or regresar jamás

her husband left for work one morning and did not return I returned [from] the Middle East in 1956 to return from a journey our correspondent Stephen Sackur has just returned from the camps on the border

to return home volver or regresar a casa

so far more than 350,000 people have returned home

to return to [+place] volver or regresar a; [+activity, state] volver a; I returned to my hotel volví or regresé a mi hotel; things have returned to normal las cosas han vuelto a la normalidad; to return to a task volver a una tarea; to return to a theme volver sobre un tema; to return to what we were talking about, ... volviendo al asunto del que estábamos hablando, ...

to return to one's bad habits the power of the Church is one theme all these writers return to now let me return to the question of inflation we shall return to this central theme in Chapter 7 after lunch, Edward returned to his gardening there are unconfirmed reports that Aziz will return to Moscow within hours official reports in Algeria suggest that calm is returning to the country at that stage he will be 52, /young enough to return to politics/ if he wishes to do so his need to return to his old life the groans of wounded men returning to consciousness to return to [power] the Social Democratic Party seems poised to return to power at the first opportunity to return to [work] women returning to work after having children I returned to work six months after the injury

2 (reappear) [+symptoms] volver a aparecer; reaparecer; [+doubts, fears, suspicions] volver a surgir; resurgir

his good spirits returned renació su alegría

if the pain returns, take one of these after nine months, the rains at last returned the pain returned in waves Helen's doubts returned with a rush - the car was there, but something was wrong with it as his resentment lessened, so his fears returned

3 (Jur) revertir;to a

on my father's death the farm returned to my brother al morir mi padre, la granja revirtió a mi hermano

modifier

[+journey, flight] de regreso; de vuelta

return address (n) señas (f) del remitente

the package bore no return address the return address on the pamphlet was Castro Street, San Francisco

return fare (n) billete (m) de ida y vuelta; billete (m) redondo; (Méx)

he gave her the money for the return fare the return fare was almost the same as a single

return game (n)

return match See culture box in entry return.

return key (n) (Comput) tecla (f) de retorno

enter your name and press the return key

return match (n) (Britain) (Dep) partido (m) de vuelta

Brady made changes in the team for the return game France appeared at Wembley in May 1945 and a return game in Paris was played the following year in the return match at Wolverhampton, Wanderers won 4 - 1

return ticket (n) (Britain) billete (m) de ida y vuelta or redondo; (Méx)

he bought a return ticket and boarded the next train for home a return trip from Dover to Calais buy an extra ticket for the return trip passengers could save nearly Pounds 900 on a return trip to Boston

Verb Conjugation for "return" (go to volver)

Imperative

return
you return
he/she returns
we return
you return
they return

Preterite

I returned
you returned
he/she returned
we returned
you returned
they returned

Present Continuous

I am returning
you are returning
he/she is returning
we are returning
you are returning
they are returning

Present Perfect

I have returned
you have returned
he/she has returned
we have returned
you have returned
they have returned

Past Continuous

I was returning
you were returning
he/she was returning
we were returning
you were returning
they were returning

Past Perfect

I had returned
you had returned
he/she had returned
we had returned
you had returned
they had returned

Future

I will return
you will return
he/she will return
we will return
you will return
they will return

Future Perfect

I will have returned
you will have returned
he/she will have returned
we will have returned
you will have returned
they will have returned

Future Continuous

I will be returning
you will be returning
he/she will be returning
we will be returning
you will be returning
they will be returning

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been returning
you have been returning
he/she has been returning
we have been returning
you have been returning
they have been returning

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been returning
you will have been returning
he/she will have been returning
we will have been returning
you will have been returning
they will have been returning

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been returning
you had been returning
he/she had been returning
we had been returning
you had been returning
they had been returning

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