return

regresar

la vuelta

return(rih-tuhrn)

intransitive verb

1. (to go back)

a. regresar

In December I am going to return to Ecuador.

En diciembre voy a regresar a Ecuador.

b. volver

The student returned from the library at nine at night.

El alumno volvió de la biblioteca a las nueve de la noche.

transitive verb

2. (to give back)

a. devolver (object, favor)

Margaret helped me paint the living room, and I'd like to return the favor.

Margaret me ayudó a pintar el salón, y quiero devolverle el favor.

b. corresponder (affection)

I fell in love with a girl who did not return my affection.

Me enamoré de una chica que no me correspondía.

c. regresar

(Latin America)

Did you return the basement keys to the superintendent?

¿Le regresaste las llaves del sótano al portero?

3. (commerce)

a. devolver

You can't return sale items.

No se pueden devolver artículos rebajados.

4. (to put back)

a. devolver

Having returned the book to the shelf, Mr. Sanderson came over to speak to me.

Después de devolver el libro al estante, el señor Sanderson se acercó para hablar conmigo.

5. (telecommunications)

a. devolver

Please leave a message and I will return your call.

Por favor deje un mensaje y devolveré su llamada.

6. (sports)

a. devolver

My sister's arm was hurting, and she couldn't return the serve.

A mi hermana le dolía el brazo y no podía devolver el servicio.

7. (legal)

a. pronunciar

Has the jury returned a verdict yet?

¿El jurado ya ha pronunciado su veredicto?

8. (finance)

a. reportar

The company returned a profit of 10 million dollars.

La empresa reportó un beneficio de 10 millones de dólares.

b. rendir

How much did our investments return last year?

¿Cuánto rindieron nuestras inversiones el año pasado?

c. dar

My investments returned only two percent in 2015.

Mis inversiones dieron solo un dos por ciento en 2015.

d. producir

Sheila has a stable, which returns a good income.

Sheila tiene una cuadra, que le produce una buena renta.

noun

9. (arrival)

a. la vuelta

(F)

After his return from London, Josh spent a few days in Maine.

A su vuelta de Londres, Josh pasó unos días en Maine.

b. el regreso

(M)

Following my return to New York, I started working as a journalist again.

Tras mi regreso a Nueva York, volví a trabajar de periodista.

c. el retorno

(M)

Not long after our return to Scotland, we received a letter from my cousin.

Poco tiempo después de nuestro retorno a Escocia, recibimos una carta de mi primo.

10. (change)

a. la vuelta

(F)

We would all welcome the return to power of our former leader.

Todos acogeríamos la vuelta al poder de nuestro antiguo líder.

b. el regreso

(M)

The whole world is celebrating the return of peace here.

El mundo entero festeja el regreso de la paz aquí.

c. el retorno

(M)

I'd like to see a return to truthfulness in politics.

Me gustaría ver el retorno de la honradez a la política.

11. (commerce)

a. la devolución

(F)

For returns or exchanges, please go to the top floor.

Para cualquier cambio o devolución, diríjase al último piso.

12. (finance)

a. el rendimiento

(M)

It is a shame that he will see little return on his investment.

Qué pena que verá poco rendimiento por su inversión.

b. la ganancia

(F)

It's a risky investment, but the returns are good.

Es una inversión arriesgada, pero las ganancias son buenas.

13. (computing)

a. la tecla de retorno

(F)

Press "return" to continue.

Pulse la tecla de retorno para continuar.

14. (football)

a. la devolución

(F)

The favored team made a return of 60 yards in the first quarter.

El equipo preferido hizo una devolución de 60 yardas en el primer cuarto.

15. (transport) (United Kingdom)

a. el boleto de ida y vuelta

(M)

It worked out cheaper to buy two singles than a return.

Salió más barato comprar dos boletos de ida que un boleto de ida y vuelta.

b. el boleto redondo

(M)

(Mexico)

I had to buy a single ticket because I didn't have enough money for a return.

Tuve que comprar un boleto de ida porque no tenía suficiente dinero para pagar un boleto redondo.

c. el pasaje de ida y vuelta

(M)

(Latin America)

Did you want a single or a return, sir?

¿Quiere un pasaje sencillo o un pasaje de ida y vuelta, señor?

d. el billete de ida y vuelta

(M)

(Spain)

Did you buy a single or a return to Edinburgh?

¿Compraste un billete de ida o un billete de ida y vuelta a Edimburgo?

adjective

16. (homeward) (United Kingdom)

a. de vuelta

We were delayed by a couple of hours on the return journey.

En el viaje de vuelta, nos retrasamos un par de horas.

b. de regreso

My suitcase got lost on the return flight.

Mi maleta se perdió en el vuelo de regreso.

return

Noun

1. (of person, peace, season)

a. el vuelta f, regreso

(M)

2. (commerce)

a. la devolución

(F)

(of goods)

3. (of tennis service)

a. el resto

(M)

on my returna mi vuelta or regreso

by return of posta vuelta de correo

in returna cambio

to do something in returncorresponder con algo

many happy returns of the day!¡felicidades!, ¡feliz cumpleaños!

return journeyviaje de vuelta

return matchpartido de vuelta

return ticketbillete de ida y vuelta

4. (finance)

a. el rendimiento

(M)

(profit)

to bring a good returnproporcionar buenos dividendos

return on investmentrendimiento de las inversiones

transitive verb

5. (give or send back)

a. devolver

to return a compliment/favordevolver or

to return somebody's lovecorresponder al amor de alguien

return to senderdevolver al remitente

to return servicerestar, devolver el servicio

to return somebody's calldevolver una llamada a alguien llamar a alguien en respuesta a su llamado

6. (law)

a.

to return a verdict of guilty/not guiltypronunciar un veredicto de culpable/inocente

7. (commerce and finance)

a. rendir, proporcionar (profit)

intransitive verb

8. (come or go back)

a. volver, regresar

to return to workvolver al trabajo

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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

12

return key See culture box in entry return.

13

carriage return See culture box in entry carriage.

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

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