return

return
rə'tə:n
1. verb
1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) volver, regresar
2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) devolver
3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) volver
4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) devolver
5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) elegir
6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) pronunciar, declarar
7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) devolver

2. noun
1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; (also adjective) a return journey.) vuelta, regreso
2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) billete de ida y vuelta
•
- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
return1 n
1. vuelta / regreso
on our return from our holidays a la vuelta de las vacaciones
2. billete de ida y vuelta
a return to Brighton, please un billete de ida y vuelta a Brighton, por favor
many happy returns of the day! ¡feliz cumpleaños!
return2 vb
1. volver / regresar
he returned to his native village volvió a su pueblo natal
2. devolver
have you returned the money she lent you? ¿le has devuelto el dinero que te prestó?
return
tr[rɪ'tɜːn]
noun
1 (coming or going back) vuelta, regreso
■ on his return, he found the safe empty a su regreso, encontró la caja vacía
2 (giving back) devolución nombre femenino
■ I would appreciate the return of my money agradecería que me devolvieran el dinero
3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of ball) devolución nombre femenino; (of service) resto
4 (reappearance) reaparición nombre femenino
5 (on keyboard) retorno
6 (profit) beneficio
7 (ticket) billete nombre masculino de ida y vuelta
intransitive verb
1 (come back, go back) volver, regresar
■ he's returning tomorrow vuelve mañana
2 (reappear) reaparecer
transitive verb
1 (give back) devolver
■ have you returned your room key? ¿ha devuelto la llave de su habitación?
2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) devolver; (serve) restar
3 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (elect) elegir
4 (verdict) pronunciar
5 (interest) producir
plural noun returns
1 resultados nombre masculino plural electorales
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
by return of post a vuelta de correo
in return for a cambio de
many happy returns (of the day)! ¡feliz cumpleaños!
return to sender devuélvase al remitente
return match partido de vuelta
return ticket billete nombre masculino de ida y vuelta
return [ri'tərn] vi
1) : volver, regresar
to return home: regresar a casa
2) reappear: reaparecer, resurgir
3) answer: responder
return vt
1) replace, restore: devolver, volver (a poner), restituir
to return something to its place: volver a poner algo en su lugar
2) yield: producir, redituar, rendir
3) repay: pagar, devolver
to return a compliment: devolver un cumplido
return adj
: de vuelta
return n
1) returning: regreso m, vuelta f, retorno m
2) or tax return : declaración f de impuestos
3) yield: rédito m, rendimiento m, ganancia f
4) returns npl
data , results: resultados mpl , datos mpl
return
adj.
• de vuelta adj.
n.
• devolución s.f.
• reaparición s.f.
• regreso s.m.
• renta s.f.
• restitución s.f.
• retorno s.m.
• rédito s.m.
• torna s.f.
• tornada s.f.
• volver s.m.
• vuelta s.f.
v.
• devolver v.
• regresar v.
• restituir v.
• retornar v.
• tornar v.
• volver v.

I
1. rɪ'tɜːrn, rɪ'tɜːn
intransitive verb
a) (go back)

to return (TO something) — (to a place) volver* or regresar (a algo); (to former activity, state) volver* (a algo)

to return to what we were saying earlier, ... — volviendo a lo que decíamos anteriormente, ...

b) (reappear) \<\<symptom\>\> volver* a aparecer, presentarse de nuevo; \<\<doubts/suspicions\>\> resurgir*

2.
vt
1)
a) (give back) devolver*, regresar (AmL exc CS), restituir* (frml)

she returned the letter to the file — volvió a poner la carta en el archivo

b) (reciprocate) \<\<affection\>\> corresponder a; \<\<blow/favor\>\> devolver*; \<\<greeting\>\> devolver*, corresponder a

to return somebody's call — devolverle* la llamada a alguien

c) (Sport) \<\<ball\>\> devolver*
2) (Law) \<\<verdict\>\> emitir
3) (Govt) \<\<candidate\>\> (re-elect) reelegir*; (elect) (BrE) elegir*

II
noun
1) u
a) (to place) regreso m, vuelta f, retorno m (frml o liter)

on his return — a su regreso, a su vuelta

b) (to former activity, state) vuelta f, retorno m
c) (reappearance) reaparición f

many happy returns of the day! — feliz cumpleaños!, que cumplas muchos más!

2) u c (to owner) devolución f, regreso m (AmL); (of thing bought) devolución f
3) (in phrases)

by return (of post) — (BrE) a vuelta de correo

in return — a cambio

in return FOR something — a cambio de algo

4) u c (profit)

return (ON something) — rendimiento m (de algo)

we haven't seen much return on our efforts — nuestros esfuerzos no se han visto muy recompensados

5) c
a) (tax return) declaración f (de la renta or de impuestos)
b) returns pl (data) datos mpl; (figures) cifras fpl
6) c (Sport) devolución f
7) c (ticket) (BrE) boleto m or (Esp) billete m or (Col) tiquete m de ida y vuelta, boleto m de viaje redondo (Méx)

III
adjective (before n)
a) <journey/flight> de vuelta, de regreso; <ticket/fare> (BrE) de ida y vuelta, de viaje redondo (Méx)

by return mail — (AmE) a vuelta de correo

b) (Sport) de vuelta
[rɪ'tɜːn]
1. N
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

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

on my return — a mi vuelta, a mi regreso

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

point 1., 5)
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

3) (=giving back) [of thing taken away] devolución f , restitución f frm; [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 frm la restitución de sus tierras

he appealed for the return of the hostages — hizo un llamamiento pidiendo la liberación de los rehenes

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

5) (Econ) (=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

return on capital — rendimiento del capital

diminishing, rate I, 1., 4)
6) (=reward, exchange)

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

7) returns (=figures) estadísticas fpl (for de); (=election results) resultados mpl (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

tax 3.
8) (=answer) (in surveys) respuesta f , declaración f
9) (Parl) [of member] (=election) elección f ; (=reelection) reelección f
10) (also: return ticket) billete m de ida y vuelta, billete m redondo (Mex); day
11) (Sport) devolución f

return of serve or service — devolución f del servicio or saque, resto m

12) = return key
13) = carriage return
2. VT
1) (=give back) [+ item] devolver, regresar (LAm), restituir frm; [+ 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

to return the compliment — devolver el cumplido

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

return to sender — devuélvase al remitente

2) (=put back) volver a colocar

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

3) (Sport) [+ ball] devolver; (Tennis) devolver, restar; (Bridge) [+ suit of cards] devolver
4) (=declare) [+ income, details] declarar

to return a verdict — emitir or pronunciar un veredicto, emitir un fallo

they returned a verdict of guilty/not guilty — lo declararon culpable/inocente

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

to return sb to power — reelegir a algn

6) (Econ) [+ profit, income] reportar, rendir
7) (=reply) responder, contestar
3. VI
1) (=go/come back) volver, regresar

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

to return home — volver or regresar a casa

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, ...

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

his good spirits returned — renació su alegría

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

4.
CPD [journey, flight] de regreso, de vuelta

return address N — señas fpl del remitente

return fare N — billete m de ida y vuelta, billete m redondo (Mex)

return flight N — (Brit) (=journey back) (vuelo m de) vuelta f ; (=two-way journey) (vuelo m de) ida y vuelta f

return game N — = return match

return journey N — (Brit) (=journey back) (viaje m de) vuelta f ; (=two-way journey) (viaje m de) ida y vuelta f

return key N — (Comput) tecla f de retorno

return match N — (Brit) (Sport) partido m de vuelta

return ticket N — (Brit) billete m de ida y vuelta or (Mex) redondo

return trip N — (=journey back) (viaje m de) vuelta f ; (=two-way journey) (viaje m de) ida y vuelta f

return visit N — (=repeat visit) nueva visita f

* * *

I
1. [rɪ'tɜːrn, rɪ'tɜːn]
intransitive verb
a) (go back)

to return (TO something) — (to a place) volver* or regresar (a algo); (to former activity, state) volver* (a algo)

to return to what we were saying earlier, ... — volviendo a lo que decíamos anteriormente, ...

b) (reappear) \<\<symptom\>\> volver* a aparecer, presentarse de nuevo; \<\<doubts/suspicions\>\> resurgir*

2.
vt
1)
a) (give back) devolver*, regresar (AmL exc CS), restituir* (frml)

she returned the letter to the file — volvió a poner la carta en el archivo

b) (reciprocate) \<\<affection\>\> corresponder a; \<\<blow/favor\>\> devolver*; \<\<greeting\>\> devolver*, corresponder a

to return somebody's call — devolverle* la llamada a alguien

c) (Sport) \<\<ball\>\> devolver*
2) (Law) \<\<verdict\>\> emitir
3) (Govt) \<\<candidate\>\> (re-elect) reelegir*; (elect) (BrE) elegir*

II
noun
1) u
a) (to place) regreso m, vuelta f, retorno m (frml o liter)

on his return — a su regreso, a su vuelta

b) (to former activity, state) vuelta f, retorno m
c) (reappearance) reaparición f

many happy returns of the day! — feliz cumpleaños!, que cumplas muchos más!

2) u c (to owner) devolución f, regreso m (AmL); (of thing bought) devolución f
3) (in phrases)

by return (of post) — (BrE) a vuelta de correo

in return — a cambio

in return FOR something — a cambio de algo

4) u c (profit)

return (ON something) — rendimiento m (de algo)

we haven't seen much return on our efforts — nuestros esfuerzos no se han visto muy recompensados

5) c
a) (tax return) declaración f (de la renta or de impuestos)
b) returns pl (data) datos mpl; (figures) cifras fpl
6) c (Sport) devolución f
7) c (ticket) (BrE) boleto m or (Esp) billete m or (Col) tiquete m de ida y vuelta, boleto m de viaje redondo (Méx)

III
adjective (before n)
a) <journey/flight> de vuelta, de regreso; <ticket/fare> (BrE) de ida y vuelta, de viaje redondo (Méx)

by return mail — (AmE) a vuelta de correo

b) (Sport) de vuelta

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