Asturian

Verb

tornar

1. to turn
2. to turn back

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal tornar, from Latin tornāre, present active infinitive of tornō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

tornar ‎(first-person singular present torno, past participle tornat)

1. (intransitive) to return, to go/come back
2. (transitive) to return, to give back
3. (~ a +infinitive) to do again

Conjugation

Derived terms

• tornar-se

Italian

Verb

tornar

1. apocopic form of tornare

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tornar m

1. indefinite plural of torn

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal tornar, from Latin tornāre, present active infinitive of tornō.

Verb

tornar

1. to return; to come back

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin tornāre, present active infinitive of tornō.

Verb

tornar

1. (transitive) to turn (to rotate or reorient)
2. (with en) to turn into

Descendants

• Catalan: tornar
• Occitan: tornar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tornar, from Latin tornāre, present active infinitive of tornō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.ˈnaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toʁ.ˈna(ʁ)/

Verb

tornar ‎(first-person singular present indicative torno, past participle tornado)

1. (ditransitive) to make (to cause to be)

   A recessão tornou tudo caro.‎

   The recession made everything expensive.

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become; to turn into

   De novo, através da investigação, torna-se claro.‎

   Again, by investigation, it becomes clear.

   O príncipe tornou-se um sapo.‎

   The prince became a toad.

3. (intransitive, or transitive with a) to return; to come back

   Precisamos tornar imediatamente!‎

   We need to return immediately!

4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to return (to give back)

   O ladrão não quis tornar as joias aos donos.‎

   The thief didn’t want to return the jewels to the owners.

5. (auxiliary with a and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) (to do something) again; to return to

   Ele tornou a roubar depois que saiu da cadeia.‎

   He returned to stealing after he got out of jail.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to become): ficar, transformar-se em, virar
• (to come back): voltar, retornar
• (to give back): devolver, retornar, restituir

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tornāre, present active infinitive of tornō.

Verb

tornar ‎(first-person singular present torno, first-person singular preterite torné, past participle tornado)

1. (transitive) to return
2. (intransitive) to come back
3. (transitive) to put back
4. (transitive) to change
5. (intransitive, tornar a + infinitive) to do again
6. (intransitive) to revive (to recover from a state of unconsciousness)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (return): devolver
• (come back): volver, regresar, retornar

Related terms

• contorno
• entorno
• retornar
• tornado
• tornillo
• torniquete
• torno

Swedish

Verb

tornar

1. present tense of torna.

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin tornāre (compare Italian tornare), present active infinitive of tornō ‎(“turn”).

Verb

tornar

1. (transitive, intransitive) to return

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.