Usage examples of "go back" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all41 retourner29 remonter4 other translations8

Go back to your seats. Retournez vous asseoir.

I wish I could go back in time. Je voudrais pouvoir remonter dans le temps.

Go back to your bed. Retourne te coucher.

To determine its origin, we must go back to the middle ages. Pour déterminer son origine, nous devons remonter au Moyen-Âge.

Don't go back to sleep! Ne retourne pas dormir !

Let's go back to our places. Retournons à nos places.

I can't go back with them. Je ne peux retourner avec eux.

I have to go back to the office. Il me faut retourner au bureau.

I wanted to go back to your village. Je voulais retourner à votre village.

I've got to go back and check. Il faut que j'y retourne et que je vérifie.

I don't want to go back there. Je ne veux pas y retourner.

I think it's time for me to go back to work. Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de retourner au travail.

Do you think I'm too old to go back to school? Penses-tu que je sois trop vieux pour retourner à l'école ?

Tomorrow is back-to-school day! For once, I'm anxious to go back. Demain c'est la rentrée ! Pour une fois, je suis pressé de retourner à l'école.

This may sound crazy, but I think I want to go back and do it again. Ça peut sembler fou, mais je pense que je veux y retourner et le refaire.

All things considered, I think you should go back home and take care of your parents. Tout bien considéré, je pense que tu devrais retourner chez toi pour t'occuper de tes parents.

It's hectic at my place. How about we go back to your place and watch the game there? C'est mouvementé, chez moi. Que dites-vous de retourner chez vous et d'y regarder la partie ?

Calina needs to go back to the doctor next week. And while I'm on the subject, don't forget to pick up her prescription on your way home from work. Calina doit retourner chez le médecin la semaine prochaine. Et tant qu'on y est, n'oublie pas de prendre sa prescription en rentrant du travail.

He went back to Japan. Il est retourné au Japon.

Democracy is an idea that goes back to the ancient Greeks. La démocratie est un concept qui remonte aux anciens grecs.

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