soul-searching in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Translations for soul-searching in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

retour [ʀ(ə)tuʀ] N m

1. retour (trajet):

retour
return
(billet de) retour
return ticket Brit
(billet de) retour
round trip (ticket) Am
ils me payent l'aller, non le retour
they're paying for my outward journey but not for the return
au retour nous nous sommes arrêtés pour déjeuner
we stopped for lunch on the way back
la pluie s'est mise à tomber pendant notre retour
it started raining as we were on our way back
être sur le chemin du retour
to be on one's way back
notre retour s'est bien passé
we got back safely
il faut penser au retour (à rentrer)
we must think about getting back
il faut penser au retour (au voyage pour rentrer)
we must think about the return journey
il vient juste d'arriver mais il pense déjà à son retour
he's only just arrived but he's already thinking about going back
il prépare son retour dans son pays
he's getting ready to return ou to go back to his own country
il y a des embouteillages à cause des retours de vacances
there are traffic jams because of people coming back from their holidays Brit
il y a des embouteillages à cause des retours de vacances
there are traffic jams because of people coming back from their vacations Am

2. retour (au point de départ):

retour
return
retour sur terre
return to earth
à mon retour à Paris/dans la région
on ou upon my return to Paris/to the area
à son retour du front/de l'étranger
on his return from the front/from abroad
être de retour
to be back
je serai de retour avant minuit
I'll be back by midnight
de retour à Paris, elle a ouvert un magasin
back in Paris, she opened a shop
de retour à la maison
back home
à son retour, elle m'a téléphoné
when she got back, she phoned me
il attend le retour de sa femme pour prendre une décision
he's waiting for his wife to return ou to come back before making a decision
un retour triomphal
a triumphant return
fêter le retour de qn
to celebrate sb's return
partir sans espoir de retour
to leave for good
retour d'âge
change of life
retour en arrière CINE, LIT
flashback
ce serait un retour en arrière (pas souhaitable)
it would be a step backward(s)
un retour en arrière s'impose (souhaitable)
we must go back to the previous state of affairs
retour de bâton inf, retour de balancier
backlash
en retour d'équerre
at a right angle
retour de flamme TECH
flashback
retour de flamme MOTOR fig
backfiring
retour de manivelle inf
backlash
retour de marée
undertow
retour offensif
renewed attack
‘retour rapide’
fast rewind
retour sur soi-même
soul-searching
faire un retour sur soi-même
to do some soul-searching
retour à la terre, retour à la masse
earth return Brit
retour à la terre, retour à la masse
ground return Am

soul-searching in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soul-searching in the English»French Dictionary

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
After much depression and soul-searching, he experienced a profound religious conversion around 1795.
en.wikipedia.org
But amid all the celebrations, there is some soul-searching.
www.bbc.co.uk
It's not quite as deep or as soul-searching as that film, instead relying on its thickhead characters and somewhat unlikely scenarios to drive the story forward.
www.movies.ie
His curiosity and soul-searching thirst to understand the complexities of the universe drives his research.
en.wikipedia.org
Each discovery makes for banner headlines and prompts both personal and national soul-searching.
www.metronews.ca
With some soul-searching, companies need to determine which audiences are most important to them and which surveys matter to that audience.
www.greenbiz.com
I have been doing a lot of soul-searching.
www.stuff.co.nz
After much soul-searching we decided that as a family we wanted to be based in one place at this point in our lives.
en.wikipedia.org
Suffice it to say the magazine you now hold in your hands is the fruit of these soul-searching talks.
en.wikipedia.org
But after much soul-searching, she concludes it was the right thing to do.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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