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get back

verbe

En français : retourner, récupérer

  1. Return to where one came from. (intransitive) · When I get back from holiday, I expect the house to be tidy.
  2. Reply (to someone); follow up (with someone). (intransitive) · I'll get back to you on that by Wednesday.· Please get back to me about his complaint. ["to" here connotes "reply".]
  3. To retrieve (something); to have (something) returned. (transitive)
  4. To do something to hurt or harm (someone) who has hurt or harmed one; to take revenge. (transitive) · I'll get you back for this!· I'll get him back for this!
  5. To repay; to return the favor. (US, colloquial, transitive)
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Dans la bibliothèque

I never can get back by day,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 5 · C1
I said a grateful prayer at once and then I gave all my attention to holding on tight, for I knew I should probably have to depend on human aid to get back to dry land.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 224 · C1
“I am anxious to get back to my aunt and uncle, for I am sure they will worry about me.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 10 · B2
“We will go to the Emerald City and ask the Great Oz how to get back to Kansas again.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 13 · B2

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