devolver

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
devolver⇒ vtr	(restituir algo)	return⇒ vtr
		give back vtr phrasal sep
		bring back vtr phrasal sep
	Juan devolvió el balón a su propietario.
	Aquella victoria le devolvió la esperanza al equipo.
	John returned the ball to its owner.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A run of five victories in a row brought optimism back to the team.
devolver vtr	(algo comprado)	return⇒ vtr
	(to a shop)	take back vtr phrasal sep
	Devolví el jersey porque me quedaba pequeño.
	I returned the jersey because it was too small.
devolver vtr	(cambio: dinero sobrante)	give back vtr phrasal sep
	Pagó con cinco euros y le devolvieron tres.
	He paid with 5 euros and they gave him 3 back.
devolver vtr	(entregar algo prestado)	give back vtr phrasal sep
		return⇒ vtr
	¿Me puedes devolver el libro que te presté el mes pasado?
	Can you give me back the book that I lent you last month?
devolverse⇒ v prnl	AmL (regresar, retornar)	turn back vi phrasal
		go back, come back vi phrasal
	Cuando estaba a punto de llegar a su destino se devolvió porque lo asaltaron en la carretera.
	He turned back as he was reaching his destination after having been mugged on the street.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
devolver⇒ vtr	(vomitar) (polite)	be sick, get sick v expr
	(formal)	be unwell v expr
	(informal)	throw up vtr phrasal sep
	(colloquial)	puke⇒ vtr
	Ana se mareó en el coche y devolvió la comida.
	Ana got dizzy in the car and threw up her food.
devolver vtr	(enviar de vuelta) (informal)	send back vtr phrasal sep
		return⇒ vtr
	Le devolvieron a su país por no tener los papeles en regla.
	He was sent back to his country for not having his papers in order.
devolver vtr	informal (dinero, préstamo: reembolsar)	pay back vtr phrasal sep

Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
devolver la pelota, devolverle la pelota a alguien loc verb	coloquial (vengarse, desquitarse) (slang, UK)	return the favour v expr
	(slang, US)	return the favor v expr
	(colloquial)	get revenge, get even v expr
	Ellos nos pusieron trabas cuando les pedimos ayuda; ahora les vamos a devolver la pelota.
	They gave excuses when we asked for help; now we are going to return the favour.
devolver la pelota, devolverle la pelota a alguien loc verb	coloquial (corresponder a otra acción) (figurative, UK)	return the favour v expr
	(figurative, US)	return the favor v expr
	Ya tú me preguntaste lo que quisiste; me toca devolverte la pelota.
	It's my turn to return the favour.

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