se retourner

Cela réduit la valeur d'usage des syndicats pour les travailleurs. Même si des syndicats existaient, ils deviendraient vite obsolètes ou se retourneraient contre les ouvriers.
This reduces the use value of trade unions for the workers and even if unions did exist, they would either quickly become obsolete or turn against the workers.
Ils se retourneraient sur eux-mêmes dans le processus.
They'd be turning on themselves in the process.
Je n'aurais pas cru que 20 personnes se retourneraient contre les leurs.
I wouldn't have believed 20 would turn against their own kind.
Ils ne doivent jamais connaître cette vérité ou bien ils se retourneraient contre nous.
They must never learn this truth for they will turn against us.
Ils se retourneraient contre moi.
They would turn on me.
Les sujets se retourneraient contre moi.
They would turn on me.
Il s'agit d'une évolution très dangereuse, car il n'y aurait rien de pire qu'une réintroduction dans le commerce mondial de barrières qui se retourneraient évidemment contre les économiquement faibles.
This is a very dangerous development, because there is nothing more dangerous than a return to the restrictions on world trade, which would of course affect the weakest economies worst.
Si je faisais ça, mes grand-parents qui étaient dans la Résistance et que j'admire tant, se retourneraient dans leur tombe à cause de ceux auxquels je leur ferais penser.
While doing that my grandparents who were in the Resistance and whom I admire so much, would roll over in their graves because of who I would remind them of.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
haunted