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Rückkehr

return

noun RÜK-kayr Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

comeback

Usage Note

Rückkehr compounds zurück ('back') and kehren ('to turn') and names a return home or to a former state — note the doubled k where the two parts meet. It's a touch more formal than the verb zurückkommen.

Examples

"Wir freuen uns auf deine Rückkehr."

Natural Translation

We look forward to your return.

Literal Translation

We delight us on your return.

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