This is the 3612th most frequent Portuguese word.
retorna
"Retorna" means "returns" in English.
The word 'retorna' here means 'returns' in the sense of going back to a place or state after an interval.
Ele retorna ao trabalho depois das férias.
He returns to work after the vacation.
In this context, 'retorna' denotes 'returns' in the sense of yielding or producing an output.
O sistema retorna um erro quando há problemas de conexão.
The system returns an error when there are connection problems.
Here, 'retorna' indicates 'returns' as in responding to or acknowledging a communication.