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reverse [rɪˈvɜːs] vb (mainly tr) 1. to turn or set in an opposite direction, order, or position 2. to change into something different or contrary; alter completely reverse one's policy 3. (also intr) to move or cause to move backwards or in an opposite direction to reverse a car 4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) to run (machinery, etc.) in the opposite direction to normal 5. to turn inside out 6. (Law) Law to revoke or set aside (a judgment, decree, etc.); annul 7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (often foll by out) to print from plates so made that white lettering or design of (a page, text, display, etc.) appears on a black or coloured background (Military) reverse arms Military to turn one's arms upside down, esp as a token of mourning (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) reverse the charge(s) to make a telephone call at the recipient's expense n 1. the opposite or contrary of something 2. the back or rear side of something 3. a change to an opposite position, state, or direction 4. a change for the worse; setback or defeat 5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a. the mechanism or gears by which machinery, a vehicle, etc., can be made to reverse its direction b. (as modifier) reverse gear 6. the side of a coin bearing a secondary design Compare obverse [5] 7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a. printed matter in which normally black or coloured areas, esp lettering, appear white, and vice versa b. (as modifier) reverse plates in reverse in an opposite or backward direction the reverse of emphatically not; not at all he was the reverse of polite when I called adj
1. opposite or contrary in direction, position, order, nature, etc.; turned backwards 2. back to front; inverted 3. operating or moving in a manner contrary to that which is usual 4. denoting or relating to a mirror image [from Old French, from Latin reversus, from revertere to turn back] reversely adv reverser n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
reverse verb 1. (Law) change, alter, cancel, overturn, overthrow, set aside, undo, repeal, quash, revoke, overrule, retract, negate, rescind, invalidate, annul, obviate, countermand, declare null and void, overset, upset They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision. change carry out, implement, enforce, validate 2. turn round, turn over, upturn, turn upside down, upend The curve of the spine may be reversed under such circumstances. 3. transpose, change, move, exchange, transfer, switch, shift, alter, swap, relocate, rearrange, invert, interchange, reorder He reversed the position of the two stamps. 4. go backwards, retreat, back up, turn back, backtrack, move backwards, back He reversed and drove away. go backwards advance, move forward, go forward noun 1. opposite, contrary, converse, antithesis, inverse, contradiction There is absolutely no evidence. Quite the reverse. 2. misfortune, check, defeat, blow, failure, disappointment, setback, hardship, reversal, adversity, mishap, affliction, repulse, trial, misadventure, vicissitude They have suffered a major reverse. Translations reverse [rɪˈvɜːs] A. ADJ 1. [order] → inverso; [direction] → contrario, opuesto the reverse side (of coin, medal) → el reverso; (of sheet of paper) → el dorso in reverse order → en orden inverso 2. (Aut) [gear] → de marcha atrás B. N 1. (= opposite) the reverse → lo contrario no, quite the reverse! → no, ¡todo lo contrario! but the reverse is true → pero es al contrario it was the reverse of what we had expected → fue todo lo contrario de lo que habíamos esperado his remarks were the reverse of flattering → sus observaciones eran poco halagüeñas, todo lo contrario it's the same process in reverse → es el mismo proceso al revés 3. (Aut) (also reverse gear) → marcha f atrás to go or change into reverse → dar marcha atrás to put a car into reverse → dar marcha atrás a un coche my luck went into reverse → mi suerte dio marcha atrás 4. (= setback) → revés m, contratiempo m; (= defeat) → derrota f C. VT 1. (= invert order of) → invertir, invertir el orden de; (= turn other way) → volver al revés; [+ arms] → llevar a la funerala to reverse A and B → invertir el orden de A y B, anteponer B a A 2. (= change) [+ opinion] → cambiar completamente de; [+ decision] → revocar, anular, cancelar 4. (esp Brit) [+ car, train etc] → dar marcha atrás a he reversed the car into the garage → dio marcha atrás para entrar en el garaje he reversed the car into a pillarbox → al dar marcha atrás chocó con un buzón D. VI (esp Brit) (Aut) → dar marcha atrás I reversed into a van → al dar marcha atrás choqué con una furgoneta reverse [rɪˈvɜːrs] n (= opposite) → contraire m They may do the reverse of what you want → Ils pourraient faire le contraire de ce que vous voulez. in reverse (= backwards) → à l'envers to go into reverse [growth] → reculer; [fortunes] At this point the Party's fortunes went into reverse → À ce stade, le parti connut des revers de fortune. (= back) [coin, medal] → revers m; [material] → envers m; [piece of paper] → dos m There's an inscription on the reverse → Il y a une inscription au dos., Il y a une inscription au verso. the reverse of the medal → le revers de la médaille Write your address on the reverse of the cheque → Inscrivez votre adresse au dos du chèque. (also reverse gear) → marche f arrière to go into reverse [driver] → mettre la marche arrière in reverse (car) → en marche arrière adj vt (= change) [+ process, trend, situation, policy, decision] → inverser (= exchange) [+ roles] → inverser [+ judgment, verdict] → renverser [+ vehicle] to reverse the car → faire marche arrière She reversed the car into the garage BUT Elle rentra la voiture dans le garage en marche arrière. vi (British) (in car) → faire marche arrière He reversed without looking → Il a fait marche arrière sans regarder. Another car reversed out of the drive BUT Une autre voiture sortit de l'allée en marche arrière. reverse charge call n (British) → appel m en PCV I'd like to make a reverse charge call to Britain → Je voudrais appeler la Grande-Bretagne en PCV. reverse discrimination n → discrimination f positive reverse gear n → marche f arrière in reverse gear → en marche arrière reverse video n → vidéo m inverse reverse adj (= opposite) → umgekehrt; direction also → entgegengesetzt; (Opt) image → seitenverkehrt; in reverse order → in umgekehrter Reihenfolge; in the reverse direction → in umgekehrter Richtung reverse motion or action (Tech, = backwards) → Rückwärtsbewegung f; (= opposite direction) → entgegengesetzte Bewegung n (= opposite) → Gegenteil nt; quite the reverse! → ganz im Gegenteil!; he is the reverse of polite → er ist alles andere als höflich (= setback, loss) → Rückschlag m; (= defeat) → Niederlage f; he suffered a reverse of fortune → sein Glück schlug um; a reverse of fortune led to his losing all his wealth → sein Glück schlug um, und er verlor all seinen Reichtum (Aut) → Rückwärtsgang m; in reverse → im Rückwärtsgang; to put a/the car into reverse → den Rückwärtsgang einlegen; to go into reverse → in den Rückwärtsgang schalten to do something in reverse → etw in umgekehrter Reihenfolge tun; at this point the party’s fortunes went into reverse (fig) → zu diesem Zeitpunkt wendete sich das Schicksal der Partei (on typewriter) → Rückstelltaste f; (on tape recorder) → Rücklauftaste f vt (= turn the other way round) order, situation, procedure → umkehren; objects, sentences, words → umstellen, vertauschen; garment → wenden; result → umkehren, umdrehen; to reverse one’s direction → eine Kehrtwendung machen; to reverse the order of something → etw herumdrehen; to reverse the charges (Brit Telec) → ein R-Gespräch führen; reverse-charge call (Brit Telec) → R-Gespräch nt; to reverse roles → die Rollen tauschen (= cause to move backwards) moving belt → rückwärtslaufen lassen; to reverse one’s car into the garage/down the hill/into a tree (esp Brit) → rückwärts in die Garage fahren or setzen/den Berg hinunterfahren/gegen einen Baum fahren verdict, judgement → umstoßen, kassieren; decree → aufheben; trend, process → umkehren; policy → völlig umstellen, umkrempeln; decision, surgical operation → rückgängig machen; lowering cholesterol levels can sometimes reverse coronary diseases → ein gesenkter Cholesterinspiegel kann bewirken, dass sich Herzgefäßerkrankungen zurückbilden vi (= move backwards) (esp Brit: car, driver) → zurücksetzen; (dancer) → rückwärtstanzen; (machine) → rückwärtslaufen; to reverse into the garage (esp Brit) → rückwärts in die Garage fahren reverse: reverse discrimination n (US) → positive or umgekehrte Diskriminierung reverse gear reverse racism n → umgekehrter Rassismus reverse video n (Comput) → invertierte Darstellung reverse [rɪˈvɜːs] 1. adj (order) → inverso/a; (direction) → opposto/a; (side) → altro/a in reverse order → in ordine inverso 3. vt (turn the other way round) → invertire; (situation, position) → capovolgere, rovesciare; (movement) → invertire la direzione di; (garment) → rivoltare (Law) → cassare to reverse the charges (Brit) (Telec) → fare una telefonata a carico (del destinatario) to reverse one's car → fare marcia indietro 4. vi (Brit) (Aut) → fare marcia indietro I reversed into the car behind → facendo retromarcia ho urtato la macchina di dietro reverse [rɪˈvɜːs] 1. adj (order) → inverso/a; (direction) → opposto/a; (side) → altro/a in reverse order → in ordine inverso 3. vt (turn the other way round) → invertire; (situation, position) → capovolgere, rovesciare; (movement) → invertire la direzione di; (garment) → rivoltare (Law) → cassare to reverse the charges (Brit) (Telec) → fare una telefonata a carico (del destinatario) to reverse one's car → fare marcia indietro 4. vi (Brit) (Aut) → fare marcia indietro I reversed into the car behind → facendo retromarcia ho urtato la macchina di dietro v reverse [rəˈvəːs] 1 to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector. terugdraai يَسير إلى الخَلْف، يَعْكِسُ اتِّجاه سَيْرِه обръщам zacouvat, přetočit nazpět bakke; køre baglæns rückwärts fahren,laufenlassen αναστρέφω, κάνω όπισθεν dar marcha atrás tagurdama, tagasi kerima دنده عقب گرفتن؛ برگرداندن؛ peruuttaa faire marche arrière; inverser -לְאָחוֹר उलटना hodati natraške, kretati se natraške tolat; visszateker memundurkan snúa við; bakka invertire; (far fare retromarcia) 後戻りさせる 반대 방향으로 움직이다 varyti atbulą, atsukti atgal virzīt atpakaļ; braukt atpakaļgaitā undur, berpatah achteruit doen gaan bevege seg bakover; rygge; sette i revers cofać inverter (a marcha) a băga în marşarier; a întoarce давать обратный/задний ход zacúvať, pretočiť naspäť peljati vzvratno; (za)vrteti nazaj voziti unazad backa ถอยกลับ geri geri sürmek/gitmek 倒退,倒轉 дати задній хід الٹنا chạy lùi; đảo ngược 倒退,倒转 2 to put into the opposite position, state, order etc This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out). binnestebuite dra يَنْعَكِس، يَنْقَلِب обръщам obrátit vende umdrehen γυρίζω ανάποδα poner del revés ümber pöörama بر عکس شدن؛یا کردن kääntää nurin päin retourner לַהֲפוֹך पृष्ठ okrenuti naopačke, obrnuti megfordít; kifordít membalik snúa við rovesciare, rivoltare ひっくり返す 방향을 바꾸다 išversti, apgręžti, pakeisti apgriezt otrādi diterbalikkan omdraaien snu, vende vrangen ut odwrócić virar do avesso a întoarce pe dos перевёртывать; опрокидывать obrátiť obrniti obrnuti vända กลับกัน ters yüz etmek 翻面 вивертати на другу сторону رخ بدل دینا đảo lộn 翻转 3 to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision. herroep, omkeer يَعْكِس القَرار او السِّياسَه، يَتَحَوَّل إلى الإتِّجاه المُعاكِس променям zvrátit ændre umstoßen ανατρέπω, αναιρώ revocar vastupidiseks muutma نقض کردن؛ لغو کردن kääntää réformer, révoquer לְהַחֲלִיף बदलना upotrijebiti obratan postupak (sredstva, politiku) visszafordít; megváltoztat; visszavon membalikkan ógilda, hnekkja riformare 逆転する (명령, 판결 등을) 파기하다 pakeisti, atšaukti mainīt (uz pilnīgi pretējo) menukar pendapat/keputusan ongedaan maken omstøte, underkjenne zmienić, cofnąć anular a anula, a revoca (из)менять zvrátiť preklicati promeniti ändra กลับคำพิพากษา tersine çevirmek 推翻,改變 змінювати فیصلہ وغیرہ تبدیل کر دینا thay đổi quyết định 撤消 n 1 (also adjective) (the) opposite Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse – I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view. glad nie عَكْس، نَقيض обратен opak; opačný modsat das Gegenteil, entgegengesetzt αντίθετος contrario vastupidi(ne) وارونه؛ بر عکس päinvastoin, päinvastainen contraire, inverse הָפוּך विपरीत obratni vminek az ellenkezője kebalikan hið gagnstæða contrario, opposto 反対 정반대(의) priešingas, atvirkščias pretējais berlawanan tegendeel det motsatte; tvert imot! przeciwieństwo contrário dimpotrivă; contradictoriu противоположность opak; opačný nasprotno; nasproten suprotan motsats; tvärtom ด้านตรงกันข้าม tersi, aksi 相反 протилежне الٹا ngược lại 相反 2 a defeat; a piece of bad luck. slegte geluk هَزيمَه، نَكْسَه неуспех neúspěch nederlag der Rückschlag αναποδιά revés tagasilöök, äpardus شکست؛ بد بیاری takaisku revers הֶפסֵד दुर्भाग्य, युद्ध में पराजय zla sudbina, loša kob szerencsétlenség kemalangan, kekalahan hnekkir; áfall sfortuna 敗北 패배 nesėkmė, pralaimėjimas neveiksme; sakāve kalah tegenslag nederlag; motgang porażka revés nenorocire поражение; неудача neúspech nesreča, smola poraz motgång, bakslag ความพ่ายแพ้ yenilgi; kötü bir talih 挫折,壞運 невдача بد قسمتی sự bất hạnh 挫折 3 (a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal He put the car into reverse; (also adjective ) a reverse gear. trurat يَجْعَل السَّيّارَه تَسير إلى الوَراء задна скорост zpětný chod bakgear; bak- der Rückwärtsgang. Rückwärts-... ταχύτητα όπισθεν marcha atrás tagurpidikäik خلاف جهت؛ دنده عقب peruutusvaihde marche arrière הִילוּך אָחוֹרִי प्रतिक्रम uključen za vožnju unatrag, u „rikvercu“ hátramenet (gépkocsié) persneling mundur bakgír retromarcia バックギア 후진, 역전 atbulinė (eiga) atpakaļgaitas mehānisms gear undur achteruit revers bieg wsteczny marcha-atrás marşarier задний/обратный ход spätný chod vzvratna prestava vožnja unazad back[] การถอยหลัง geri vites 反向 реверс موٹر کار کا ایک مشینی عمل جس سے وہ الٹی چلتی ہے sự chạy lùi 反向 4 (also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc the reverse (side) of a coin. keersy الجِهَة الأخْرى لِقِطْعَة النُّقود обратна страна rub bagside die Rückseite ανάποδη, πίσω μεριά reverso tagakülg, vastas- طرف مقابل؛ پشت kääntöpuoli revers הַצָד הֶהָפוּך पट obratna strana, naličje hátoldal bagian belakang (medali) bakhlið rovescio 裏 뒤쪽 atvirkštinė (pusė) reverss bahagian belakang keerzijde bakside rewers reverso revers обратная сторона opak; opačný hrbtna stran (kovanca) naličje baksida ด้านตรงกันข้าม (paranın) yazı tarafı 背面 зворотний бік سکے کا دوسرا رخ mặt trái của đồng tiền 背面 n reˈversal a reversal of his previous decision. herroeping, omkeer عَكْس، قَلْب، إنْقِلاب преобръщане zvrat, obrat ændring umgekehrt αναίρεση, μεταστροφή inversión, cambio completo vastupidi pööramine نقض حکم؛ فسخ رای muutos revirement (d'opinion) הִיפוּך परिवर्तन poništenje odluke (suda) megfordítás kebalikan umskipti capovolgimento 逆転 반전 pakeitimas, sukeitimas atcelšana pertentangan ommekeer ombytting, omgjøring zwrot, odwrócenie, cofnięcie inversão schimbare totală полное изменение zvrat preobrat preokret omkastning, omsvängning การเปลี่ยนให้กลับกัน tersine çevirme 推翻 повна зміна; скасування منسوخی sự đảo ngược 推翻 adj reˈversed in the opposite state, position, order etc Once he worked for me. Now our positions are reversed and I work for him. omgekeerd مُتَعاكِس، مُتَناقِض обратен obrácený omvendt; vendt om umkehrbar αντίστροφος invertido vastupidine واژگون؛ برعکس päinvastainen reversé, inverse הָפוּך उलटा, विपर्यस्त, प्रतिवर्तित u obratnom položaju fordított berbalik, terbalik öfugur invertito 逆になった 거꾸로 한 sukeistas (vietomis) []mainīts (vietām) bertentang omgekeerd omvendt, motsatt odwrócony invertido invers(at), răsturnat противоположный obrátený obrnjen obrnut omvänd ตรงกันข้าม tersine dönmüş 角色對調,順序顛倒 зворотний; протилежний مخالف حالت میں đảo ngược 倒转 adj reˈversible 1 able to be reversed. omkeerbaar قابِل للإنْعِكاس обратим odvolatelný reversibel; vendbar umgewendet αντιστρέψιμος, αναστρέψιμος reversible (ümber)pööratav برگشت پذیر peruutettavissa oleva réversible הָפִיך पलटवा preusmjerljiv, kome se može preokrenuti smjer megfordítható bisa dibalik sem hægt er að snúa við reversibile 逆にできる 거꾸로 할 수 있는 pakeičiamas, grįžtamas maināms; apgriežams otrādi kebolehan berundur omkeerbaar vendbar, reversibel odwracalny reversível reversibil обратимый zvratný, odvolateľný, zrušiteľný obrnljiv povratan reversibel, omkastbar ซึ่งพลิกกลับได้ tersine çevrilir 可反轉的 реверсивний قابل منسوخی có thể đảo ngược 可反转的 2 (of clothes) able to be worn with either side out Is that raincoat reversible? binnestebuite drabaar يُلْبَس على الوَجْهَيْن с две лица oboustranný vendbar wendbar διπλής όψης, ντουμπλ φας (για ρούχο) reversible (ümber)pööratav دو رو kääntö- réversible דו-צְדָדִי जो उलटा जा सके s dva lica kifordítható bisa dipakai bolak-balik sem hægt er að nota hvort sem er á réttunni eða röngunni double-face 両面着られる 뒤집어 입을 수 있는 dėvimas abiem pusėmis, išverčiamas uz abām pusēm valkājams kebolehan digunakan secara terbalik aan twee kanten draagbaar vendbar obustronny, dwustronny reversível cu două feţe двусторонний obojstranný na obe strani sa dva lica vändbar ซึ่งสามารถใส่กลับด้านได้ iki yüzlü 可兩面穿用的 двосторонній دونوں طرف سے پہنا جا سکنے والا لباس hai mặt như nhau 可两面穿用的 reverse the charges which is paid for by the person who receives it instead of by the caller. kollekteeroproep doen يَعْكِس التَّكاليف телефонирам за сметка на избрания hovor na účet volaného lade modtageren betale unfreier Anruf χρεώνω τον καλούμενο σε τηλεφωνική κλήση llamar a cobro revertido helistatava arvel kõnelema پول تلفن را به حساب گیرنده گذاشتن vastapuhelu appeler (appel) à frais virés לְטַלפֵן בְּגוֹבָיינָה preusmjeriti (troškove) „R” beszélgetést folytat ongkos dibayar penerima (dalam menelepon) hringja kollekt (fare una telefonata a carico del destinatario) コレクトコールにする 수신인 부담으로 걸다 skambinti atsiliepiančiojo abonento sąskaita zvanīt pa telefonu uz atbildētāja rēķina caj balik panggilan de opgeroepene laten betalen ringe på noteringsoverføring zamówić rozmowę z przywołaniem a pagar no destino a telefona cu taxă inversă сделать телефонный звонок, оплачиваемый вызываемым лицом hovor na účet volaného telefonirati na račun klicne številke poziv na račun onog koji prima poziv mottagaren betalar samtalet โทรศัพท์เก็บเงินปลายทาง ödemeli aramak 對方付費 телефонувати за рахунок абонента, котрому телефонують ٹیلی فون کرنا gọi điện thoại do người được gọi trả tiền 反支付 reverse → النقيض, يَقْلِب opak, převrátit ændre, bagside Gegenteil, umkehren αντιστρέφω, όπισθεν invertir, revés vaihtaa suuntaa, vastakohta envers, inverser naličje, okrenuti contrario, invertire 逆, 逆にする 거꾸로 하다, 반대 achteruitrijden, keerzijde omgjøre, omvending odwrócić, odwrotność inverter, reverso разворачивать, реверс backa, motsats ด้านตรงข้าม, ถอยกลับ geri dönme, geri dönmek đảo ngược, điều trái ngược 背面, 颠倒 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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