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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fǎn zhuǎn
"你需要把车反转才能出去。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move backward or to change to an opposite position.
"He had to reverse the car to get out of the tight parking space."
- 1
The opposite or contrary of something.
"The reverse of the coin features a different design."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'revers', stemming from the Latin 'reversus', the past participle of 'revertere' (meaning to turn back). It entered the English language in the 14th century, initially functioning as an adjective or noun denoting the opposite direction, and later expanding into a verb describing the action of turning something backward or inverting its position.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reverse" is said worldwide
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inverser
Transliteration: ɛ̃.vɛʁ.se
"Il faut inverser la voiture pour sortir."
umkehren
Transliteration: ʊmˈkeːʁən
"Wir müssen das Auto umkehren, um herauszukommen."
invertire
Transliteration: in.verˈti.re
"Devi invertire la macchina per uscire."
revertir
Transliteration: re.βeɾˈtiɾ
"Tienes que revertir el coche para salir."
reverter
Transliteration: ʁe.veʁˈteʁ
"Você precisa reverter o carro para sair."
उलटना
Transliteration: ulaṭnā
"आपको बाहर निकलने के लिए कार उलटनी होगी।"
反转
Transliteration: fǎn zhuǎn
"你需要把车反转才能出去。"
역전하다
Transliteration: yeokjeonhada
"차를 역전해야 나갈 수 있습니다."
逆転する
Transliteration: gyakuten suru
"出るために車を逆転させる必要があります。"
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