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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinverser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.vɛʁ.se
"Il faut inverser la voiture pour sortir."
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 Latin reversus, the past participle of revertere (meaning to turn back), coming from re- (back) and vertere (to turn). It entered Middle English via Old French revers in the 14th century, initially denoting the back or opposite side of something before expanding to imply moving backward or inverting an action.
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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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