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reverses

/rɪˈvɜrsɪz/ /riˈvɜrsɪz/

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noun

Lo contrario

The opposite of something.

Examples :

"The photo negatives show the image in reverses: dark areas appear light, and light areas are dark. "

Los negativos de la foto muestran la imagen en lo contrario: las áreas oscuras aparecen claras y las áreas claras son oscuras.

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noun

Retroceso, inversión

The act of going backwards; a reversal.

Examples :

"The driver made a series of careful reverses to park the car in the tight space. "

El conductor hizo una serie de retrocesos cuidadosos para estacionar el coche en el espacio reducido.

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noun

Reveses, contratiempos

A piece of misfortune; a setback.

Examples :

"Despite her hard work, Maria faced several reverses in her job application process. "

A pesar de su arduo trabajo, María enfrentó varios reveses en su proceso de solicitud de empleo.

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noun

Anverso, reverso

The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

Examples :

"He always checks the reverses of old coins to see if they have any special markings or dates. "

Siempre revisa los reversos de las monedas antiguas para ver si tienen marcas o fechas especiales.

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noun

Reverso, parte trasera

The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

Examples :

"The instructions on the medicine bottle were printed on both the front and the reverses. "

Las instrucciones en el frasco de la medicina estaban impresas tanto en el frente como en el reverso.

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noun

Marcha atrás

The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.

Examples :

"Before backing out of the driveway, he checked his mirrors and shifted the car into reverses. "

Antes de salir de la entrada, revisó sus espejos y puso el coche en marcha atrás.

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noun

Repliegue

A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

Examples :

"The fencer's swift reverse caught his opponent off guard. "

El rápido repliegue del esgrimista tomó a su oponente por sorpresa.

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noun

Reversión, pliegue

A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

Examples :

"The nurse made several reverses in the bandage to secure the injured ankle properly. "

La enfermera hizo varias reversiones en el vendaje para asegurar el tobillo lesionado correctamente.

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verb

Invertir, dar la vuelta

To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.

Examples :

"to reverse a portion of video footage"

invertir una porción de metraje de vídeo

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verb

Invertir, dar la vuelta

To turn something inside out or upside down.

Examples :

"The strong wind suddenly reverses the umbrella, turning it inside out. "

El fuerte viento invierte de repente el paraguas, dándole la vuelta.

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verb

Invertir, cambiar

To transpose the positions of two things.

Examples :

"The chef accidentally reverses the order of the ingredients, putting the salt in after the sugar. "

El chef invierte accidentalmente el orden de los ingredientes, poniendo la sal después del azúcar.

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verb

Invertir, cambiar por completo

To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

Examples :

"The company's new policy completely reverses the previous one, now allowing employees to work from home. "

La nueva política de la empresa invierte por completo la anterior, permitiendo ahora a los empleados trabajar desde casa.

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verb

Regresar, volver

To return, come back.

Examples :

"After realizing he forgot his wallet, he reverses direction and walks back home. "

Después de darse cuenta de que olvidó su cartera, invierte la dirección y regresa a casa.

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verb

Invertir, revocar

To turn away; to cause to depart.

Examples :

"The company's new policy reverses its earlier decision to allow employees to work from home. "

La nueva política de la empresa revoca su decisión anterior de permitir que los empleados trabajen desde casa.

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verb

Invertir, hacer volver

To cause to return; to recall.

Examples :

"The judge reverses his earlier decision and allows the evidence to be presented in court. "

El juez revoca su decisión anterior y permite que se presenten las pruebas en el tribunal.

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verb

Revocar, anular, invalidar

To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

Examples :

"to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree"

revocar una sentencia, una pena o un decreto

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verb

Invertir, dar marcha atrás

To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.

Examples :

"The truck driver carefully reverses the vehicle to back it into the loading dock. "

El camionero invierte cuidadosamente el vehículo para meterlo en el muelle de carga.

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verb

Invertir, revertir

To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

Examples :

"Heating the compound at a high temperature creates a new substance, but cooling it reverses the reaction, returning it to its original form. "

Calentar el compuesto a alta temperatura crea una nueva sustancia, pero enfriarlo invierte la reacción, devolviéndola a su forma original.

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verb

Invertir, invertir el orden

To place a set of points in the reverse position

Examples :

"The choreographer reverses the dancers' positions on stage during the second act. "

El coreógrafo invierte las posiciones de los bailarines en el escenario durante el segundo acto.

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verb

Invertir, invertir el orden

(of points) to move from the normal position to the reverse position

Examples :

"The car reverses slowly out of the driveway. "

El coche retrocede lentamente por la entrada.

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verb

Derrocar, subvertir

To overthrow; to subvert.

Examples :

"The new manager reverses many of the old policies to improve efficiency. "

El nuevo gerente derroca muchas de las políticas antiguas para mejorar la eficiencia.

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