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reverses

/rɪˈvɜrsɪz/ /riˈvɜrsɪz/

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noun

Le contraire

The opposite of something.

Examples :

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

Les négatifs photo montrent l'image à l'envers : les zones sombres apparaissent claires et les zones claires sont sombres.

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noun

Marche arrière, renversement

The act of going backwards; a reversal.

Examples :

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

Le conducteur a fait une série de marches arrière prudentes pour garer la voiture dans l'espace étroit.

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noun

Revers, contretemps

A piece of misfortune; a setback.

Examples :

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

Malgré son travail acharné, Maria a rencontré plusieurs contretemps dans sa candidature.

outcome disaster negative situation event

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noun

Pile, revers

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. "

Il vérifie toujours le revers des vieilles pièces pour voir si elles ont des marques ou des dates spéciales.

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noun

Revers, envers

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. "

Les instructions sur le flacon de médicament étaient imprimées à la fois sur le recto et le revers.

position part appearance

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noun

Marche arrière

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. "

Avant de reculer hors de l'allée, il a vérifié ses rétroviseurs et a mis la marche arrière.

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noun

Riposte

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. "

La riposte rapide de l'escrimeur a pris son adversaire au dépourvu.

sport weapon action

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noun

Retournement, repli

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. "

L'infirmière a fait plusieurs replis dans le bandage pour bien fixer la cheville blessée.

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verb

Inverser, renverser

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"

inverser une portion de séquence vidéo

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verb

Renverser, retourner

To turn something inside out or upside down.

Examples :

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

Le vent fort retourne soudainement le parapluie, le retournant.

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verb

Inverser, renverser

To transpose the positions of two things.

Examples :

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

Le chef inverse accidentellement l'ordre des ingrédients, mettant le sel après le sucre.

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verb

Renverser, inverser

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 nouvelle politique de l'entreprise inverse complètement la précédente, autorisant désormais les employés à travailler depuis leur domicile.

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verb

Retourner, revenir

To return, come back.

Examples :

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

Après avoir réalisé qu'il avait oublié son portefeuille, il fait demi-tour et rentre chez lui.

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verb

Renverser, annuler

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 nouvelle politique de l'entreprise annule sa décision antérieure d'autoriser les employés à travailler à domicile.

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verb

Inverser, faire revenir

To cause to return; to recall.

Examples :

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

Le juge revient sur sa décision antérieure et autorise la présentation des preuves devant le tribunal.

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verb

Annuler, abroger, infirmer

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

Examples :

"to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree"

politics government law action

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verb

Inverser, faire marche arrière

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. "

Le chauffeur du camion fait soigneusement marche arrière pour garer le véhicule sur le quai de chargement.

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verb

Inverser, renverser

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. "

Chauffer le composé à haute température crée une nouvelle substance, mais le refroidir inverse la réaction, la ramenant à sa forme d'origine.

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verb

Inverser, renverser

To place a set of points in the reverse position

Examples :

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

Le chorégraphe inverse les positions des danseurs sur scène pendant le deuxième acte.

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verb

Inverser, renverser

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

Examples :

"The car reverses slowly out of the driveway. "

La voiture recule lentement hors de l'allée.

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verb

Renverser, renverser

To overthrow; to subvert.

Examples :

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

Le nouveau directeur renverse de nombreuses anciennes politiques pour améliorer l'efficacité.

politics government action