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reverting

/rɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/ /riˈvɜːrtɪŋ/

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verb

Revenir, retourner

(now rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.

Examples :

"After the chef tried adding too much salt, he was reverting the recipe to its original form by removing the excess. "

Après que le chef ait essayé d'ajouter trop de sel, il est revenu à la recette originale en retirant l'excédent.

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verb

Renvoyer, réfléchir, réverbérer

To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.

Examples :

"The sunlight was reverting off the shiny, freshly polished floor, creating a bright glare. "

La lumière du soleil se renvoyait sur le sol brillant et fraîchement poli, créant un éblouissement intense.

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verb

Ramener, faire revenir

To cause to return to a former condition.

Examples :

"After the software update, the computer started reverting to its old settings. "

Après la mise à jour du logiciel, l'ordinateur a commencé à revenir à ses anciens paramètres.

condition process action

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verb

Revenir, retourner

(now rare) To return; to come back.

Examples :

"If they attack, we will revert to the bunker."

S'ils attaquent, nous retournerons au bunker.

past action time

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verb

Retourner à la possession de, revenir à

To return to the possession of.

Examples :

"When a book goes out of print, rights revert from the publisher to the author."

Lorsqu'un livre est épuisé, les droits retournent de l'éditeur à l'auteur.

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Revenir à, retourner à

To cause (a property or rights) to return to the previous owner.

Examples :

"Sometimes a publisher will automatically revert rights back to an author once a book has gone out of print."

Parfois, un éditeur retournera automatiquement les droits à un auteur une fois qu'un livre est épuisé.

property right law

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verb

Revenir à, retourner à

To return to a former practice, condition, belief, etc.

Examples :

"After successfully using digital calendars for a year, she is reverting to her old paper planner because she finds it more helpful. "

Après avoir utilisé avec succès des calendriers numériques pendant un an, elle revient à son ancien agenda papier car elle le trouve plus utile.

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verb

Revenir à, retourner à

To return to an earlier or primitive type or state; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.

Examples :

"After a week of being well-behaved, the toddler was reverting to his old habit of throwing toys. "

Après une semaine de bonne conduite, le tout-petit est revenu à sa vieille habitude de jeter des jouets.

tendency process history nature

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verb

Revenir à, repasser à

To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse.

Examples :

"Phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts."

L'acide phosphorique dans certains engrais repasse à son état initial.

chemistry process science

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verb

Reprendre, revenir à

To take up again or return to a previous topic.

Examples :

"After discussing dinner plans, she was reverting to the topic of her stressful day at work. "

Après avoir discuté des plans pour le dîner, elle est revenue sur le sujet de sa journée stressante au travail.

communication language

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verb

Se convertir à l'Islam

(in Muslim usage, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) To convert to Islam.

Examples :

"After studying the Quran, Fatima decided to revert to Islam. "

Après avoir étudié le Coran, Fatima a décidé de se convertir à l'Islam.

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verb

Répondre

(originally India, now also Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) To reply (to correspondence, for example).

Examples :

"Please revert before Monday."

Veuillez répondre avant lundi.

communication language linguistics word

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verb

Inverser

To treat (a series, such as y = a + bx + cx2 + ..., where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x), so as to find the second variable x expressed in a series arranged in powers of y.

Examples :

"The mathematician was reverting the power series equation to solve for x in terms of y. "

Le mathématicien inversait l'équation de la série entière pour résoudre x en fonction de y.