reverse Signification, définition

Signification de reverse en français

• 0 to change sth to make it the opposite from what it was before -- revenir sur

  • Management has since reversed its decision to fire him. La direction est depuis revenue sur sa décision de le renvoyer.

• 1 to change the position of sth, so that it is in the opposite order -- inverser

  • Reverse the order of the first and second paragraphs. Inversez l’ordre des premier et second paragraphe.

• 2 to move a vehicle backward -- faire marche arrière

  • Use your mirrors when reversing. Utilisez vos rétroviseurs quand vous faites marche arrière.

  • Reverse the car into the garage. Entrez la voiture en marche arrière dans le garage.

• 3 the opposite -- le contraire

  • Everyone thought she hated him, but the reverse was true. Tout le monde pensait qu’elle le haïssait mais c’est le contraire qui était vrai.

  • a picture of a swan with a poem on the reverse la photo d’un cygne avec un poème au verso

• 4 opposite -- inverse

  • in reverse order dans l’ordre inverse

• 5 to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal -- faire marche arrière, inverser

  • He reversed (the car) into the garage

  • He reversed the film through the projector.

• 6 to put into the opposite position, state, order etc -- retourner

  • This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).

• 7 to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite -- réformer, révoquer

  • The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.

• 8 (also adjective) (the) opposite -- contraire, inverse

  • ‘Are you hungry?’ ‘Quite the reverse – I’ve eaten far too much!’

  • I take the reverse point of view.

• 9 a defeat; a piece of bad luck -- revers

  • Liverpool suffered a 3-0 reverse.

• 10 (a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal -- marche arrière

  • He put the car into reverse

  • (also adjective) a reverse gear.

• 11 (also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc -- revers

  • the reverse (side) of a coin.