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[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) peljati vzvratno; (za)vrteti nazaj2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) obrniti3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) preklicati2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) nasprotno; nasproten2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) nesreča, smola3) ((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: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) vzvratna prestava4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) hrbtna stran (kovanca)•- reversal- reversed
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- reverse the charges* * *I [rivɜ:s]nounnasprotje, nasprotna stran; ovira; zadnja stran (kovanca); zla usoda, nesreča, nezgoda; military poraz (tudi figuratively); motoring povratna vožnja, vožnja nazajto take in reverse military napasti v hrbetto meet with a reverse — doživeti, pretrpeti porazII [rivɜ:s]transitive verb & intransitive verbobrniti (se), preokreniti (se), zasukati (se); prevrniti, postaviti na glavo, popolnoma spremeniti; preklicati, ukiniti, razveljaviti (sodbo); technical premikati (se) nazaj ali v nasprotno smer, spremeniti smer; motoring voziti nazaj (ritensko); uporabiti nasproten postopek (sredstvo, politiko)to reverse arms military nositi puško itd. s cevjo obrnjeno navzdolto reverse one's opinion, one's policy — popolnoma spremeniti svoje mnenje, svojo politikoIII [rivɜ:s]adjective ( reversely adverb)obrnjen, prevrnjen; nasproten, narobenreverse fire military ogenj, ki je usmerjen na zaledje ali na utrdbe v zaledjureverse side — zadnja, hrbtna stran
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