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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.) bevege seg bakover; rygge; sette i revers2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) snu, vende vrangen ut3) (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.) omstøte, underkjenne2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) det motsatte; tvert imot!2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) nederlag; motgang3) ((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.) revers4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) bakside•- reversal- reversed
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- reverse the chargesendevende--------motsatt--------motsetning--------omvendtIsubst. \/rɪˈvɜːs\/1) motsetning2) bakside3) omveltning, motgang, nederlag4) ( om bil) revers5) ( om film) tilbakespolingbe the reverse of something være alt annet enn noedo the reverse of something gjøre det stikk motsatte av noein reverse i motsatt rekkefølgejust\/quite the reverse snarere tvertimotsuffer a reverse lide et nederlag, oppleve motgangtake in reverse ( militærvesen) angripe bakfrathe exact\/very reverse of den rake motsetningen til, det stikk motsatte avthe reverse of the medal medaljens baksideIIverb \/rɪˈvɜːs\/1) ( også overført) snu (på), vende (på), snu opp\/ned (på), snu bak frem, vrenge (om klesplagg)2) forandre (totalt), gjøre helomvending3) ( jus) tilbakekalle, oppheve4) ( om bil) rygge, reversere5) ( om film) spole tilbakereverse an order gi kontraordrereverse arms (militærvesen, ved oppstilling\/seremoni) vende våpnene nedreverse fire ( militærvesen) besvare ild\/skuddreverse the charges ( telekommunikasjon) ringe noteringsoverføringIIIadj. \/rɪˈvɜːs\/motsatt, omvendt• if you're looking for Johnny's house, you'd better go in the reverse directionhvis du leter etter Johnnys hus, bør du gå i motsatt retningreverse discrimination omvendt diskrimineringreverse fire ( militærvesen) skudd i ryggen, skudd bakfrareverse motion reversering, ryggingthe reverse side of the picture\/medal medaljens bakside
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