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revers [ʀ(ə)vεʀ]masculine nound. ( = coup du sort) setback* * *ʀ(ə)vɛʀnom masculin invariable1) ( dos) ( de feuille) back, reverse; ( de tissu) wrong side; ( de médaille) reversele revers de la médaille — fig the downside (colloq)
2) ( repli) ( de veste) lapel; ( de pantalon) turn-up GB, cuff US; ( de manche) cuff3) ( au tennis) backhand (stroke)•Phrasal Verbs:••toute médaille a son revers — Proverbe there is no rose without a thorn
* * *ʀ(ə)vɛʀ nm1) [feuille, main] back2) [étoffe] reverse, reverse side3) [pièce, médaille] back, reverse4) TENNIS, PING-PONG backhandElle a un excellent revers. — She has an excellent backhand.
5) [veston] lapel, [pantalon] turn-up6) (= échec) setback7)prendre à revers MILITAIRE — to take from the rear
* * *revers nm inv1 ( dos) ( de feuille) back, reverse; ( de tissu) wrong side; ( de main) back; (de médaille, pièce) reverse; d'un revers de la main with the back of one's hand; le revers de la médaille fig the downside○, the disagreeable aspect; prendre une armée à revers Mil to attack an army from the rear;3 ( au tennis) backhand (stroke); faire un revers to play a backhand (stroke);revers de fortune reversal of fortune.toute médaille a son revers Prov there is no rose without a thorn.[rəvɛr] nom masculin1. [d'une blouse, d'un veston] lapel[d'une manche] (turned-back) cuff[d'un uniforme] facingcol/bottes à revers turned-down collar/boots2. [d'une feuille, d'un tissu, d'un tableau, de la main] back[d'une médaille, d'une pièce] reverse (side)c'est le revers de la médaille that's the other side of the coin, there's the rub3. [échec, défaite] setbackrevers de fortune reverse of fortune, setback (in one's fortunes)à revers locution adverbialeMILITAIRE from ou in the rear
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