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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.) dar marcha atrás2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) poner del revés3) (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.) revocar
2. noun1) ((also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrario2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés3) ((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.) marcha atrás4) ((also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) reverso•- reversal- reversed
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reverse1 n1. contrario2. marcha atrásreverse2 vb1. dar marcha atrás2. invertirtr[rɪ'vɜːs]1 inverso,-a2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL marcha atrás3 (setback) revés nombre masculino1 (positions, roles) invertir2 (decision) revocar3 (vehicle) dar marcha atrás a1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL poner marcha atrás, dar marcha atrás1 lo contrario■ quite the reverse! ¡todo lo contrario!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin reverse order en orden inversoto reverse the charges llamar a cobro revertido1) invert: invertir2) change: cambiar totalmente3) annul: anular, revocarreverse vi: dar marcha atrásreverse adj1) : inversoin reverse order: en orden inversothe reverse side: el reverso2) opposite: contrario, opuestoreverse n1) opposite: lo contrario, lo opuesto2) setback: revés m, contratiempo m3) back: reverso m, dorso m, revés madj.• contrario, -a adj.• inverso, -a adj.• invertido, -a adj.n.• contramarcha s.f.• contrario s.m.• inverso s.m.• marcha atrás (Autómovil) s.f.• reverso s.m.• revés s.m.• vuelta s.f.v.• invertir v.• revocar v.• trastrocar v.
I rɪ'vɜːrs, rɪ'vɜːs1) c (of picture, paper) reverso m, dorso m; (of cloth, garment) revés m; ( of coin) reverso m2) (no pl)a) ( opposite)the reverse: are you upset? - quite the reverse ¿estás disgustada? - no, al contrario or no, todo lo contrario; the results are the reverse of what I expected — los resultados son todo lo contrario de lo que esperaba
b) ( reverse order)in reverse — a la inversa, al revés
3) reverse (gear) (no art) marcha f atrás, reversa f (Col, Méx)he came around the corner in reverse (gear) — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa
4) c u ( setback) (frml) revés m
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1)a) ( transpose) \<\<roles/positions\>\> invertir*to reverse the charges — (BrE Telec) llamar a cobro revertido or (Chi, Méx) por cobrar
b) ( invert) \<\<order/process\>\> invertir*2) (undo, negate) \<\<policy\>\> cambiar radicalmente; \<\<trend\>\> invertir* el sentido de; \<\<verdict/decision/ruling\>\> revocar*3) \<\<vehicle\>\>she reversed her car around the corner — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa
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vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, meter reversa (Col, Méx)
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adjective (before n)a) ( back)the reverse side o face — ( of coin) el reverso
the reverse side — ( of cloth) el revés; ( of paper) el reverso, el dorso
b) (backward, opposite) <movement/directionend> contrario, inverso[rɪ'vɜːs]1. ADJ1) [order] inverso; [direction] contrario, opuestothe reverse side — (of coin, medal) el reverso; (of sheet of paper) el dorso
2) (Aut) [gear] de marcha atrás2. N1) (=opposite)no, quite the reverse! — no, ¡todo lo contrario!
his remarks were the reverse of flattering — sus observaciones eran poco halagüeñas, todo lo contrario
2) (=face) [of coin] reverso m ; [of paper etc] dorso m ; [of cloth] revés m3) (Aut) (also: reverse gear) marcha f atrásto go or change into reverse — dar marcha atrás
4) (=setback) revés m, contratiempo m ; (=defeat) derrota f3. VT1) (=invert order of) invertir, invertir el orden de; (=turn other way) volver al revés; [+ arms] llevar a la funeralato reverse A and B — invertir el orden de A y B, anteponer B a A
2) (=change) [+ opinion] cambiar completamente de; [+ decision] revocar, anular, cancelar3) (Brit)(Telec)to reverse the charges — cobrar al número llamado, llamar a cobro revertido
4) (esp Brit) [+ car, train etc] dar marcha atrás a4.VI (esp Brit) (Aut) dar marcha atrás5.CPDreverse charge call N — (Brit) (Telec) llamada f a cobro revertido
reverse discrimination N — (US) discriminación f positiva
reverse turn N — (Aut) vuelta f al revés
reverse video N — (Comput) vídeo m inverso
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I [rɪ'vɜːrs, rɪ'vɜːs]1) c (of picture, paper) reverso m, dorso m; (of cloth, garment) revés m; ( of coin) reverso m2) (no pl)a) ( opposite)the reverse: are you upset? - quite the reverse ¿estás disgustada? - no, al contrario or no, todo lo contrario; the results are the reverse of what I expected — los resultados son todo lo contrario de lo que esperaba
b) ( reverse order)in reverse — a la inversa, al revés
3) reverse (gear) (no art) marcha f atrás, reversa f (Col, Méx)he came around the corner in reverse (gear) — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa
4) c u ( setback) (frml) revés m
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1)a) ( transpose) \<\<roles/positions\>\> invertir*to reverse the charges — (BrE Telec) llamar a cobro revertido or (Chi, Méx) por cobrar
b) ( invert) \<\<order/process\>\> invertir*2) (undo, negate) \<\<policy\>\> cambiar radicalmente; \<\<trend\>\> invertir* el sentido de; \<\<verdict/decision/ruling\>\> revocar*3) \<\<vehicle\>\>she reversed her car around the corner — dobló la esquina dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa
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vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, meter reversa (Col, Méx)
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adjective (before n)a) ( back)the reverse side o face — ( of coin) el reverso
the reverse side — ( of cloth) el revés; ( of paper) el reverso, el dorso
b) (backward, opposite) <movement/direction/trend> contrario, inverso -
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1. adjectiveentgegengesetzt [Richtung]; Rück[seite]; umgekehrt [Reihenfolge]2. noun1) (contrary) Gegenteil, dasquite the reverse! — ganz im Gegenteil!
2) (Motor Veh.) Rückwärtsgang, derin reverse — im Rückwärtsgang
put the car into reverse, go into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen
3) (defeat) Rückschlag, der3. transitive verb1) (turn around) umkehren [Reihenfolge, Wortstellung, Bewegung, Richtung]; grundlegend revidieren [Politik]reverse the charge[s] — (Brit.) ein R-Gespräch anmelden
2) (cause to move backwards) zurücksetzen3) (revoke) aufheben [Urteil, Anordnung]; rückgängig machen [Maßnahme]4. intransitive verbzurücksetzen; rückwärts fahren* * *[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.) rückwärts fahren,laufenlassen2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) umdrehen3) (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.) umstoßen2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) das Gegenteil, entgegengesetzt2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) der Rückschlag3) ((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.) der Rückwärtsgang. Rückwärts-...4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) die Rückseite•- academic.ru/62089/reversal">reversal- reversed
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- reverse the charges* * *re·verse[rɪˈvɜ:s, AM -ˈvɜ:rs]I. vtto \reverse a car/truck ein Auto/einen Lkw zurücksetzen, mit einem Auto/Lkw rückwärtsfahren▪ to \reverse sth etw umkehrennow our situations are \reversed jetzt ist unsere Situation umgekehrtto \reverse the charges ein R-Gespräch führento \reverse a judgement LAW ein Urteil aufhebento \reverse the order of sth die Reihenfolge von etw dat vertauschento \reverse a vasectomy MED eine Vasektomie rückgängig machen3. (turn sth over)▪ to \reverse sth etw umdrehento \reverse a coat eine Jacke wendenshe \reversed into her father's car beim Zurücksetzen fuhr sie in das Auto ihres Vatersto \reverse into a parking space rückwärts einparkenIII. n▪ the \reverse das Gegenteilno, quite the \reverse! nein, ganz im Gegenteil!to do the \reverse of what sb expects das Gegenteil tun von dem, was jd erwartetto do sth in \reverse etw umgekehrt tunto go into \reverse in den Rückwärtsgang schalten; ( fig) rückläufig seinthe trend towards home ownership has gone into \reverse der Trend zum Hauseigentum ist rückläufiga damaging \reverse eine vernichtende Niederlageto suffer a \reverse eine Niederlage erleiden4. (back)▪ the \reverse die Rückseite; of a coin, medal also Kehrseite fIV. adj umgekehrt\reverse direction entgegengesetzte Richtungto do sth in \reverse order etw in umgekehrter Reihenfolge tun* * *[rɪ'vɜːs]1. adjin reverse order —
2. n1) (= opposite) Gegenteil nthe is the reverse of polite — er ist alles andere als höflich
a reverse of fortune led to his losing all his wealth — sein Glück schlug um, und er verlor all seinen Reichtum
to put a/the car into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen
5)at this point the party's fortunes went into reverse (fig) — zu diesem Zeitpunkt wendete sich das Schicksal der Partei
3. vt1) (= turn the other way round) order, situation, procedure umkehren; objects, sentences, words umstellen, vertauschen; garment wenden; result umkehren, umdrehenreverse-charge call ( Brit Telec ) — R-Gespräch nt
2) (= cause to move backwards) moving belt rückwärtslaufen lassento reverse one's car into the garage/down the hill/into a tree (esp Brit) — rückwärts in die Garage fahren or setzen/den Berg hinunterfahren/gegen einen Baum fahren
3) verdict, judgement umstoßen, kassieren; decree aufheben; trend, process umkehren; policy völlig umstellen, umkrempeln; decision, surgical operation rückgängig machenlowering cholesterol levels can sometimes reverse coronary diseases — ein gesenkter Cholesterinspiegel kann bewirken, dass sich Herzgefäßerkrankungen zurückbilden
4. vi(= move backwards) (esp Brit car, driver) zurücksetzen; (dancer) rückwärtstanzen; (machine) rückwärtslaufen* * *A adj (adv reversely)1. umgekehrt, verkehrt, entgegengesetzt (to dat):reverse commuting Pendeln n von der Wohnung in der Innenstadt zum Arbeitsplatz an der Peripherie;reverse dictionary rückläufiges Wörterbuch;reverse discrimination positive Diskriminierung;in reverse order in umgekehrter Reihenfolge;a) Rück-, Kehrseite f,b) linke (Stoff)Seite2. rückläufig, Rückwärts…:reverse gear → B 5;reverse motion TECHa) Rückwärtsgang m,b) Rückwärtsbewegung f,c) Rücklauf mB s1. Gegenteil n, (das) Umgekehrte:the case is quite the reverse der Fall liegt gerade umgekehrt;she was the reverse of polite sie war alles andere als höflich;she did the reverse of what we had expected sie tat das Gegenteil dessen, was wir erwartet hatten2. Rückschlag m:reverse of fortune Schicksalsschlag m3. MIL etc Niederlage f4. a) Rückseite fb) besonders fig Kehrseite f:5. AUTO Rückwärtsgang m:put the car in(to) reverse, change into reverse den Rückwärtsgang einlegen6. TECH Umsteuerung fC v/treverse the order of things die Weltordnung auf den Kopf stellen;2. fig seine Politik (ganz) umstellen, seine Meinung etc (völlig) ändern oder revidieren, eine Entscheidung etc rückgängig machen5. ELEKb) umsteuern, ein Relais umlegen6. WIRTSCH stornierenD v/i1. (beim Walzer) linksherum tanzenreverse into the garage rückwärts in die Garage fahren* * *1. adjectiveentgegengesetzt [Richtung]; Rück[seite]; umgekehrt [Reihenfolge]2. noun1) (contrary) Gegenteil, das2) (Motor Veh.) Rückwärtsgang, derput the car into reverse, go into reverse — den Rückwärtsgang einlegen
3) (defeat) Rückschlag, der3. transitive verb1) (turn around) umkehren [Reihenfolge, Wortstellung, Bewegung, Richtung]; grundlegend revidieren [Politik]reverse the charge[s] — (Brit.) ein R-Gespräch anmelden
2) (cause to move backwards) zurücksetzen3) (revoke) aufheben [Urteil, Anordnung]; rückgängig machen [Maßnahme]4. intransitive verbzurücksetzen; rückwärts fahren* * *adj.entgegengesetzt adj.invers adj.umgekehrt adj. n.Gegenteil n.Kehrseite f.Rückseite f. v.herumdrehen v. -
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[rɪ'vəːs] 1. n( opposite) przeciwieństwo nt; ( of paper) odwrotna strona f; ( of cloth) lewa strona f; (of coin, medal) rewers m; (also: reverse gear) (bieg m) wsteczny; ( setback) niepowodzenie nt; ( defeat) porażka f2. adj 3. vtorder, roles odwracać (odwrócić perf); decision, verdict unieważniać (unieważnić perf); car cofać (cofnąć perf)4. vi ( BRIT)* * *[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.) cofać2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) odwrócić3) (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.) zmienić, cofnąć2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) przeciwieństwo2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) porażka3) ((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.) bieg wsteczny4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) rewers•- reversal- reversed
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turn [tɜ:n]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. [of wheel] tour mb. ( = bend) virage m• take the next turn on the left prenez la prochaine route (or rue) à gauche• the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/améliorée. ( = action) to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qnf. ( = act) numéro mg. (in game, queue) tour m• whose turn is it? c'est à qui (le tour) ?► by turns• my sister and I visit our mother by turns ma sœur et moi rendons visite à notre mère à tour de rôle► in turn ( = one after another) à tour de rôle ; ( = then) à mon (or son or notre etc) tour• and they, in turn, said... et, à leur tour, ils ont dit...► out of turn• I don't want to speak out of turn but... je ne devrais peut-être pas dire cela mais...► to a turn• done to a turn [food] à point► turn of + noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► For turn + adverb/preposition combinations see also phrasal verbs.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. [+ handle, key, wheel, page] tournerb. [+ mattress] retournerd. ( = reach) [+ age, time] as soon as he turned 18 dès qu'il a eu 18 ans• he would turn in his grave if he knew... il se retournerait dans sa tombe s'il savait...► to turn on sth ( = depend)b. ( = move in different direction) [person, vehicle] tourner ; ( = reverse direction) faire demi-tour ; [road, river] faire un coude ; [tide] changer de directionc. ( = become)► turn + adjective• to turn nasty/pale devenir méchant/pâle• the whole thing turned into a nightmare c'est devenu un véritable cauchemar► to turn to + nound. ( = change) [weather] changer ; [leaves] jaunir4. compounds[+ business, economy] remettre sur pied[traveller] faire demi-tour ; ( = reverse a decision) faire marche arrièrea. ( = send back) faire faire demi-tour à ; [+ demonstrators] faire refluer• we can't turn the clock back on ne peut pas revenir en arrière► turn down separable transitive verbb. [+ heat, sound] baissera. to turn in to a driveway [car, person] tourner dans une alléeb. ( = go to bed) (inf) aller se couchera. ( = hand over) [+ wanted man] livrer (à la police)• to turn o.s. in se rendrea. [person, vehicle] tournerb. to turn off automatically [heater, oven] s'éteindre automatiquement[+ road] quittera. [+ water, tap] fermer ; [+ radio, television, electricity, gas, heater] éteindre ; [+ water, electricity] (at main) couper• what turns teenagers off science? qu'est-ce qui fait que les sciences n'attirent pas les adolescents ?► turn onb. millions of viewers turn on at 6 o'clock des millions de téléspectateurs allument la télé à 6 heures( = attack) attaquera. [+ tap] ouvrir ; [+ gas, electricity, television, heater] allumer ; [+ engine, machine] mettre en marchec. ( = happen) se passer• as it turned out, nobody came en fin de compte personne n'est venu• it turned out nice [weather] il a fait beau en fin de comptea. [+ light] éteindreb. ( = empty out) [+ pockets, suitcase] vider ; [+ room, cupboard] nettoyer à fond ; ( = expel) [+ tenant] expulserc. ( = produce) fabriquera. ( = roll over) se retournerb. ( = change channel) changer de chaîne ; ( = turn page) tourner la pagea. [+ page] tourner ; [+ mattress, earth, playing card, tape] retournerb. ( = hand over) [+ person] livrer (to à)• the firm turns over $10,000 a week l'entreprise réalise un chiffre d'affaires de 10 000 dollars par semaine► turn rounda. [person] se retourner ; ( = change direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; ( = rotate) [object] tournerb. ( = improve) se redressera. tourner ; [+ person] faire tourner• he turned the ship round [captain] il a fait demi-tourb. ( = make successful) redresser ; ( = rephrase) reformuler( = arrive) arriver• don't worry about your ring, I'm sure it will turn up ne t'en fais pas pour ta bague, je suis sûr que tu finiras par la retrouvera. [+ collar] relever ; [+ sleeve] retrousserb. ( = find) [+ evidence] trouver• a survey turned up more than 3,000 people suffering from AIDS une enquête a révélé que plus de 3 000 personnes étaient atteintes du sidac. [+ radio, television] mettre plus fort* * *[tɜːn] 1.1) (in games, sequence) tour m‘miss a turn’ — ‘passez votre tour’
to have a turn on ou at ou with the computer — utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour
to take turns at doing —
to speak out of turn — fig commettre un impair
2) ( circular movement) tour mto do a turn — [dancer] faire un tour
3) ( in vehicle) virage mto make ou do a left/right turn — tourner à gauche/à droite
‘no left turn’ — ‘défense de tourner à gauche’
4) (bend, side road) tournant m, virage mtake the next right turn —
5) (change, development) tournure fto take a turn for the better — [person, situation] s'améliorer; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure
to take a turn for the worse — [situation] se dégrader; [health] s'aggraver
to be on the turn — [luck, milk] commencer à tourner; [tide] commencer à changer; century
6) (colloq) GB ( attack) crise fa giddy ou dizzy turn — un vertige
to have a funny turn — se sentir tout/-e chose (colloq)
it gave me quite a turn —
7) ( act) numéro m2.in turn adverbial phrase1) ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle2) ( linking sequence) à son tour3.transitive verb1) ( rotate) [person] tourner [wheel, handle]; serrer [screw]; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel]to turn the key in the door ou lock — ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure
2) (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar]; tourner [page]3) ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car]to turn one's back on — lit tourner le dos à [group, place]; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally]; abandonner [homeless, needy]
4) ( focus direction of)to turn something on somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [gun, hose, torch]; fig diriger quelque chose sur quelqu'un [anger, scorn]
5) ( transform)to turn something white/black — blanchir/noircir quelque chose
to turn something milky/opaque — rendre quelque chose laiteux/opaque
to turn something into — transformer quelque chose en [office, car park, desert]
to turn water into ice/wine — changer de l'eau en glace/vin
to turn somebody into — [magician] changer quelqu'un en [frog]; [experience] faire de quelqu'un [extrovert, maniac]
7) (colloq) ( pass the age of)she has just turned 20/30 — elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans
8) ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle]4.1) ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner; [ship] virerto turn down ou into — tourner dans [street, alley]
to turn towards — tourner en direction de [village, mountains]
the conversation turned to Ellie — on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie
2) ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour; [tide] changer; [luck] tourner; turn around3) ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner; [person] se tournerto turn on — [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue]; [outcome] dépendre de [factor]
5) ( spin round angrily)to turn on somebody — [dog] attaquer quelqu'un; [person] se retourner contre quelqu'un
to turn to — se tourner vers [person, religion]
to turn to drink/drugs — se mettre à boire/se droguer
I don't know where ou which way to turn — je ne sais plus où donner de la tête (colloq)
7) ( change)to turn into — [person, tadpole] se transformer en [frog]; [sofa] se transformer en [bed]; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster]
to turn to — [substance] se changer en [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief]
8) ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green]to turn white/black/red — blanchir/noircir/rougir
the weather is turning cold/warm — le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe
9) (colloq) ( become) devenir [Conservative, Communist]10) ( go sour) [milk] tourner11) [trees, leaves] jaunir•Phrasal Verbs:- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up••at every turn — ( all the time) à tout moment; ( everywhere) partout
one good turn deserves another — Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu
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Andretti Curse — The Andretti Curse, sometimes referred to as the Andretti Luck, is in reference to the unexplainable bad luck the Andretti racing family has experienced in their efforts to win the Indianapolis 500. Patriarch and auto racing legend Mario Andretti … Wikipedia