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reverse [rɪ'vɜ:s]marche arrière ⇒ 1 (a) contraire ⇒ 1 (b) envers ⇒ 1 (c) revers ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) échec ⇒ 1 (d) inverse ⇒ 2 renverser ⇒ 3 (a) retourner ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) inverser ⇒ 3 (a) mettre en/faire marche arrière ⇒ 3 (d)1 noun∎ in reverse en marche arrière;∎ he put the bus into reverse le conducteur de l'autobus passa en marche arrière;∎ figurative the company's fortunes are going into reverse l'entreprise connaît actuellement un revers de fortune(b) (contrary) contraire m, inverse m, opposé m;∎ unfortunately, the reverse is true malheureusement, c'est le contraire qui est vrai;∎ did you enjoy it? - quite the reverse cela vous a-t-il plu? - pas du tout;∎ she is the reverse of shy elle est tout sauf timide;∎ try to do the same thing in reverse essayez de faire la même chose dans l'ordre inverse(c) (other side → of cloth, leaf) envers m; (→ of sheet of paper) verso m; (→ of coin, medal) revers m∎ to suffer a reverse essuyer un revers de fortune; (be defeated) essuyer un échec;∎ his condition has suffered a reverse il a rechuté(e) Typography noir m au blanc;∎ in reverse inversé (en noir au blanc)(opposite, contrary) inverse, contraire, opposé; (turned around) inversé;∎ we are now experiencing the reverse trend actuellement, c'est l'inverse qui se produit;∎ in reverse order dans l'ordre inverse;∎ in the reverse direction en sens inverse;∎ the reverse side (of cloth, leaf) l'envers; (of sheet of paper) le verso; (of coin, medal) le revers(a) (change → process, trend) renverser; (→ situation) retourner; (→ order, roles, decline) inverser;∎ this could reverse the effects of all our policies ceci pourrait annuler les effets de toute notre politique;∎ the unions have reversed their policy les syndicats ont fait volte-face;∎ I had to reverse my opinion of him j'ai dû réviser complètement l'opinion que j'avais de lui;∎ it reversed all our plans cela a bouleversé tous nos projets;∎ Military to reverse arms renverser les fusils;∎ Technology to reverse steam renverser la vapeur∎ this lever reverses the belt ce levier permet d'inverser la marche de la courroie;∎ she reversed the car up the street/out of the garage elle remonta la rue/elle sortit du garage en marche arrière;∎ he reversed the truck into a lamppost en faisant marche arrière avec le camion, il est rentré dans un réverbère∎ to reverse the charges appeler en PCV, faire un appel en PCV;∎ she always reverses the charges when she phones her parents elle appelle toujours ses parents en PCV∎ reversed out inversé (en noir au blanc)Cars (car, driver) faire marche arrière;∎ she reversed up the street elle remonta la rue en marche arrière;∎ the driver in front reversed into me la voiture qui était devant moi m'est rentrée dedans en marche arrière►► Television & Cinema reverse cut contrechamp m;reverse discrimination = discrimination à l'encontre d'un groupe normalement privilégié;reverse engineering ingénierie f inverse;Accountancy reverse entry écriture f inverse;Cars reverse gear marche f arrière;Computing reverse mode inversion f vidéo;Stock Exchange reverse repo operation opération f de mise en pension;Computing reverse slash barre f oblique inversée;Computing reverse sort tri m en ordre décroissant;Finance reverse takeover contre-OPA f;Aviation reverse thrust poussée f inversée;Biology reverse transcriptase transcriptase f inverse;Cars reverse turn virage m en marche arrière;∎ to do or to make a reverse turn faire un virage en marche arrière;reverse video vidéo f inverseTypography inverser -
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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.) faire marche arrière; inverser2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) retourner3) (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.) réformer, révoquer2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contraire, inverse2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revers3) ((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.) marche arrière4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) revers•- reversal- reversed - reversible - reverse the charges -
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reverse [rɪˈvɜ:s]1. adjective[situation, effect] inverse2. nouna. ( = opposite) contraire mb. ( = back) [of coin, medal] revers ma. ( = turn the other way round) renverserb. ( = cause to move backwards) to reverse one's car into the garage rentrer dans le garage en marche arrière(British) ( = move backwards) [car] faire marche arrière• to reverse into the garage/out of the driveway rentrer dans le garage/sortir de l'allée en marche arrière5. compounds* * *[rɪ'vɜːs] 1.1) ( opposite)2) ( back)the reverse — ( of coin) le revers; ( of banknote) le verso; ( of fabric) l'envers m
3) ( setback) revers m4) Automobile (also reverse gear) marche f arrière2.1) ( opposite) [effect] contraire2) ( other)the reverse side — ( of coin) le revers; ( of fabric) l'envers m
3) [somersault] en arrière4) Automobile3.reverse gear — marche f arrière
in reverse adverbial phrase [do, function] en sens inverse4.transitive verb inverser [trend, process]; renverser [roles]; faire rouler [quelque chose] en marche arrière [car]5.intransitive verb [driver] faire marche arrièreto reverse down the lane/into a parking space — descendre l'allée/se garer en marche arrière
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1) (able to be reversed.) réversible2) ((of clothes) able to be worn with either side out: Is that raincoat reversible?) réversible -
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A n1 ( opposite) the reverse le contraire ; rather the reverse plutôt le contraire ; quite the reverse bien au contraire ; the truth was exactly the reverse la vérité était tout le contraire ;2 ( back) the reverse ( of coin) le revers ; ( of banknote) le verso ; (of fabric, picture) l'envers m ;3 ( setback) revers m ;4 Aut ( also reverse gear) marche f arrière ; you're in reverse tu es en marche arrière ; to go into reverse [driver] se mettre en marche arrière ; fig [process] s'inverser ; to put a plan/policy into reverse fig faire marche arrière dans son plan/sa politique ; the same process but in reverse le même procédé mais en sens inverse.B adj3 ( backwards) [somersault] en arrière ; to answer the questions in reverse order répondre aux questions en commençant par la dernière ;D vtr1 ( invert) inverser [order, trend, process, policy] ;2 (exchange, switch) renverser [roles] ;4 Tech, Aut faire tourner [qch] à l'envers [mechanism, machine] ; faire rouler [qch] en marche arrière [car] ; to reverse a car out of a garage sortir une voiture d'un garage en marche arrière ;5 Jur annuler ;6 Telecom to reverse the charges appeler en PCV.E vi [driver] faire marche arrière ; he reversed into a tree il a heurté un arbre en faisant marche arrière ; to reverse down the lane/into a parking space descendre l'allée/se garer en marche arrière.
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