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• rĭ-vûrs′
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From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers.

From Middle English reversen, from Anglo-Norman reverser, Middle French reverser, and their source, Latin reversō, from re- + versō.

236 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: обратен (obraten) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Finnish: käänteinen — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Finnish: päinvastainen — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• French: inverse — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• German: umgekehrt — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Hindi: उल्टा (ulṭā) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Hindi: विलोमित (vilomit) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Hindi: विपरीत (viprīt) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Hungarian: fordított — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Hungarian: megfordított — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Italian: inverso — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Italian: invertito — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Italian: ribaltato — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Italian: opposto — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Italian: rovesciato — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Italian: al contrario — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Japanese: 逆の (gyaku no) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Japanese: あべこべの (abekobe no) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Persian: برعکس (bar'aks) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Polish: odwrócony — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Portuguese: reverso — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Portuguese: inverso — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Portuguese: invertido — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Portuguese: contrário — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Romanian: invers — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Romanian: răsturnat — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Romanian: inversă — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Russian: обра́тный (obrátnyj) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Spanish: de / al revés — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Spanish: en sentido contrario — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Spanish: reverso — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Ottoman Turkish: وارون (varun) — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Vietnamese: ngược — having the order of its constituents moved backwards
• Azerbaijani: tərs — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Catalan: retrògrad — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Finnish: peruutus- — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Galician: marcha atrás — causing movement in the opposite direction
• German: umgekehrt — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Italian: invertito — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Italian: retromarcia — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Italian: inverso — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Japanese: 逆進する (gyakushin suru) — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Norwegian: rygge — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Portuguese: reverso — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Portuguese: ré — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Portuguese: marcha-atrás — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Portuguese: marcha à ré — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Portuguese: marcha à retaguarda — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Russian: противополо́жный (protivopolóžnyj) — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Russian: обра́тный (obrátnyj) — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Swedish: backa — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Turkish: aksi — causing movement in the opposite direction
• Italian: invertito — of points: to be in the non-default position
• Bulgarian: противоположност (protivopoložnost) — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Czech: opak — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Finnish: vastakohta — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Finnish: käänteinen — opposite of something — see also opposite
• French: contraire — opposite of something — see also opposite
• German: Gegenteil — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Greek: αντίστροφο (antístrofo) — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Hindi: विलोमित (vilomit) — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Hindi: विपरीत (viprīt) — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Hungarian: fordított — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Hungarian: ellentét — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Hungarian: ellenkező — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Italian: contrario — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Italian: opposto — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Italian: al contrario — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Portuguese: contrário — opposite of something — see also opposite
• Bulgarian: обръщане (obrǎštane) — reversal
• Finnish: kääntyminen — reversal
• Finnish: täyskäännös — reversal
• French: recul — reversal
• Hungarian: megfordulás — reversal
• Hungarian: visszafordulás — reversal
• Italian: a marcia indietro — reversal
• Italian: in retromarcia — reversal
• Italian: retromarcia — reversal
• Portuguese: reversão — reversal
• Bulgarian: неуспех (neuspeh) — setback, misfortune
• Finnish: takaisku — setback, misfortune
• French: revers — setback, misfortune
• Hungarian: vereség — setback, misfortune
• Hungarian: kudarc — setback, misfortune
• Hungarian: bukás — setback, misfortune
• Hungarian: balszerencse — setback, misfortune
• Italian: rovescio — setback, misfortune
• Italian: disgrazia — setback, misfortune
• Italian: sfortuna — setback, misfortune
• Portuguese: revés — setback, misfortune
• Bulgarian: тура (tura) — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Dutch: keerzijde — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Finnish: kääntöpuoli — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Finnish: klaava — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• French: côté pile — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• German: Kehrseite — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• German: Rückseite — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• German: Hinterseite — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Hungarian: „írás” oldal — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Italian: rovescio — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Italian: tergo — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Italian: testa — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Norwegian Bokmål: revers — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Norwegian Nynorsk: revers — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Polish: rewers — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Polish: reszka — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Portuguese: coroa — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Tagalog: kabaligtaran — side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
• Bulgarian: опако (opako) — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Czech: rub — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Finnish: toinen puoli — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Finnish: kääntöpuoli — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• French: envers — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• French: revers — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Hungarian: hátoldal — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Hungarian: hátlap — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Hungarian: vissza — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Italian: inversione — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Japanese: 裏 (ura) — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Portuguese: verso — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Romanian: spate — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Romanian: revers — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Romanian: dos — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Romanian: verso — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Romanian: contrariu — side of something facing away; opposite of front
• Bulgarian: задна скорост (zadna skorost) — gear
• Dutch: achteruit — gear
• Finnish: peruutusvaihde — gear
• French: marche arrière — gear
• Galician: marcha atrás — gear
• German: Rückwärtsgang — gear
• Greek: όπισθεν (ópisthen) — gear
• Hungarian: hátramenet — gear
• Hungarian: rükverc — gear
• Italian: retromarcia — gear
• Norwegian Bokmål: revers — gear
• Norwegian Nynorsk: revers — gear
• Portuguese: marcha à ré — gear
• Portuguese: marcha a ré — gear
• Portuguese: ré — gear
• Portuguese: marcha-atrás — gear
• Spanish: marcha atrás — gear
• Spanish: retroceso — gear
• Spanish: reversa — gear
• Spanish: riversa — gear
• Spanish: revosh — gear
• Spanish: reverso — gear
• Spanish: reversada — gear
• Swedish: back — gear
• Vietnamese: số de — gear
• Italian: stoccata — thrust in fencing
• Arabic: عَكَسَ (‘akasa) — to turn something around
• Bulgarian: обръщам (obrǎštam) — to turn something around
• Chinese Mandarin: 反 (fǎn) — to turn something around
• Finnish: kääntää ympäri — to turn something around
• Finnish: kääntää — to turn something around
• French: renverser — to turn something around
• German: umkehren — to turn something around
• German: umdrehen — to turn something around
• Hindi: पलटना (palaṭnā) — to turn something around
• Hungarian: megfordít — to turn something around
• Irish: aisiompaigh — to turn something around
• Italian: invertire — to turn something around
• Japanese: 逆にする (gyaku ni suru) — to turn something around
• Portuguese: inverter — to turn something around
• Portuguese: reverter — to turn something around
• Romanian: inversa — to turn something around
• Romanian: răsturna — to turn something around
• Romanian: bascula — to turn something around
• Spanish: reversar — to turn something around
• Bulgarian: преобръщам (preobrǎštam) — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Finnish: kääntää — to turn something inside out or upside down
• German: umkehren — to turn something inside out or upside down
• German: umdrehen — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Hungarian: kifordít — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Hungarian: felfordít — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Irish: aisiompaigh — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Italian: capovolgere — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Italian: rovesciare — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Italian: ribaltare — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Japanese: 裏返す (uragaesu) — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Japanese: 覆す (kutsugaesu) — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Portuguese: inverter — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Romanian: întoarce (pe dos) — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Russian: вы́вернуть (vývernutʹ) — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Russian: переверну́ть (perevernútʹ) — to turn something inside out or upside down
• Hungarian: megcserél — to transpose the positions of two things
• Hungarian: felcserél — to transpose the positions of two things
• Irish: aisiompaigh — to transpose the positions of two things
• Italian: scambiare — to transpose the positions of two things
• Italian: invertire — to transpose the positions of two things
• Italian: commutare — to transpose the positions of two things
• Japanese: 裏返す (uragaesu) — to transpose the positions of two things
• Portuguese: inverter — to transpose the positions of two things
• Romanian: inversa — to transpose the positions of two things
• Vietnamese: hoán đổi — to transpose the positions of two things
• Vietnamese: tráo — to transpose the positions of two things
• Bulgarian: отменям (otmenjam) — to revoke a law
• Finnish: kumota — to revoke a law
• French: abroger — to revoke a law
• Hungarian: visszavon — to revoke a law
• Hungarian: érvénytelenít — to revoke a law
• Hungarian: megsemmisít — to revoke a law
• Hungarian: megmásít — to revoke a law
• Italian: ribaltare — to revoke a law
• Italian: abrogare — to revoke a law
• Italian: revocare — to revoke a law
• Italian: invertire — to revoke a law
• Portuguese: reverter — to revoke a law
• Rapa Nui: kume — to revoke a law
• Romanian: revoca — to revoke a law
• Romanian: abroga — to revoke a law
• Romanian: anula — to revoke a law
• Ukrainian: касува́ти (kasuváty) — to revoke a law
• Ukrainian: скасува́ти (skasuváty) — to revoke a law
• Bulgarian: реверсирам (reversiram) — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Chinese Cantonese: 褪車 /褪车 (tan3 ce1) — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Chinese Mandarin: 倒車 /倒车 (dàochē) — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Finnish: ajaa takaperin — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• French: reculer — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Hungarian: irányt vált — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Hungarian: ellenkező irányba fordít — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Irish: cúlaigh — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Japanese: 逆進させる (gyakushin saseru) — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Japanese: 逆転させる (gyakuten saseru) — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Norwegian Bokmål: rygge — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Romanian: inversa — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Romanian: întoarce — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Spanish: reversar — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Vietnamese: lùi xe — to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
• Bulgarian: обръщам (obrǎštam) — chemistry: to change the direction of a reaction
• Finnish: kääntää — chemistry: to change the direction of a reaction
• Hungarian: visszafordít — chemistry: to change the direction of a reaction
• Romanian: inversa — chemistry: to change the direction of a reaction
• Hungarian: tolat — rail transport, of points: to move from the normal position to the reverse position
• Romanian: inversa — rail transport, of points: to move from the normal position to the reverse position