reverse
(=opposite) contraire m
They may do the reverse of what you want. Ils pourraient faire le contraire de ce que vous voulez.
in reverse
(=backwards) à l'envers
→ He repeated the action, but this time in reverse.
→ the process also works in reverse
to go into reverse
[growth] reculer
[fortunes]
At this point the Party's fortunes went into reverse. À ce stade, le parti connut des revers de fortune.
(=back)
[+coin, medal] revers m
[+material] envers m
→ The reverse has a floral pattern.
[+piece of paper] dos m
There's an inscription on the reverse. Il y a une inscription au dos., Il y a une inscription au verso.
the reverse of the medal le revers de la médaille
Write your address on the reverse of the cheque. Inscrivez votre adresse au dos du chèque.
(=setback) revers m
to suffer a reverse essuyer un revers, subir un revers
→ They suffered severe military reverses in North Africa ...
→ The Prime Minister has suffered a major reverse.
reverse gear marche f arrière
→ Reverse is to the left of fourth gear ...
to go into reverse
[driver] mettre la marche arrière
→ He forgot that he'd gone into reverse.
in reverse (car)
en marche arrière
→ When parking facing downhill, leave the car in reverse.
[order, direction, effect] inverse
→ In the past ten years I think we've seen the reverse process ...
→ Her decision had the reverse effect
in reverse order en ordre inverse
→ I'll give you the names of the winners in reverse order.
the reverse side
[+garment] l'envers
[+coin, medal] le revers
→ the reverse side of the coin
[+piece of paper] le verso
(=turn around)
[+order] inverser
→ The order of the items had been reversed.
[+garment] retourner
(=change)
[+process, trend, situation, policy, decision] inverser
→ Many people want to see this trend reversed.
→ They will not reverse the decision to increase prices ...
(=exchange)
[+roles] inverser
→ In this play the traditional sex roles are reversed ...
[+judgment, verdict] renverser
→ The judge reversed the verdict and sent him to prison.
[+vehicle]
to reverse the car faire marche arrière
She reversed the car into the garage. Elle rentra la voiture dans le garage en marche arrière.
to reverse the charges appeler en PCV
vi (British, in car) faire marche arrière He reversed without looking. Il a fait marche arrière sans regarder. Another car reversed out of the drive. Une autre voiture sortit de l'allée en marche arrière. → She reversed into the garage.
reverse charge call
n (British) appel m en PCV
I'd like to make a reverse charge call to Britain. Je voudrais appeler la Grande-Bretagne en PCV.
reverse discrimination
n discrimination f positive
→ ... a policy of reverse discrimination in favour of children from poor backgrounds.
reverse gear
n marche f arrière
in reverse gear en marche arrière
reverse video
n vidéo m inverse
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