reverse

reverse
rə'və:s
1. verb
1) (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 atrás
2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) poner del revés
3) (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. noun
1) ((also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contrario
2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revés
3) ((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 atrás
4) ((also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) reverso
•
- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges
reverse1 n
1. contrario
he did the reverse of what I expected hizo lo contrario de lo que esperaba
2. marcha atrás
put the car into reverse mete marcha atrás
reverse2 vb
1. dar marcha atrás
she reversed the car into the garage metió el coche marcha atrás en el garaje
2. invertir
they reversed the order of the ceremony invirtieron el orden de la ceremonia
to reverse the charges llamar a cobro revertido
El gerundio de reverse se escribe reversing
reverse
tr[rɪ'vɜːs]
adjective
1 inverso,-a
noun
1 (back - of coin, paper) reverso; (- of cloth) revés nombre masculino
2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL marcha atrás
3 (setback) revés nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 (positions, roles) invertir
2 (decision) revocar
3 (vehicle) dar marcha atrás a
■ you have to reverse the car out of the garage tienes que sacar el coche del garaje marcha atrás
intransitive verb
1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL poner marcha atrás, dar marcha atrás
■ she reversed into a wall chocó con un muro dando marcha atrás
noun the reverse
1 lo contrario
■ quite the reverse! ¡todo lo contrario!
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in reverse order en orden inverso
to reverse the charges llamar a cobro revertido
the reverse side (of coin, paper) reverso 2 (of cloth) revés nombre masculino
reverse [ri'vərs] v, -versed ; -versing vt
1) invert: invertir
2) change: cambiar totalmente
3) annul: anular, revocar
reverse vi
: dar marcha atrás
reverse adj
1) : inverso
in reverse order: en orden inverso
the reverse side: el reverso
2) opposite: contrario, opuesto
reverse n
1) opposite: lo contrario, lo opuesto
2) setback: revés m, contratiempo m
3) back: reverso m, dorso m, revés m
4) or reverse gear : marcha f atrás, reversa f Col, Mex
reverse
adj.
• 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'vɜːs
noun
1) c (of picture, paper) reverso m, dorso m; (of cloth, garment) revés m; (of coin) reverso m
2) (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
5) c (Sport) (in US football) reversible f

II
1.
transitive verb
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


2.
vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, meter reversa (Col, Méx)

III
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

in reverse order — en orden inverso

[rɪ'vɜːs]
1. ADJ
1) [order] inverso; [direction] contrario, opuesto

the reverse side — (of coin, medal) el reverso; (of sheet of paper) el dorso

in reverse order — en orden inverso

2) (Aut) [gear] de marcha atrás
2. N
1) (=opposite)

the reverse — lo contrario

no, quite the reverse! — no, ¡todo lo contrario!

but the reverse is true — pero es al contrario

it was the reverse of what we had expected — fue todo lo contrario de lo que habíamos esperado

his remarks were the reverse of flattering — sus observaciones eran poco halagüeñas, todo lo contrario

it's the same process in reverse — es el mismo proceso al revés

2) (=face) [of coin] reverso m ; [of paper etc] dorso m ; [of cloth] revés m
3) (Aut) (also: reverse gear) marcha f atrás

to go or change into reverse — dar marcha atrás

to put a car into reverse — dar marcha atrás a un coche

my luck went into reverse — mi suerte dio marcha atrás

4) (=setback) revés m , contratiempo m ; (=defeat) derrota f
3. VT
1) (=invert order of) invertir, invertir el orden de; (=turn other way) volver al revés; [+ arms] llevar a la funerala

to reverse A and B — invertir el orden de A y B, anteponer B a A

2) (=change) [+ opinion] cambiar completamente de; [+ decision] revocar, anular, cancelar
3) (Brit)
(Telec)

to reverse the charges — cobrar al número llamado, llamar a cobro revertido

4) (esp Brit) [+ car, train etc] dar marcha atrás a

he reversed the car into the garage — dio marcha atrás para entrar en el garaje

he reversed the car into a pillarbox — al dar marcha atrás chocó con un buzón

4.
VI (esp Brit) (Aut) dar marcha atrás

I reversed into a van — al dar marcha atrás choqué con una furgoneta

5.
CPD

reverse 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

* * *

I [rɪ'vɜːrs, rɪ'vɜːs]
noun
1) c (of picture, paper) reverso m, dorso m; (of cloth, garment) revés m; (of coin) reverso m
2) (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
5) c (Sport) (in US football) reversible f

II
1.
transitive verb
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


2.
vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, meter reversa (Col, Méx)

III
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

in reverse order — en orden inverso


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