reverse

inverso, contrario

Que va en sentido contrario o está dispuesto en el orden opuesto.

En inglés sencillo: Going or arranged in the opposite direction or order.

• Read the list in reverse order.
• The river briefly flowed in the reverse direction.
• We followed the same steps in reverse sequence.

Sinónimos: opposite, contrary

Expresiones frecuentes: reverse order, reverse direction, reverse process

de marcha atrás, inverso

Que hace que un vehículo retroceda o que un motor funcione en sentido contrario.

En inglés sencillo: Making a vehicle or engine move or work backward.

• Select reverse gear carefully.
• The pilot used reverse thrust after landing.
• The motor has a reverse setting.

Sinónimos: backward

Antónimos: forward

Expresiones frecuentes: reverse gear, reverse thrust, reverse drive

lo contrario, lo opuesto

Situación, afirmación o cosa opuesta a otra.

En inglés sencillo: The opposite of a situation, statement, or thing.

• The reverse is also true.
• I expected praise but received the reverse.
• Her experience was the exact reverse of mine.

Cómo se usa: the reverse of something (The result was the reverse of what we expected.)

Sinónimos: opposite, contrary

Expresiones frecuentes: the reverse, quite the reverse, the exact reverse

marcha atrás, reversa

Marcha que permite a un coche u otro vehículo moverse hacia atrás.

En inglés sencillo: The gear that makes a car or other vehicle move backward.

• The car is in reverse.
• He shifted into reverse to leave the garage.
• Check behind you before selecting reverse.

Cómo se usa: put a vehicle in/into reverse (She put the car in reverse and backed out.)

Sinónimos: reverse gear

Expresiones frecuentes: in reverse, into reverse, select reverse

marcha inversa, marcha atrás

Ajuste que hace que una máquina se mueva o funcione en sentido contrario.

En inglés sencillo: A machine setting that makes it move or work in the opposite direction.

• The motor runs in reverse.
• She switched the machine into reverse.
• The engine was stuck in reverse.

Cómo se usa: put something into reverse (Put the motor into reverse to release the rope.)

Sinónimos: backward setting

Antónimos: forward

Expresiones frecuentes: in reverse, into reverse, switch to reverse

reverso, dorso

Parte de atrás o cara opuesta de algo plano, como una hoja de papel o una moneda.

En inglés sencillo: The back or other side of something flat, such as a sheet of paper or a coin.

• The instructions are on the reverse.
• A bird appears on the reverse of the coin.
• She signed the reverse of each photograph.

Cómo se usa: on the reverse of something (Write your address on the reverse of the card.)

Sinónimos: back, other side

Antónimos: front

Expresiones frecuentes: on the reverse, the reverse side, reverse of something

revocar, anular

Cambiar una decisión, norma o acción para que produzca el efecto contrario.

En inglés sencillo: To change a decision, rule, or action so that the opposite happens instead.

• They reversed their decision.
• The court reversed the earlier ruling.
• Will the government reverse its policy?

Sinónimos: overturn, revoke, undo

Antónimos: uphold

Expresiones frecuentes: reverse a decision, reverse a ruling, reverse a policy

invertir

Girar algo hacia el otro lado o colocar sus partes en el orden contrario.

En inglés sencillo: To turn something the other way or put its parts in the opposite order.

• Reverse the order of the names.
• The motor reversed its direction.
• Can you reverse the flow of water?

Sinónimos: invert, turn around

Expresiones frecuentes: reverse the order, reverse direction, reverse the flow