reverse

inverse, opposé

Qui va dans le sens opposé ou est disposé dans l’ordre contraire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : opposite, contrary

Expressions courantes : reverse order, reverse direction, reverse process

de marche arrière, inverse

Qui fait reculer un véhicule ou fonctionner un moteur dans le sens inverse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : backward

Contraires : forward

Expressions courantes : reverse gear, reverse thrust, reverse drive

contraire, inverse

Ce qui est opposé à une situation, une affirmation ou une chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the reverse of something (The result was the reverse of what we expected.)

Synonymes : opposite, contrary

Expressions courantes : the reverse, quite the reverse, the exact reverse

marche arrière

Vitesse qui permet à une voiture ou à un autre véhicule de reculer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : put a vehicle in/into reverse (She put the car in reverse and backed out.)

Synonymes : reverse gear

Expressions courantes : in reverse, into reverse, select reverse

marche arrière

Réglage qui fait bouger ou fonctionner une machine dans le sens opposé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : put something into reverse (Put the motor into reverse to release the rope.)

Synonymes : backward setting

Contraires : forward

Expressions courantes : in reverse, into reverse, switch to reverse

verso, revers

Face arrière ou opposée d’un objet plat, comme une feuille de papier ou une pièce de monnaie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : on the reverse of something (Write your address on the reverse of the card.)

Synonymes : back, other side

Contraires : front

Expressions courantes : on the reverse, the reverse side, reverse of something

annuler, renverser

Modifier une décision, une règle ou une action pour produire le résultat opposé.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : overturn, revoke, undo

Contraires : uphold

Expressions courantes : reverse a decision, reverse a ruling, reverse a policy

inverser

Tourner quelque chose dans l’autre sens ou placer ses éléments dans l’ordre contraire.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : invert, turn around

Expressions courantes : reverse the order, reverse direction, reverse the flow