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reverse
[rɪˈvɜːs]
sustantivo
1(opposite)
  • the reverse -> lo contrario
  • quite the reverse! -> ¡todo lo contrario!
2reverso (m) (other side) (of coin); revés (m) (of fabric); dorso (m) (of sheet of paper)
3revés (m) (defeat, misfortune)
4marcha (f) atrás (automóbiles) (gear)
  • he put the car into reverse -> puso or metió la marcha atrás
adjetivo
5contrario(a), inverso(a)
  • in reverse order -> en orden inverso
  • the reverse side -> el revés; (of fabric) el dorso (of sheet of paper)
  • reverse-charge call -> llamada (f) or (británico) llamado (m) a cobro revertido (Am)
  • reverse gear (automóbiles) -> marcha (f) atrás
verbo transitivo
6invertir (order, situation, trend)
  • the roles are reversed -> se han invertido los papeles
  • she reversed the car into the road -> salió a la carretera marcha atrás

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reverse [ri-vers]
1Invertir (order), volver al revés, volver lo de arriba abajo, volver patas arriba; invertir, poner lo de dentro afuera.
2Volcar, voltear, trastornar.
3Revocar, anular, abolir. (Foro; Forense)
4Poner o mudar una cosa en lugar de otra.
5Comunicar un movimiento o efecto opuesto; dar contravapor. (Mecánica)
  • He quickly reversed the engine -> a toda prisa dio contravapor a la locomotora
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
6Cambiarse en lo contrario o volver a un estado anterior. (n)
  • Reversing lever, gear -> palanca de retroceso o inversión, aparato que invierte el movimiento de una máquina de vapor
va.
sustantivo
1Lo contrario, lo opuesto.
  • Quite the todo lo contrario -> 2. Respaldo, el lado extremo o superficie de atrás, inferior o secundario; en especial, reverso o revés de una moneda o medalla
2Cambio a una posición, dirección o estado opuestos.
3Vicisitud, mudanza, contratiempo, descalabro.

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reverse [rɪˈvɜːs]
adjective
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
noun
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 atrás; (f)
to go change into reverseor 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)
verb:transitive
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 (Britain) (Telec)
to reverse the charges cobrar al número llamado; llamar a cobro revertido
4 especially (Britain) [+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
verb:intransitive
especially (Britain) (Aut) dar marcha atrás
I reversed into a van al dar marcha atrás choqué con una furgoneta
modifier
reverse charge call (n) (Britain) (Telec) llamada a cobro revertido; (f)
reverse discrimination (n) (US) discriminación positiva; (f)
reverse turn (n) (Aut) vuelta al revés; (f)
reverse video (n) (Comput) vídeo inverso; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "reverse"

Imperative
  • reverse
  • you reverse
  • he/she reverses
  • we reverse
  • you reverse
  • they reverse
Preterite
  • I reversed
  • you reversed
  • he/she reversed
  • we reversed
  • you reversed
  • they reversed
Present Continuous
  • I am reversing
  • you are reversing
  • he/she is reversing
  • we are reversing
  • you are reversing
  • they are reversing
Present Perfect
  • I have reversed
  • you have reversed
  • he/she has reversed
  • we have reversed
  • you have reversed
  • they have reversed
Past Continuous
  • I was reversing
  • you were reversing
  • he/she was reversing
  • we were reversing
  • you were reversing
  • they were reversing
Past Perfect
  • I had reversed
  • you had reversed
  • he/she had reversed
  • we had reversed
  • you had reversed
  • they had reversed
Future
  • I will reverse
  • you will reverse
  • he/she will reverse
  • we will reverse
  • you will reverse
  • they will reverse
Future Perfect
  • I will have reversed
  • you will have reversed
  • he/she will have reversed
  • we will have reversed
  • you will have reversed
  • they will have reversed
Future Continuous
  • I will be reversing
  • you will be reversing
  • he/she will be reversing
  • we will be reversing
  • you will be reversing
  • they will be reversing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been reversing
  • you have been reversing
  • he/she has been reversing
  • we have been reversing
  • you have been reversing
  • they have been reversing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been reversing
  • you will have been reversing
  • he/she will have been reversing
  • we will have been reversing
  • you will have been reversing
  • they will have been reversing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been reversing
  • you had been reversing
  • he/she had been reversing
  • we had been reversing
  • you had been reversing
  • they had been reversing

reverse [ray-verr’-se]
noun
1Reverse side of coins. (m)
2Back part of anything. (m)

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