reverse

reverse
I 1. [rɪ'vɜːs]
nome
1) (opposite)

the reverse — il contrario

2) (back)

the reverse — (of coin, fabric) il rovescio; (of banknote) il verso; (of picture) il retro

3) (setback) rovescio m.
4) aut. (anche reverse gear) marcia f. indietro, retromarcia f.
2.
aggettivo
1) (opposite) [effect] contrario; [direction] opposto; [trend] inverso
2) (other)

the reverse side — (of medal, fabric) il rovescio; (of picture) la parte dietro

3) (backwards) [somersault] (all')indietro

to answer the questions in reverse order — rispondere alle domande cominciando dall'ultima

4) aut.

reverse gear — marcia indietro, retromarcia

5)

in reverse — [do, function] al contrario

II 1. [rɪ'vɜːs]
verbo transitivo
1) (invert) invertire [trend, process]
2) (switch) rovesciare, ribaltare [roles]
3) aut.

to reverse one's car — fare retromarcia

4) tel.

to reverse the charges — fare una telefonata a carico (del destinatario)

2.
verbo intransitivo [driver, car] fare marcia indietro, fare retromarcia

to reverse down the lane, into a parking space — percorrere la strada, parcheggiare in retromarcia

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[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.) invertire; (far fare retromarcia)
2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) rovesciare, rivoltare
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.) riformare
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, opposto
2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) sfortuna
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.) retromarcia
4) ((also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) rovescio
- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges
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reverse /rɪˈvɜ:s/
A a.
1 inverso; opposto: in reverse order, in ordine inverso; the reverse side of a coin, il lato opposto (o il rovescio) d'una moneta; in the reverse direction, nella direzione opposta; a reverse «T», una «T» rovesciata
2 (sport: di un tuffo) rovesciato
B n.
1 the reverse, il rovescio (di una stoffa, ecc.); il retro (di un foglio, ecc.); the reverse of the medal, il rovescio della medaglia; the reverse of a page, il retro di una pagina
2 the reverse, il contrario; l'opposto: Quite the reverse!, proprio il contrario!; The reverse is true, è vero il contrario
3 [uc] (mecc.) marcia indietro; retromarcia: The car was in reverse, l'automobile era in retromarcia; to put the car in(to) reverse, mettere la retromarcia
4 rovescio (di fortuna); disfatta: They suffered a reverse, hanno subito un rovescio
● (cinem., TV) reverse-angle shot, controcampo □ (econ.) reverse auction, asta inversa □ (elettron.) reverse bias, polarizzazione inversa □ (ingl., telef.) reverse-charge call, telefonata a carico del destinatario □ (elettr.) reverse current, corrente inversa □ (comput., tecn.) reverse engineering, reverse engineering (analisi di un sistema per individuarne i meccanismi di funzionamento) □ (geol.) reverse fault, faglia inversa □ (mil.) reverse fire, fuoco sulla retroguardia; fuoco alle spalle □ (autom., mecc.) reverse gear, marcia indietro; retromarcia □ (elettr.) reverse key, tasto d'inversione □ (mecc.) reverse motion, marcia indietro; retromarcia □ (biol.) reverse mutation, mutazione inversa, retromutazione □ (grafica) reverse process, inversione □ (comput.) reverse proxy, proxy inverso □ (USA) reverse racism, razzismo a rovescio (contro i bianchi) □ (mecc.) reverse rotation, rotazione inversa □ (comput.) reverse slash, backslash (); barra inversa □ (fin.) reverse takeover, acquisizione di controllo inversa (di una società quotata da parte di una non quotata) □ (market.) reverse vending, vendita (di bevande) con contenitori da restituire infilandoli nel distributore (che, in compenso, emette buoni o moneta) □ (fig.) to go into reverse, avere un'inversione di tendenza.
♦ (to) reverse /rɪˈvɜ:s/
A v. t.
1 invertire; ribaltare: to reverse the roles, invertire i ruoli; to reverse a difficult situation, ribaltare una situazione difficile; to reverse the order, invertire l'ordine; (elettr.) to reverse the current, invertire la corrente; to reverse a cup [a glass], capovolgere una tazza [un bicchiere]; to reverse one's policy, invertire la linea (politica, ecc.)
2 (leg.) ribaltare (una sentenza: per ragioni di diritto; cfr. to recall, def. 3): The judges of the higher court reversed the judgement, i giudici del tribunale superiore hanno ribaltato la sentenza
3 (mecc.) invertire il movimento di; far andare in senso contrario: to reverse machinery, invertire il movimento d'un macchinario
4 (autom.) far andare in retromarcia (un veicolo)
B v. i.
1 (autom.) fare retromarcia: to reverse into the garage, entrare in garage in retromarcia
2 (di un moto) invertirsi
3 (spec. nelle danze) girare in senso inverso
● (telef.) to reverse the charges, fare una telefonata a carico del destinatario □ (mil.) Reverse arms!, rovesciat'arm!
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I 1. [rɪ'vɜːs]
nome
1) (opposite)

the reverse — il contrario

2) (back)

the reverse — (of coin, fabric) il rovescio; (of banknote) il verso; (of picture) il retro

3) (setback) rovescio m.
4) aut. (anche reverse gear) marcia f. indietro, retromarcia f.
2.
aggettivo
1) (opposite) [effect] contrario; [direction] opposto; [trend] inverso
2) (other)

the reverse side — (of medal, fabric) il rovescio; (of picture) la parte dietro

3) (backwards) [somersault] (all')indietro

to answer the questions in reverse order — rispondere alle domande cominciando dall'ultima

4) aut.

reverse gear — marcia indietro, retromarcia

5)

in reverse — [do, function] al contrario

II 1. [rɪ'vɜːs]
verbo transitivo
1) (invert) invertire [trend, process]
2) (switch) rovesciare, ribaltare [roles]
3) aut.

to reverse one's car — fare retromarcia

4) tel.

to reverse the charges — fare una telefonata a carico (del destinatario)

2.
verbo intransitivo [driver, car] fare marcia indietro, fare retromarcia

to reverse down the lane, into a parking space — percorrere la strada, parcheggiare in retromarcia


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