revés

/reˈbes/, [reˈβ̞es]

backhand, reverse, setback


Noun revés m (plural reveses)

  1. back, reverse side
  2. setback
  3. wrong side
  4. (tennis) backhand

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Ken se puso la camisa al revés.

    Ken put his shirt on inside out.

  • Recita el alfabeto al revés.

    Say the alphabet backwards.

  • Todo está al revés.

    Everything is upside down.

  • Él tenía la camisa al revés.

    He had his shirt on inside out.

  • Tu suéter está al revés.

    Your sweater is on backwards.

  • En aquella noche dejé mi propina debajo de una taza de café la cual dejé al revés en la mesa.

    That evening I left my tip under a coffee cup, which I left upside down on the table.

  • La ventaja de ser inteligente es que se puede fingir ser imbécil, mientras que al revés es imposible.

    The benefit of being intelligent is that you can pretend to be a fool, but the reverse is not possible.

  • Llevas tu suéter del revés.

    You're wearing your sweater inside out.

  • Yo puedo recitar el alfabeto al revés en menos de cinco segundos.

    I can say the alphabet backwards in less than five seconds.

  • Si traduces desde tu segunda lengua a tu lengua materna, más que al revés, es menos probable que cometas fallos.

    If you translate from your second language into your own native language, rather than the other way around, you're less likely to make mistakes.

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