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revés

reverse

noun rreh-BEHS Less Common

Also means

setback

Usage Note

Revés has a written accent on the -és to signal final-syllable stress. The fixed phrase al revés (the wrong way round, inside out, upside down) is extremely common in everyday speech. In tennis, revés is the standard term for a backhand shot. As 'setback', sufrir un revés is a common journalistic collocation.

Examples

"Lleva el jersey al revés."

Natural Translation

You're wearing the jumper inside out.

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