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    Renversait (en. Overturned)

    /ʁɑ̃.vɛʁ.se/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To drop something to the ground or into another position.
    He always overturned his coffee cup.
    Il renversait toujours sa tasse de café.
    To change a situation or state in a radical way.
    The council's decision overturned the trend.
    La décision du conseil a renversé la tendance.
    To cause something or someone to lose balance.
    He overturned his opponent during the match.
    Il a renversé son adversaire lors du match.

    Etymology

    The verb comes from the Latin 'invertere', meaning 'to turn upside down'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    turn the situation around
    To change the course of an event in one's favor.
    renverser la situation
    overthrow a government
    To bring down an established government.
    renverser un gouvernement
    reverse the roles
    To invert the usual positions or functions.
    renverser les rôles

    Related Words

    overturning
    The act of reversing something.
    renversement
    overturned
    What has been turned upside down.
    renversé
    inverse
    Something that is opposite to or the reverse of something else.
    inverse

    Slang Meanings

    To create chaos.
    He overturned the party, everyone was wild.
    Il a renversé la soirée, tout le monde était fou.
    To act up.
    He overturned everything in his path.
    Il renversait tout sur son passage.