Renversés (en. Overturned)

/ʁɑ̃.vɛʁ.se/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to something that has been turned over or overturned.

The chairs were overturned after the party.

Les chaises étaient renversées après la fête.

Refers to a disturbed or troubled situation.

His life has been completely overturned since that event.

Sa vie est complètement renversée depuis cet événement.

Relates to a state of confusion or disorder.

The social context is overturned by the revolts.

Le contexte social est renversé par les révoltes.

Comes from the verb 'renverser', which means to make something fall or to change its normal position.

completely overturned

To be completely disturbed or unsettled.

renversé complètement

turn upside down

To completely change order or direction.

mettre à l'envers

turn the tide

Radical change of situation or opinion.

renverser la vapeur

to overturn

Action of making something fall by turning it over.

renverser

overthrow

Action or effect of overturning something.

renversement

inversion

Change of place or order of two elements.

inversion

To be in a state of mental confusion.

After this news, he is really upset.

Après cette nouvelle, il est vraiment renversé.

To be seriously disturbed by a situation.

I am so shaken by what he said.

Je suis tellement renversé par ce qu'il a dit.