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reverse1

UK: /rɪˈvɜːs/ US: /-ˈvɝːs/ [reversed, reversing]

Translation

v [t, i]
invertir
to reverse the tendency
invertir la tendencia
dar marcha atrás
He almost bumped into the lamp-post when he reversed
Casi se chocó contra la farola al dar marcha atrás
(una decisión)
revocar
Véase tb: to reverse the charges
(Definition of reverse v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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