Reverses - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.

Примеры использования:

He had an accident at the factory

noun

An event not intended by anyone but which has the result of injuring someone or damaging something

Примеры использования:

He was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 21., it’s no accident that (= there are reaso…

noun

A difficult or unpleasant situation.

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Resilience in the face of adversity

noun

A difficult or unlucky situation or event

Примеры использования:

[ u ] she’s cheerful in the face of adversity.

noun

A cause of pain or harm.

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A crippling affliction of the nervous system

noun

Something that makes you suffer

Примеры использования:

Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.

verb

Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Примеры использования:

Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage

verb

To change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

Примеры использования:

[ t ] the coat was too long, so i took it back to the store to have it altered., some things in lif…

verb

To change the appearance, character, or structure of something, or to be changed in this way

Примеры использования:

Just last week, the company agreed to alter some of its business practices., if they want to contin…

verb

Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).

Примеры использования:

The decision was annulled by the courts

verb

To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing

Примеры использования:

The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb

To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Примеры использования:

The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

noun

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Примеры использования:

Love is the antithesis of selfishness

noun

The less important side of a single (= a record containing one song on each side)

noun

The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.

Примеры использования:

He lay on his back

adverb

In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.

Примеры использования:

He moved back a pace

verb

Give financial, material, or moral support to.

Примеры использования:

He had a newspaper empire backing him

verb

(of wind) move creating an air current.

Примеры использования:

A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea

noun

A strong wind.

Примеры использования:

We're in for a bit of a blow

noun

A powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object.

Примеры использования:

He received a blow to the skull

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Примеры использования:

He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Примеры использования:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Примеры использования:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

verb

(of a boat) be overturned in the water.

Примеры использования:

The craft capsized in heavy seas

noun

An instance of capsizing.

Примеры использования:

Do you know what to do in the event of a capsize?

verb

To turn over or cause a boat or ship to turn over in the water

Примеры использования:

[ i ] a passenger ferry capsized in rough seas sunday morning.

noun

An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

Примеры использования:

An environmental catastrophe

noun

A sudden event that causes great suffering or destruction

Примеры использования:

Losing his job was a financial catastrophe for his family., a chemical plant leak could cause an en…

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Примеры использования:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

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The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Примеры использования:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Примеры использования:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

adjective

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Примеры использования:

He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

noun

The opposite.

Примеры использования:

An act applies only to the united kingdom unless the contrary is expressed

noun

A fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated

Примеры использования:

We expected the play to be a bore, but the contrary was true., most people supported the proposal, …

verb

Engage in conversation.

Примеры использования:

She was withdrawn and preoccupied, hardly able to converse with her mother

noun

Conversation.

Примеры использования:

His converse at such seasons was always elevating

adjective

Having characteristics which are the reverse of something else already mentioned.

Примеры использования:

The only mode of change will be the slow process of growth and the converse process of decay

verb

Revoke or cancel (an order).

Примеры использования:

An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded

noun

An order revoking a previous one.

Примеры использования:

I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand

verb

To change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order

Примеры использования:

Oral approval will form part of the agreement unless it is countermanded by the client within two w…

verb

Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat.

Примеры использования:

Garibaldi defeated the neapolitan army

noun

An instance of defeating or being defeated.

Примеры использования:

A 1–0 defeat by grimsby

verb

To oppose and cause someone to lose in a competition or war so that you can win

Примеры использования:

Bill clinton defeated george bush for the presidency in 1992., [ u ] in the american civil war, the…

verb

Refuse to declare valid.

Примеры использования:

He was offside and the goal was disallowed

verb

To state officially that something cannot be accepted or allowed, because it has not been done in the correct way

Примеры использования:

The monopolies legislation disallows mergers of major companies within one industry., disallow clai…

noun

Sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfilment of one's hopes or expectations.

Примеры использования:

To her disappointment, there was no chance to talk privately with luke

noun

The unhappiness or discouragement that results when your hopes or expectations have not been satisfied, or someone or something that is not as good as you had hoped or expected

Примеры использования:

[ u ] her disappointment showed on her face., [ c ] after two losing seasons, we felt he was a disa…

noun

A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.

Примеры использования:

159 people died in the disaster

noun

An event causing great harm, damage, or suffering

Примеры использования:

[ c/u ] financial disaster, [ u ] disaster aid/relief, [ c ] over 100 people died in the disaster.,…

noun

A sudden event that causes a lot of damage, such as a very bad fire, storm, or accident

Примеры использования:

Insurance companies often charge extra to cover floods, earthquakes, or other natural disasters., m…

verb

(with reference to a tubular or pouch-shaped organ or structure) turn or be turned inside out.

Примеры использования:

The sacs evaginate and come to lie externally

verb

Turn (a structure or organ) outwards or inside out.

Примеры использования:

The brown hyena deposits chemicals by everting an anal pouch

verb

Turn something outwards or inside out

noun

Lack of success.

Примеры использования:

An economic policy that is doomed to failure

noun

Severe suffering or privation.

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Intolerable levels of hardship

noun

A condition of life that causes difficulty or suffering

Примеры использования:

[ u ] the 1930s were a time of high unemployment and economic hardship.

noun

A condition that causes difficulty or suffering, for example, being without a job or enough money

Примеры использования:

Financial/economic hardship the price of cooking gas increased five-fold, worsening the economic ha…

suffix

A connecting vowel chiefly forming words ending in -ana, -ferous, -fic, -form, -fy, -gerous, -vorous.

suffix

Forming the plural of nouns adopted from latin ending in -us.

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Foci

suffix

Forming adjectives from names of countries or regions in the near or middle east.

Примеры использования:

Azerbaijani

noun

A shy, reticent person.

Примеры использования:

I'm an introvert and don't like public speaking

adjective

Another term for introverted.

noun

Someone who is shy, quiet, and prefers to spend time alone rather than often being with other people

verb

Be turned inside out or folded back on itself to form a cavity or pouch.

Примеры использования:

In some areas, the lining cells invaginated into the underlying fibrous tissue and appeared as glan…

adjective

Opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect.

Примеры использования:

Numerous studies have shown an inverse relationship between exercise and the risk of heart disease

noun

Something that is the opposite or reverse of something else.

Примеры использования:

Power is the inverse of dependence

adjective

Changing in an opposite direction in relation to something else, esp. an amount

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In inverse proportion, an inverse relationship, by and large, your ability to cope with change vari…

verb

Put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement.

Примеры использования:

Invert the mousse on to a serving plate

noun

An arch constructed in an upside-down position to provide lateral support, e.g. in a tunnel.

noun

Short for invertebrate.

noun

Death caused by a person accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm.

Примеры использования:

The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure

noun

Bad luck, or an experience with a bad result

noun

Bad luck.

Примеры использования:

The project was dogged by misfortune

noun

Bad luck, or an unlucky event

Примеры использования:

[ c ] never take delight in someone’s personal misfortunes., [ u ] the school nurse was as mean a l…

noun

An unlucky accident.

Примеры использования:

Although there were a few minor mishaps, none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling

noun

An accident or unlucky event

Примеры использования:

[ u ] the parade took place without mishap.

noun

Failure to achieve the results wanted or hoped for

Примеры использования:

Not recruiting and training younger team members is a recipe for non-success in this market., the s…

verb

Make legally null and void; invalidate.

Примеры использования:

It is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision

verb

To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing

Примеры использования:

The referee nullified the goal.

verb

To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force

Примеры использования:

The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…

noun

The side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design.

Примеры использования:

It was no wonder that this minting machine was chosen as part of the design for the obverse of the …

adjective

Of or denoting the obverse of a coin or medal.

Примеры использования:

The designs of the medals are based on a traditional style that includes a generic obverse side, ba…

adjective

Situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing.

Примеры использования:

A crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street

noun

A person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else.

Примеры использования:

We were opposites in temperament

adverb

In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

Примеры использования:

She was sitting almost opposite

verb

Use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.).

Примеры использования:

The courts will ultimately override any objections

noun

A device for suspending an automatic function on a machine.

Примеры использования:

The flash has to have a manual override to be useful

verb

To ignore or refuse to accept a suggestion, idea, or method that already exists or operates

Примеры использования:

The legislature voted to override the presidential veto.

verb

Reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority.

Примеры использования:

Chief judge moran overruled the government's objections

verb

Overturn.

Примеры использования:

He overset the primus stove while cooking his supper

verb

Remove forcibly from power.

Примеры использования:

Military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king

noun

A removal from power.

Примеры использования:

The speeches called for the overthrow of the monarchy

verb

Tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down.

Примеры использования:

The crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire

noun

An act of overturning something.

Примеры использования:

For the most part the only people who actually bothered to look at the registration rolls and allow…

verb

To turn over, or to cause something to turn over

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the truck overturned, spilling its cargo., [ t ] the court of appeals overturned her convicti…

noun

The back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.

Примеры использования:

The kitchen door at the rear of the house

adjective

At the back.

Примеры использования:

The car's rear window

verb

Bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown.

Примеры использования:

Nigel was born and reared in bath

verb

Revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament).

Примеры использования:

The legislation was repealed five months later

noun

The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament.

Примеры использования:

The house voted in favour of repeal

verb

(of a government) to make a law no longer a law

Примеры использования:

Legislators repealed the sales tax., senators called for the law’s repeal.

verb

Refuse to accept; reject.

Примеры использования:

She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders

verb

To refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject

Примеры использования:

The evidence presented at the trial has since been repudiated., the election results were a repudia…

verb

To decide that an agreement is no longer effective and that you will not do what it says you must do

Примеры использования:

Repudiate a contract/agreement failure to deliver on time will entitle the buyer to repudiate the c…

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Примеры использования:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb

To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect

Примеры использования:

The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.

verb

To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists

Примеры использования:

Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.

noun

A change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.

Примеры использования:

A dramatic reversal in population decline in the alps

verb

Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

Примеры использования:

The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb

To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective

Примеры использования:

Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.

verb

To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Примеры использования:

The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…

noun

A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

Примеры использования:

The retreat degenerated into a rout

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

Примеры использования:

In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

Примеры использования:

You routed each plank all along its length

phrasal verb

Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

phrasal verb

To save for a particular purpose

Примеры использования:

He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…

phrasal verb

To save something, especially money, for a special purpose

Примеры использования:

Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…

noun

A reversal or check in progress.

Примеры использования:

A serious setback for the peace process

noun

Something that causes delay or stops progress

Примеры использования:

Democrats suffered a serious setback in yesterday’s election, losing all three contested seats.

noun

Something that happens that causes a delay or prevents a process from continuing

Примеры использования:

He suffered a setback yesterday in his attempts to take a stake in the mobile phone company., a set…

noun

An event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.

Примеры использования:

A tragedy that killed 95 people

noun

A very sad event or situation, esp. one involving death or suffering

Примеры использования:

[ u ] his reckless driving was bound to end in tragedy., [ c ] it’s a tragedy (that) so many childr…

noun

The bottom or lower side or surface of something.

Примеры использования:

The butterfly's wings have a mottled brown pattern on the underside

noun

The lower or bottom side of something

Примеры использования:

Mites feed on the underside of leaves.

verb

Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).

Примеры использования:

The knot was difficult to undo

noun

A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.

Примеры использования:

The undo command

verb

Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

verb

Set or turn (something) on its end or upside down.

Примеры использования:

She upended a can of soup over the portions

verb

To push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more

Примеры использования:

She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Примеры использования:

The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

Примеры использования:

The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Примеры использования:

She looked pale and upset

noun

An improvement or upward trend, especially in economic conditions or someone's fortunes.

Примеры использования:

An upturn in the economy

verb

Turn (something) upwards or upside down.

Примеры использования:

Nearly four feet of water cascaded over the park, upturning paving stones and play equipment

noun

An increase in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity

Примеры использования:

Economic/market upturn there are fears that higher borrowing rates will threaten the economic uptur…

noun

A left-hand page of an open book, or the back of a loose document.

Примеры использования:

Happily, the verso of the title page tells us why: it's printed in 11.75 point on 15.5 point minion…

noun

The back of something that is printed on both sides

noun

A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body.

Примеры использования:

Neither state was given a veto over amendments to the act

verb

Exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal).

Примеры использования:

The president vetoed the bill

noun

The power to refuse to allow something to be done, or such a refusal

Примеры использования:

[ c ] the president has promised a veto if congress passes that bill., [ u ] the mayor will have no…

noun

A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Примеры использования:

Her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Примеры использования:

The contract was void

noun

A completely empty space.

Примеры использования:

The black void of space

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Примеры использования:

The supreme court voided the statute