renversement — meaning in English
French → English · translate English → French instead
English meaning
- inversion noun The act of turning something upside down, inside out, or into reverse order.
- reversal noun A change to the opposite direction, position, or outcome.
- subversion noun The act of undermining or overthrowing a system, government, or authority from within.
- turnover noun The total amount of money a business takes in sales over a given period.
Senses
renversement is used for these senses in English:
- inversion (grammar) Deviation from standard word order, as for example by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs; in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis; and in other rhetorical devices or unusual situations.
- reversal An instance of reversing.
- turnover The act or result of overturning something; an upset.
inversion — full definition
- noun The act of turning something upside down, inside out, or into reverse order.
- noun In music, a chord or interval rearranged so a different note is on the bottom.