What does revers in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word revers in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use revers in French.

The word revers in French means reverse, setback, backhand, back, lapel, reverse side, reverse, fold-down collar, from the rear, from behind, with a wave of your hand, with a wave of your hand, with a sweep of your hand, suffer a setback, suffer a serious setback, attack from the rear, reversal of fortune, reversal of fortune, the other side of the coin, every rose has its thorn. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word revers

reverse

nom masculin (côté opposé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut coudre les deux tissus sur le revers.
You must sew the two pieces of fabric on the wrong side.

setback

nom masculin (échec)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a subi plusieurs revers dans sa vie professionnelle.
He has suffered several setbacks in his career.

backhand

nom masculin (Sports : côté opposé au coup droit) (Sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au tennis de table, Gérard sert toujours sur le revers de son adversaire.
In table tennis, Gerard always serves to his opponent's backhand.

back

nom masculin (dos de la main) (of [sb]'s hand)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des taches de vieillesse sur le revers de sa main.
There are age spots on the back of her hand.

lapel

nom masculin (rabat de veste) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le liseré de la légion d'honneur se porte au revers de la veste.
The ribbon of the Legion of Honour is worn on the lapel of the jacket.

reverse side, reverse

nom masculin (pièce : face opposée à l'avers) (coin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pièces de monnaie possèdent un avers et un revers.
Coins have an obverse and a reverse.

fold-down collar

nom masculin (rabat du haut d'une chaussure, d'une botte) (shoe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les revers des bottes sont souvent jaunes.
The fold-down collar on boots is often yellow.

from the rear, from behind

locution adverbiale (par derrière)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

with a wave of your hand

locution verbale (d'un geste de la main)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le maire a balayé les critiques d'un revers de la main.

with a wave of your hand

locution verbale (figuré (très facilement) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le spécialiste a résolu notre problème d'un revers de la main.

with a sweep of your hand

nom masculin (dédaigneusement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Sa mère lui parlait mais il repoussa d'un revers de la main tout ce qu'elle lui disait.

suffer a setback

locution verbale (subir un échec)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

suffer a serious setback

locution verbale (subir un lourd échec)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

attack from the rear

locution verbale (attaquer par l'arrière) (military)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

reversal of fortune

nom masculin (mauvaise passe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

reversal of fortune

nom masculin (soucis pécuniaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the other side of the coin

nom masculin (contrepartie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

every rose has its thorn

(les avantages ont leurs inconvénients) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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