Spanish Conversation · Level 58
74 words
Spanish word
revés
Pronunciation
IPA/reˈβes/
Meaning
- masculine nouninside out
Example
Mi camiseta está al revés.
My shirt is inside out.
More examples
Al revés de lo esperado, la reunión fue breve.
Contrary to what was expected, the meeting was brief.
Core concept
A T-shirt turned inside out.
Common phrases
del revés
inside out
al revés de
contrary to
Similar words
envés: Hidden inner surface of a textile that normally contacts the skin.
reverso: Rear face of an item such as a stamp, page, or card, the underside of the front.
Definition in Spanish
Estado en que la orientación habitual de un objeto queda invertida; en sentido figurado, contratiempo o golpe inesperado.
Word origin
From Latin reversus (re- 'back' + vertere 'to turn'), originally 'turned back' and later used for both a physical inversion and for an unexpected blow or setback.
Usage tips
- 'Al revés' is the normal phrase for inside out or backwards, 'dar un revés' is the common figurative phrase for suffering or giving a setback, and the acute accent marks the stressed final syllable.
Other meanings
- upside downnoun
- wrong sidenoun
Opposites
- derechoright sidenoun