the other way round en · ADV
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(not-comparable) The same but with the mentioned things or people in reverse order or position.
At dinner Marigold had the Rector on her right and the Colonel on her left, Francis had their wives the other way round to avoid any signs of preference, […]
1979, Honor Tracy, The Ballad of Castle Reef, page 45:One answer which has gained scientific popularity puts the egg first – 'no egg, no chicken': […] A competing answer puts it the other way round – 'no chicken, no egg': […]
2007, Michael Clark, Paradoxes from A to Z, page 44:
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(not-comparable) In reversed orientation.
If it isn't working, try turning the battery the other way round.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the other way around | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
backwards (in reversed orientation) · vice versa · conversely (same, but with mentioned things in reverse order)
Translations (26)
ru за́дом наперёд (in reversed orientation) · de andersrum (in reversed orientation) · hu fordítva (same but with mentioned things reversed) · it all'opposto (same but with mentioned things reversed) · gd air an rathad eile (in reversed orientation) · it al contrario (same but with mentioned things reversed) · nb omvendt (same but with mentioned things reversed) · sv omvänt (same but with mentioned things reversed) · de andersherum (in reversed orientation) · ru наоборо́т (same but with mentioned things reversed) · de umgekehrt (same but with mentioned things reversed) · sv tvärtom (same but with mentioned things reversed) · it all'inverso (same but with mentioned things reversed) · ba киреһенсә (same but with mentioned things reversed) · ru наза́д (in reversed orientation) · hu megfordítva (in reversed orientation) · es al revés (same but with mentioned things reversed) · it viceversa (same but with mentioned things reversed) · bg обра́тно (same but with mentioned things reversed) · it all'incontrario (same but with mentioned things reversed) · nn omvend (same but with mentioned things reversed) · gd air an rathad eile (same but with mentioned things reversed) · hu ellenkező irányban (in reversed orientation) · sh obrnuto (same but with mentioned things reversed) · id terbalik (in reversed orientation) · nl omgekeerd (same but with mentioned things reversed)